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In Chapter 9, Dio is seen drinking on the street. The label on the bottle reads both "Cronenberg," a reference to the Canadian director, David Cronenberg, as well as "Dead Zone, a reference to The Dead Zone, a film adaptaion of a Stephen King novel adaptation Cronenberg had directed.
The newspaper Speedwagon reads in Chapter 41 shows the partially obscured phrase "Alice in Wonderland", the more common name for the 1865 book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
Joseph Joestar's line to Caesar Zeppeli, "Nice, nice, very nice, Caesar-chan", references the song "Nice, Nice, Very Nice" by American rock band Ambrosia.
Joseph is shown reading a Superman comic when he and Speedwagon are attacked by a group of hijackers.
The design for Rudol von Stroheim, particularly his hairstyle and monocle-styled lens, is inspired by an illustration by fashion illustrator Antonio Lopez for Italian luxury brand Missoni.
Chapter 49 is named after Master of the Game, a 1982 novel by Sidney Sheldon. The story spans four generations of the McGregor/Blackwell family, similar to the Joestar Family.
The minor character Bruto appears to be a direct expy of the character Bluto from the series Popeye.
In the final chapter, Joseph listens to a cassette tape by The Beatles on his Walkman.
Just before Jotaro arrives home with an unconscious Kakyoin, Holy is singing "The Loco-Motion" to herself.
Strength is inspired by the tale of Mary Celeste, while its user is modeled after the eponymous character of the film Link.
When Polnareff hits Devo in his hotel room, Devo falls off the balcony but is nowhere to be found when Polnareff checks for his body. This is a possible reference to the ending of Halloween.
When Joseph tries to use Hermit Purple on a television in order to detect DIO from Singapore, his Stand shows him random TV programs. These include The Godfather, Doraemon, the cover of Tom Petty's debut solo album, Full Moon Fever, and an MTV advert.
In the anime, one of the images seen is of a show called "The Vision". This is a reference to The View, a show presented by Whoopi Goldberg .
The first half of the Wheel of Fortune arc is based on Steven Spielberg's first movie, Duel.
Enya says that John Lennon stayed at her hotel once, but admits it isn't true.
When the Joestar group discovers a dead man full of holes in the Justice arc, Polnareff compares him to cheese from the cartoon series Tom & Jerry.
Jotaro says to Enya that when he has something on his mind he can't sleep, and that it might be because he watched Columbo as a kid.
Jotaro's false name during the Justice arc, Qtaro, is a reference to the manga Obake no Q-Tarō.
Lovers' appearance is based on the robot from the film Short Circuit.
The events involving Lovers are based on the sci-fi film Fantastic Voyage.
Jotaro saying "Here is your receipt" after beating Steely Dan is a reference to a line spoken by Lee Van Cleef in the 1967 spaghetti western film Day Of Anger.
When the Joestar group talks about riding camels, Joseph says he learned about camel riding by watching the movie Lawrence of Arabia.
When Polnareff meets Cameo, he wishes to become a comic book writer more famous than Walt Disney as several characters from Western comic books can be seen in the background..
When the Joestar group compliments Midler, Kakyoin suggests that she sounds like British film icon Audrey Hepburn.
When Polnareff is turned into a child by Alessi and locks himself behind a wooden door, Alessi breaks through the door with his axe and puts his head through the hole in a scene referencing Stanley Kubrik's The Shining.
In Chapter 212, the bottle of liquor Joseph uses to fill the glass has a logo resembling the Four Roses bourbon brand.
When DIO forces Senator Wilson Phillips to drive through the crowd, Wally from the Where's Wally? children's book series can be seen flying through the air.
Jotaro quizzes Joseph to make sure he isn't possessed by DIO by asking him who sang the song "Eat It" by "Weird Al" Yankovic and who who plays the female lead in Tarzan, the Ape Man, to which Joseph correctly answers Bo Derek.
In the last chapter Joseph listens to the song "Get Back" by The Beatles, which is about a man named Jojo.
Josuke's appearance is based on the musician Prince.
The "1999" insignia on Josuke's references Prince's song "1999" as well as the year in which Diamond is Unbreakable takes place.
