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Shoji Akiyoshi
Shoji Akiyoshi

Shoji Akiyoshi

Acting•Born September 28, 1968 (age 57)•Minato, Tokyo, Japan

Biography

Shoji Akiyoshi, better known by his ring name Jado, is a Japanese professional wrestler who debuted on March 19, 1989, and trained in the NJPW Dojo, graduating from the Young Lion system. He is best known for his work in New Japan Pro-Wrestling alongside Gedo, with occasional stints in Universal Lucha Libre (1993) and Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling (1997). He has previously served as the head booker of Pro Wrestling Noah beginning in 2015, and together with Gedo, has been involved in NJPW booking.

Known For

New Japan Pro Wrestling
8.0

New Japan Pro Wrestling

TV Series1972
99.9 Criminal Lawyer
6.9

99.9 Criminal Lawyer

TV Series2016
NJPW New Japan Cup

NJPW New Japan Cup

TV Series2005
NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 3

NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 3

Movie2025
NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 4

NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 4

Movie2025
NJPW Burning Spirit 2022 - Day 14

NJPW Burning Spirit 2022 - Day 14

Movie2022
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 6

NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 6

Movie2021
NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 1

NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 1

Movie2025

Filmography

2026
NJPW Tiger Mask's Retirement Match

as Jado

Movie
2026
NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 6

as Jado

Movie
2026
NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 5

as Jado

Movie
2026
NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 4

as Jado

Movie
2026
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 14 (Final)

as Jado

Movie
2026
NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 1

as Jado

Movie
2025
NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 3

as Jado

Movie
2025
NJPW Superhuman Taiji Ishimori Gets Ridiculous One More Time

as Jado

Movie
2025
NJPW Road to King of Pro-Wrestling 2025 - Day 3

as Jado

Movie
2025
NJPW Road to King of Pro-Wrestling 2025 - Day 2

as Jado

Movie
2025
NJPW Road to King of Pro-Wrestling 2025 - Day 1

as Jado

Movie
2025
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 17

as Jado

Movie
2025
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 13

as Jado

Movie
2025
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 11

as Jado

Movie
2025
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 9

as Jado

Movie
2025
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 7

as Jado

Movie
2025
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 5

as Jado

Movie
2025
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 3

as Jado

Movie
2025
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2025 - Night 1

as Jado

Movie
2025
NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 8

as Jado

Movie
2025
NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 7

as Jado

Movie
2025
NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 5

as Jado

Movie
2025
NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 4

as Jado

Movie
2025
NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 3

as Jado

Movie
2025
NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 1

as Jado

Movie
2025
NJPW New Year Dash!! 2025

as Jado

Movie
2025
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19

as Jado (Ringside)

Movie
2024
NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2024

as Jado

Movie
2024
NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 5

as Jado

Movie
2024
NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 4

as Jado

Movie
2024
NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 3

as Jado

Movie
2024
NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 2

as Jado

Movie
2024
NJPW Shingo Takagi's 20th Debut Anniversary Event

as Jado

Movie
2024
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 18

as Jado

Movie
2024
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 17

as Jado

Movie
2024
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 15

as Jado

Movie
2024
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 13

as Jado

Movie
2024
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 11

as Jado

Movie
2024
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 9

as Jado

Movie
2024
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 7

as Jado

Movie
2024
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 5

as Jado

Movie
2024
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 3

as Jado

Movie
2024
NJPW Dominion 6.9 In Osaka-Jo Hall ~ Best of the Super Junior 31 Final ~ 2024

as Jado

Movie
2024
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 1

as Jado

Movie
2024
NJPW New Japan Cup 2024 - Day 2

as Jado

Movie
2024
NJPW 52nd Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2024 - Day 1

as Jado (Ringside)

Movie
2024
NJPW The New Beginning in Nagoya

as Jado

Movie
2024
NJPW New Year Dash!! 2024

as Jado

Movie
2023
NJPW Destruction In Kobe 2023

as Jado

Movie
2023
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 19 (Final)

as Jado

Movie
2023
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 18

as Jado

Movie
2023
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 17

as Jado (Ringside)

Movie
2023
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 15

as Jado

Movie
2023
NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 4

as Jado

Movie
2023
NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 3

as Jado

Movie
2023
NJPW 51st Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2023: Day 2

as Jado

Movie
2023
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2023

as Jado (Ringside)

Movie
2023
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 2

as Jado

Movie
2023
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 1

as Jado

Movie
2023
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2023

as Jado

Movie
2023
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17: Night 1 in Tokyo Dome

as Jado

Movie
2022
NJPW Battle Autumn 2022 - Day 16

as Jado

Movie
2022
NJPW Declaration of Power

as Jado (Ringside)

