Shoji Akiyoshi
Acting • Born 1968-09-28
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.
Filmography
142 credits
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 1
Movie • 2021
Jado
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 17
Movie • 2021
Jado
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2023
Movie • 2023
Jado (Ringside)
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 2
Movie • 2022
Jado
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 1
Movie • 2022
Jado
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 1
Movie • 2023
Jado
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 1
Movie • 2007
Jado
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 2
Movie • 2023
Jado
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 2
Movie • 2022
Jado
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 4
Movie • 2022
Jado
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 15
Movie • 2023
Jado
NJPW 51st Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2023: Day 2
Movie • 2023
Jado
NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 3
Movie • 2023
Jado
NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 4
Movie • 2023
Jado
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 5
Movie • 2022
Jado (Ringside)
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2022
Movie • 2022
Jado
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 17
Movie • 2023
Jado (Ringside)
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 19 (Final)
Movie • 2023
Jado
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 18
Movie • 2023
Jado
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2013
Movie • 2013
Jado
ECW Living Dangerously 2000
Movie • 2000
Jado
ROH & NJPW: Global Wars
Movie • 2014
Jado
ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds
Movie • 2014
Jado
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17: Night 1 in Tokyo Dome
Movie • 2023
Jado
NJPW Road To Tokyo Dome - Day 6
Movie • 2014
Jado
NJPW New Year Dash!! 2024
Movie • 2024
Jado
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 1
Movie • 2024
Jado
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 6
Movie • 2022
Jado
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 10
Movie • 2022
Jado
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 9
Movie • 2022
Jado
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 11
Movie • 2022
Jado
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 12
Movie • 2022
Jado
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 8
Movie • 2022
Jado
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 7
Movie • 2022
Jado
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 13
Movie • 2022
Jado
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 14
Movie • 2022
Jado
NJPW Battle Autumn 2022 - Day 16
Movie • 2022
Jado
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 20 (Final)
Movie • 2022
Jado
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2016
Movie • 2016
Jado
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 17
Movie • 2022
Jado
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 16
Movie • 2022
Jado
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 15
Movie • 2022
Jado
NJPW: Royal Quest II - Night 1
Movie • 2022
Jado
NJPW: Royal Quest II - Night 2
Movie • 2022
Jado
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2023
Movie • 2023
Jado
NJPW New Japan Cup 2017 - Day 2
Movie • 2017
Jado
NJPW Dominion 6.9 In Osaka-Jo Hall ~ Best of the Super Junior 31 Final ~
Movie • 2024
Jado
NJPW Power Struggle 2021
Movie • 2021
Jado
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 19 (Final)
Movie • 2016
Jado
NJPW Declaration of Power
Movie • 2022
Jado (Ringside)
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 2
Movie • 2008
Jado
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 5
Movie • 2011
Jado
NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2017
Movie • 2017
Jado
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 1
Movie • 2017
Jado
NJPW The New Beginning in Nagoya
Movie • 2024
Jado
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 3
Movie • 2024
Jado
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 5
Movie • 2024
Jado
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 7
Movie • 2024
Jado
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 9
Movie • 2024
Jado
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 11
Movie • 2024
Jado
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 13
Movie • 2024
Jado
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 15
Movie • 2024
Jado
NJPW 52nd Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2024 - Day 1
Movie • 2024
Jado (Ringside)
NJPW New Japan Cup 2024 - Day 2
Movie • 2024
Jado
Oriental Wrestling Entertainment Presents Shinjuku Japan Ep. 2
Movie • 2019
T-Cool
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 17
Movie • 2024
Jado
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 2
Movie • 2017
Jado
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 4