Josuke is initially introduced being bullied by some upperclassmen. One of the bullies insults his hair by claiming it looks like Astro Boy's. In his rage, Josuke mishears it as Sazae-san.
After turning into Josuke, Surface asks him if he was familiar with the copy robot from Perman.
During the Yukako Yamagishi Falls in Love arc, Yukako quizzes Koichi by asking him to choose the best definition for describing Prince's music.
Chapter 295's original title in Weekly Shonen Jump, "Firestarter Yukako" (炎の少女・由花子, Honō no Shōjo Yukako) is a reference to the 1984 film Firestarter (炎の少女チャーリー, Honō no Shōjo Chārī).
When Okuyasu drinks some water that heals his tiredness by releasing large amounts of tears from his eyes, he claims that he cried more when watching the 1979 film The Champ.
The boat Joseph comes to Morioh on is named after English rock band Traffic.
Polpo biting off his fingers may be a reference to Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi losing the tips of his middle and ring fingers as a teenager.
Polpo quotes the 17th century historian Thomas Fuller: "He's my friend that speaks well of me behind my back".
In the anime, Fugo responds to a waiter's threat of having him arrested by by mentioning the fictional 1987 court case "Argento v. De Sica". The name of the case references film directors Dario Argento and Vittorio de Sica.
A shot in the anime featuring Little Feet and Aerosmith references the cover of Little Feat's album Under the Radar
Narancia's backstory is nearly identical to that of the character Tom Hagen in Mario Puzo's novel The Godfather.
When Team Bucciarati enters Coco Jumbo and turns on the TV, a football soccer game featuring Tsubasa Oozora from Captain Tsubasa is shown.
The way Giorno holds Mista at the end of the fight with Ghiaccio is a reference to Michelangelo's Pietà.
Diavolo's design is partially inspired by a shopping bag design by fashion illustrator Antonio Lopez for Bloomingdale's.
In Episode 20, Bruno Bucciarati's mother is shown reading him a children's book named "My Father's Pegasus", which is a reference to the children's book "Three Tales of My Father's Dragon" sold by Pegasus Books.
Squalo/Clash's theme in the anime references the famous theme of Jaws.
The Like a Virgin bracelets the prisoners must wear while searching the farm are a reference to the song "Like a Virgin" by Madonna.
The original title of SO Chapter 60, "Fight Club", is a reference to the film of the same name.
During her battle against Viviano Westwood, Jolyne Cujoh quotes Frederick Langridge's quote "Two men look out through the same bars. One sees the wall, and the other the stars."
The name of the Enter the Dragon's Dream (燃えよドラゴンズ・ドリーム, Moe yo Doragonzu Dorīmu) story arc references the Japanese name of the film Enter The Dragon (燃えよドラゴン, Moe yo Doragon).
The racer Baba Yaga (referencing the Emerson, Lake & Palmer song The Curse of Baba Yaga) and their horse Nut Rocker (referencing the Emerson, Lake & Palmer song of the same name).
His Stand and his ideology of a "man's world" are in reference to Jerry Wallace's song, Mandom - The World of the Man, localized in English as The Lovers of the World. The song was created for a 1970 commercial starring Charles Bronson, which advertised Mandom, a Japanese male grooming products company.
The artwork Araki drew for the cover of the Ultra Jump May 2011 Issue is a reference to the album art of Progressive Rock Band Yes' album, Fragile. This album contains the song, "Roundabout", which happens to be the first ending of the anime.
In Chapter 3, an actress named "Dorothy Parker" is named by Johnny's girlfriend, likely as a nod to the American writer Dorothy Parker.
Gyro Zeppeli's backstory as the heir of a family of executioners is inspired by the historical French executioner Charles-Henri Sanson.
Diego Brando's backstory from Chapter 30 in which his mother has hot food poured into her palms so that she can feed Diego references a similar scene in Ozamu Tezuka's Dororo.
Gyro Zeppeli's gag from Chapter 63 is a combination reference of a well known Russian folk song, One Week (一週間), in Japan, as well as a gag by the Japanese comedian Atsumu Watanabe who becomes silly whenever he says a number that is a multiple of 3 or contains a 3.
