was a Japanese actor. He appeared in more than sixty films from 1960 to 1982.
Career
Following his older brother,
Jo Shishido
was a Japanese actor most recognizable for his intense, eccentric yakuza film roles and his artificially enlarged cheekbones. He appeared in some 300 films but is best known in the West for his performance in the cult film ''Branded to Kill'' ...
, Gō joined the
Nikkatsu
is a Japanese entertainment company known for its film and television productions. It is Japan's oldest major movie studio, founded in 1912 during the silent film era. The name ''Nikkatsu'' amalgamates the words Nippon Katsudō Shashin, literally ...
studio in 1960 and made his film debut in ''
The Warped Ones
is a 1960 Japanese Sun Tribe film directed by Koreyoshi Kurahara and starring Tamio Kawachi, Eiji Go, Yuko Chishiro and Noriko Matsumoto (actress), Noriko Matsumoto. It was produced and distributed by the Nikkatsu Company. The story concerns the y ...
''.
He often played villains on both film and television.
In 1978, he married the singer
Naomi Chiaki
is a Japanese singer and actress who worked from the late 1960s to the early 1990s.
Chiaki made her debut as a singer in 1969, and released her breakthrough single "Yottsu no Onegai" in the following year. "Kassai", a song which has been common ...
and later retired from acting to run a talent agency.
Filmography
References
External links
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1937 births
1992 deaths
People from Osaka
Japanese male film actors