Movie
2022
NJPW Royal Quest II - Night 2

as Jado

Movie
2022
NJPW Royal Quest II - Night 1

as Jado

Movie
2022
NJPW Burning Spirit 2022 - Day 14

as Jado

Movie
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 20 (Final)

as Jado

Movie
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 17

as Jado

Movie
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 16

as Jado

Movie
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 15

as Jado

Movie
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 14

as Jado

Movie
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 13

as Jado

Movie
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 12

as Jado

Movie
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 11

as Jado

Movie
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 10

as Jado

Movie
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 9

as Jado

Movie
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 8

as Jado

Movie
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 7

as Jado

Movie
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 6

as Jado

Movie
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 5

as Jado (Ringside)

Movie
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 4

as Jado

Movie
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 2

as Jado

Movie
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 1

as Jado

Movie
2022
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2022

as Jado

Movie
2022
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 15 (Final)

as Jado

Movie
2022
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 14

as Jado

Movie
2022
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 13

as Jado

Movie
2022
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 12

as Jado

Movie
2022
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 11

as Jado

Movie
2022
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 10

as Jado

Movie
2022
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 9

as Jado

Movie
2022
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 8

as Jado

Movie
2022
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 7

as Jado

Movie
2022
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 3

as Jado

Movie
2022
NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 1

as Jado

Movie
2022
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 2

as Jado

Movie
2021
NJPW Power Struggle 2021

as Jado

Movie
2021
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 17

as Jado

Movie
2021
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 1

as Jado

Movie
2021
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2021 - Night 2

as Jado

Movie
2021
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2021

as Jado

Movie
2021
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 12

as Jado

Movie
2021
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 9

as Jado

Movie
2021
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 6

as Jado

Movie
2021
NJPW Castle Attack 2021 - Day 2

as Jado

Movie
2021
NJPW Castle Attack 2021 - Day 1

as Jado

Movie
2021
NJPW The New Beginning in Hiroshima 2021 - Night 2

as Jado

Movie
2021
NJPW The New Beginning in Hiroshima 2021 - Night 1

as Jado

Movie
2021
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2021

as Jado

Movie
2021
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15: Night 1

as Jado

Movie
2020
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2020

as Jado (Ringside)

Movie
2019
Oriental Wrestling Entertainment Presents Shinjuku Japan Ep. 2

as T-Cool

Movie
2019
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Day 2

as Jado

Movie
2019
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Day 1

as Jado

Movie
2019
ROH & NJPW: G1 Supercard

as Jado

Movie
2019
NJPW 47th Anniversary Show

as Jado (Ringside)

Movie
2018
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 3

as Jado

Movie
2018
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 1

as Jado

Movie
2017
NJPW King of Pro Wrestling 2017

as Jado

Movie
2017
NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2017

as Jado

Movie
2017
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 7

as Jado

Movie
2017
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 6

as Jado

Movie
2017
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 5

as Jado

Movie
2017
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 4

as Jado

Movie
2017
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 2

as Jado

Movie
2017
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 1

as Jado

Movie
2017
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2017

as Jado

Movie
2017
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2017

as Jado

Movie
2017
NJPW New Japan Cup 2017 - Day 2

as Jado

Movie
2017
NJPW New Japan Cup 2017 - Day 1

as Jado

Movie
2017
NJPW 45th Anniversary Show

as Jado

Movie
2017
ROH & NJPW: Honor Rising Japan - Night 2

as Jado

Movie
2017
ROH & NJPW: Honor Rising Japan - Night 1

as Jado

Movie
2017
NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2017

as Jado

Movie
2017
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2017

as Jado

Movie
2017
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 11

as Jado

Movie
2016
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2016

as Jado

Movie
2016
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2016

as Jado

Movie
2016
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 19 (Final)

as Jado

Movie
2016
99.9 Criminal Lawyer

as Self

TV
2014
NJPW Road To Tokyo Dome - Day 6

as Jado

Movie
2014
ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds

as Jado

Movie
2014
ROH & NJPW: Global Wars

as Jado

Movie
2013
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2013

as Jado

Movie
2013
Becoming the Best in the World: Bryan Danielson

as Jado

Movie
2012
NJPW & AJPW 40th Anniversary: We Are Pro-Wrestling Love

as Jado

Movie
2011
NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2011 - Day 2

as Jado

Movie
2011
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 5

as Jado

Movie
2009
NJPW Destruction 2009

as Jado

Movie
2009
NJPW G1 Climax 19: Day 8 (Final)

as Jado

Movie
2009
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 3

as Jado

Movie
2008
NJPW G1 Climax 18: Day 7 (Final)

as Jado

Movie
2008
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 2

as Jado

Movie
2007
NJPW G1 Climax 17: Day 6 (Final)

as Jado

Movie
2007
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 1

as Jado

Movie
2005
NJPW New Japan Cup

as Jado

TV
2003
NJPW Best Of The Super Junior X - Finals

as Jado

Movie
2001
FMW: International Slaughterhouse

as Jado

Movie
2000
ECW Living Dangerously 2000

as Jado

Movie
1998
AJPW October Giant Series 1998 - Day 18

as Jado

Movie
1972
New Japan Pro Wrestling

as Jado

TV

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdaySeptember 28, 1968
Place of BirthMinato, Tokyo, Japan
Popularity0.5