Funny Valentine's "napkin" analogy is inspired from a similar analogy made by Yoichiro Nambu to explain the principle of Symmetry breaking.[3]
Within the Sesame Honey Cafe, there are various fake music albums with covers that reference real ones. One in particular features the Dropout Bear found on Kanye West's album, The College Dropout, while another features the Inner Knot from King Crimson's Discipline.[7]
Yotsuyu's Stand I Am a Rock is named after the Simon & Garfunkel song of the same name. Yotsuyu himself says a line from the song, "I am a Rock, I am an Island."[8]
Karera's Stand name is a combination of Part 4's Yukako Yamagishi's Stand, who's name is based off an album by the British R&B group Sade, and the Japanese phrase, "Love-Love."
Tamaki Damo's Stand Vitamin C is named after the Can song of the same name. His last name is derived from Damo Suzuki, the former vocalist of the band, Can. The first name "Tamaki" was chosen as a reference to the band itself as the kanji can also be read as "Kan".[9] This reading is also reflected in the name of Damo's cleaning service.
The famous mangaka Shotaro Ishinomori is mentioned to have meditated under pine tree in Morioh, now on the Wall Eyes opposite the land that belongs to the Higashikatas.
When Yasuho and Josuke come to Yoshikage Kira's home, they see a naked woman bathing in a way similar to the room 237 scene of Stanley Kubrick's The Shining.
When Yasuho is in the basement of the Higashikata residence with Tsurugi, there is a poster on the back wall of the film, Enter the Dragon, starring Bruce Lee.
The original title of the "Shakedown Road" story arc, Trouble with the Curve, is a reference to the movie, Trouble with the Curve. The movie stars Clint Eastwood, one of Araki's favorite actors.
When Josuke drags Yasuho into the Higashikata's family photo, it resembled the family photo scene in The Godfather where Michael Corleone drags Kay into the photo. Also, when Norisuke realizes one of his sons is missing, he decides to not take the picture like the way Vito Corleone acted when he noticed Michael was missing.
Yasuho Hirose's flashback in JJL Chapter 71 takes inspiration from the American crime drama film "Heat". In the movie, the protagonist Vincent Hanna has a stepdaughter (named Lauren) whom he has difficulty connecting with. In the movie, Lauren is distressed because she lost her barrettes and thinks she's going to miss a date with Vincent. Lauren will later attempt suicide by slitting her arms in the bathtub. In JoJolion, Yasuho finds herself in similar situations, losing the Hair Clip and getting mad because she will miss her weekend with her father, and then trying to kill herself in a similar fashion.
In JJL Chapter 11 when Josuke uses his bubbles to shave, there are some references to Kinnikuman. Josuke also uses Soft & Wet to steal the fur off a cat whose head bears the kanji for meat (肉), another reference to Kinnikuman.
The inside of the Higashikata bunker is filled with several toys and memorabilia, including figures of Ultraman and Astro Boy.[12]
During a flashback, Holy Joestar-Kira recommends a novel called "Rose of Versailles", most likely as a nod to the The Rose of Versailles shojo manga.[13]
The natural disaster that hit Morioh in the manga is the same event that actually took place in Japan on March 11, 2011, the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami.
When Kira orders Ojiro off the coast in JJL Chapter 49, he mentions Aoba Castle. He specifically says that he doesn't care that Ojiro may be standing atop the castle (which is quite far inland) because if he can see the ocean, then it is a coast.
In Chapter 83, Tsurugi is picked up by Mitsuba after a school trip to the Omoshiroyama-Yamadera trail which is actually located in the Yamagata Prefecture.
Toru mentions that he's contacted companies such as Softbank and Huawei for his idea of an electromagnetic induction device.[14]
The opening scene of Chapter 2 resembles the opening scene of the eighth episode of the second season of AMC TV show "Breaking Bad". In this episode, a seemingly normal man tries to buy drugs from one of the characters, Badger, who immediately suspects him to be an undercover police officer and some nearby vans to be part of his team. The man explains to Badger that police officers are obligated to disclose their identity if asked, and urges Badger to do so to clear any doubts. The man swears he isn't one, to which Badger proceeds to sell him the drugs. The man then reveals that he is in fact a police officer, pulling out his gun and badge and arresting Badger, as the vans are revealed to be from the police as well.