Movie • 2017
Jado
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 18
Movie • 2024
Jado
NJPW Shingo Takagi's 20th Debut Anniversary Event
Movie • 2024
Jado
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 11
Movie • 2017
Jado
NJPW G1 Climax 19: Day 8 (Final)
Movie • 2009
Jado
NJPW Destruction In Kobe 2023
Movie • 2023
Jado
NJPW G1 Climax 18: Day 7 (Final)
Movie • 2008
Jado
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2016
Movie • 2016
Jado
NJPW G1 Climax 17: Day 6 (Final)
Movie • 2007
Jado
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 1
Movie • 2018
Jado
NJPW King of Pro Wrestling 2017
Movie • 2017
Jado
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2017
Movie • 2017
Jado
Becoming the Best in the World: Bryan Danielson
Movie • 2013
Jado
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 3
Movie • 2009
Jado
ROH & NJPW: G1 Supercard
Movie • 2019
Jado
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Day 1
Movie • 2019
Jado
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Day 2
Movie • 2019
Jado
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 3
Movie • 2018
Jado
NJPW 45th Anniversary Show
Movie • 2017
Jado
NJPW Destruction 2009
Movie • 2009
Jado
AJPW October Giant Series 1998 - Day 18
Movie • 1998
Jado
NJPW Best Of The Super Junior X - Finals
Movie • 2003
Jado
NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2011 - Day 2
Movie • 2011
Jado
NJPW & AJPW 40th Anniversary: We Are Pro-Wrestling Love
Movie • 2012
Jado
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15: Night 1
Movie • 2021
Jado
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2021
Movie • 2021
Jado
NJPW Castle Attack 2021 - Day 1
Movie • 2021
Jado
NJPW The New Beginning in Hiroshima 2021 - Night 1
Movie • 2021
Jado
NJPW The New Beginning in Hiroshima 2021 - Night 2
Movie • 2021
Jado
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2021
Movie • 2021
Jado
NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 2
Movie • 2024
Jado
NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 3
Movie • 2024
Jado
NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 4
Movie • 2024
Jado
NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 5
Movie • 2024
Jado
NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2024
Movie • 2024
Jado
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19
Movie • 2025
Jado (Ringside)
NJPW New Year Dash!! 2025
Movie • 2025
Jado
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2017
Movie • 2017
Jado
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2025 - Night 1
Movie • 2025
Jado
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 3
Movie • 2025
Jado
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 5
Movie • 2025
Jado
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 7
Movie • 2025
Jado
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 9
Movie • 2025
Jado
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 11
Movie • 2025
Jado
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 13
Movie • 2025
Jado
ROH & NJPW: Honor Rising Japan - Night 2
Movie • 2017
Jado
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 17
Movie • 2025
Jado
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 5
Movie • 2017
Jado
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 6
Movie • 2017
Jado
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 7
Movie • 2017
Jado
NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 1
Movie • 2022
Jado
NJPW 47th Anniversary Show
Movie • 2019
Jado (Ringside)
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2020
Movie • 2020
Jado (Ringside)
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2017
Movie • 2017
Jado
NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2017
Movie • 2017
Jado
NJPW Road to King of Pro-Wrestling 2025 - Day 1
Movie • 2025
Jado
NJPW Road to King of Pro-Wrestling 2025 - Day 2
Movie • 2025
Jado
NJPW Road to King of Pro-Wrestling 2025 - Day 3
Movie • 2025
Jado
ROH & NJPW: Honor Rising Japan - Night 1
Movie • 2017
Jado
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2021 - Night 2
Movie • 2021
Jado
NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 3
Movie • 2025
Jado
NJPW Superhuman Taiji Ishimori Gets Ridiculous One More Time
Movie • 2025
Jado
NJPW New Japan Cup 2017 - Day 1
Movie • 2017
Jado
FMW: International Slaughterhouse
Movie • 2001
Jado
NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 1
Movie • 2025
Jado
NJPW Burning Spirit 2022 - Day 14
Movie • 2022
Jado
NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 3
Movie • 2025
Jado
NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 1
Movie • 2026
Jado
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 6
Movie • 2021
Jado
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 9
Movie • 2021
Jado
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 12
Movie • 2021
Jado
NJPW Castle Attack 2021 - Day 2
Movie • 2021
Jado
New Japan Pro Wrestling
TV • 1972
Jado
99.9 Criminal Lawyer
TV • 2016
Self
NJPW New Japan Cup
TV • 2005
Jado