Shoji Akiyoshi
Known for
Acting
Life
Born 1968 (age 57)
Born in
Minato, Tokyo, Japan
Credits
View on IMDb169 acting credits
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
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 17
10 Aug 2023
New Japan Pro Wrestling
06 Mar 1972
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 2
04 Jan 2008
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15: Night 1
04 Jan 2021
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17: Night 1 in Tokyo Dome
04 Jan 2023
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 11
04 Jan 2017
NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 6
06 Jul 2026
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2022
01 May 2022
Photos
Filmography
2026
- NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 2as Jado
- NJPW Yuji Nagata Produce Blue Justice XIX ~Aogi Futotsu~as Jado
- NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 1as Jado
- NJPW Tiger Mask's Retirement Matchas Jado
- NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 6as Jado
- NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 5as Jado
- NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 4as Jado
- NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 14 (Final)as Jado
- NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 1as Jado
2025
- NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 3as Jado
- NJPW Superhuman Taiji Ishimori Gets Ridiculous One More Timeas Jado
- NJPW Road to King of Pro-Wrestling 2025 - Day 3as Jado
- NJPW Road to King of Pro-Wrestling 2025 - Day 2as Jado
- NJPW Road to King of Pro-Wrestling 2025 - Day 1as Jado
- NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 17as Jado
- NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 13as Jado
- NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 11as Jado
- NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 9as Jado
- NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 7as Jado
- NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 5as Jado
- NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 3as Jado
- NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2025 - Night 1as Jado
- NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 8as Jado
- NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 7as Jado
- NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 5as Jado
- NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 4as Jado
- NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 3as Jado
- NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 1as Jado
- NJPW New Year Dash!! 2025as Jado
- NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19as Jado (Ringside)
2024
- NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2024as Jado
- NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 5as Jado
- NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 4as Jado
- NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 3as Jado
- NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 2as Jado
- NJPW Shingo Takagi's 20th Debut Anniversary Eventas Jado
- NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 18as Jado
- NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 17as Jado
- NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 15as Jado
- NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 13as Jado
- NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 11as Jado
- NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 9as Jado
- NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 7as Jado
- NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 5as Jado
- NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 3as Jado
- NJPW Dominion 6.9 In Osaka-Jo Hall ~ Best of the Super Junior 31 Final ~ 2024as Jado
- NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 1as Jado
- NJPW New Japan Cup 2024 - Day 2as Jado
- NJPW 52nd Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2024 - Day 1as Jado (Ringside)
- NJPW The New Beginning in Nagoyaas Jado
- NJPW New Year Dash!! 2024as Jado
2023
- NJPW Destruction In Kobe 2023as Jado
- NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 19 (Final)as Jado
- NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 18as Jado
- NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 17as Jado (Ringside)
- NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 15as Jado
- NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 4as Jado
- NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 3as Jado
- NJPW 51st Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2023: Day 2as Jado
- NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2023as Jado (Ringside)
- NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 2as Jado
- NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 1as Jado
- NJPW New Year Dash !! 2023as Jado
- NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17: Night 1 in Tokyo Domeas Jado
2022
- NJPW Battle Autumn 2022 - Day 16as Jado
- NJPW Declaration of Poweras Jado (Ringside)
- NJPW Royal Quest II - Night 2as Jado
- NJPW Royal Quest II - Night 1as Jado
- NJPW Burning Spirit 2022 - Day 14as Jado
- NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 20 (Final)as Jado
- NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 17as Jado
- NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 16as Jado
- NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 15as Jado
- NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 14as Jado
- NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 13as Jado
- NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 12as Jado
- NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 11as Jado
- NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 10as Jado
- NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 9as Jado
- NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 8as Jado
- NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 7as Jado
- NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 6as Jado
- NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 5as Jado (Ringside)
- NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 4as Jado
- NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 2as Jado
- NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 1as Jado
- NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2022as Jado
- NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 15 (Final)as Jado
- NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 14as Jado
- NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 13as Jado
- NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 12as Jado
- NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 11as Jado
- NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 10as Jado
- NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 9as Jado
- NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 8as Jado
- NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 7as Jado
- NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 3as Jado
- NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 1as Jado
- NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 2as Jado
2021
- NJPW Power Struggle 2021as Jado
- NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 17as Jado
- NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 1as Jado
- NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2021 - Night 2as Jado
- NJPW Sakura Genesis 2021as Jado
- NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 12as Jado
- NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 9as Jado
- NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 6as Jado
- NJPW Castle Attack 2021 - Day 2as Jado
- NJPW Castle Attack 2021 - Day 1as Jado
- NJPW The New Beginning in Hiroshima 2021 - Night 2as Jado
- NJPW The New Beginning in Hiroshima 2021 - Night 1as Jado
- NJPW New Year Dash !! 2021as Jado
- NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15: Night 1as Jado
2020
- NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2020as Jado (Ringside)
2019
- Oriental Wrestling Entertainment Presents Shinjuku Japan Ep. 2as T-Cool
- NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Day 2as Jado
- NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Day 1as Jado
- ROH & NJPW: G1 Supercardas Jado
- NJPW 47th Anniversary Showas Jado (Ringside)
2018
- NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 3as Jado
- NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 1as Jado
2017
- NJPW King of Pro Wrestling 2017as Jado
- NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2017as Jado
- NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 7as Jado
- NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 6as Jado
- NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 5as Jado
- NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 4as Jado
- NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 2as Jado
- NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 1as Jado
- NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2017as Jado
- NJPW Sakura Genesis 2017as Jado
- NJPW New Japan Cup 2017 - Day 2as Jado
- NJPW New Japan Cup 2017 - Day 1as Jado
- NJPW 45th Anniversary Showas Jado
- ROH & NJPW: Honor Rising Japan - Night 2as Jado
- ROH & NJPW: Honor Rising Japan - Night 1as Jado
- NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2017as Jado
- NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2017as Jado
- NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 11as Jado
2016
2014
- NJPW Road To Tokyo Dome - Day 6as Jado
- ROH & NJPW: War of the Worldsas Jado
- ROH & NJPW: Global Warsas Jado
2011
2009
- NJPW Destruction 2009as Jado
- NJPW G1 Climax 19: Day 8 (Final)as Jado
- NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 3as Jado
2008
- NJPW G1 Climax 18: Day 7 (Final)as Jado
- NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 2as Jado
2007
- NJPW G1 Climax 17: Day 6 (Final)as Jado
- NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 1as Jado
2005
- NJPW New Japan Cupas Jado4 episodes
2003
2001
2000
- ECW Living Dangerously 2000as Jado
1999
1998
1972
- New Japan Pro Wrestlingas Jado657 episodes