Joe Odagiri
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 16, 1976 (age 50)
- Birthplace
- Okayama, Japan
Biography
Jō Odagiri (小田切 譲 Odagiri Jō, born February 16, 1976), better known by his stage name Joe Odagiri (オダギリ ジョー Odagiri Jō), is a Japanese actor and musician. South China Morning Post described him as "a rebel, something made evident by his grungy, gothic style" Odagiri Joe was born in Tsuyama, Okayama prefecture, a small town in central Japan renowned for its beautiful cherry blossoms in the spring. Though he was accepted by Kochi University, he turned it down for an opportunity to study in the United States. He had originally intended to study movie directing at California State University in Fresno, but mistakes in the application process landed him in acting classes. It may have been a blessing in disguise, for two years after studying in Fresno and later starring in a few stage performances in Japan, Odagiri would find himself catapulted to fame in his role in the Kamen Rider series, playing the central character of Kamen Rider Kuuga, Yusuke Godai. He became the predecessor of the "Ikemen Hero" craze (literally, "good-looking actors playing hero roles in popular TV series"). Since then, Odagiri has appeared in many movies and dramas. He won the Best New Actor Award at the 2003 Japan Academy Awards for his role as the uniquely bisexual nemesis in the film "Azumi", and in the following year, was awarded the Best Supporting Actor Award for his electrifying performance in internationally acclaimed director Kitano Takeshi's 2004 film, "Blood and Bones". Odagiri's creative acting skills and strong presence in films have secured him a place in stardom. He is slated to appear in numerous more films in 2005, including "Maison de Himiko", where he portrays a homosexual man in a relationship with the protagonist (played by Shibasaki Kou's father).
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Filmography
Harbour
Movie · as Shin
The Samurai and the Prisoner
Movie · as Koori Juemon
The Canary's Lullaby
Movie
BREAK SHOT
Movie
Satoko Always
Movie · as Muramoto Kengo
Hey Detective, Your Backpack is Open!
TV · as Master · 1 ep
THE ONE SHOT
TV · as Self · 4 eps
深夜食堂 6
TV · as Kogure · 1 ep
Gosh!!
Movie
The Solitary Gourmet
Movie · as Shop Owner
On Summer Sand
Movie · as Osamu Koura
Super Kuuga Exhibition EXTRA EPISODE Revisited
Movie · as Yusuke Godai / Kamen Rider Kuuga (archived footage)
Bring Him Down to a Portable Size
Movie · as Riko's brother
mopim
Movie
90 Years Old – So What?
Movie · as Repairman
Yoko
Movie · as Akimasa Kudo
The Moon
Movie · as Shohei Dojima
THE TRUTH
TV · 4 eps
Sell My Hand
TV · as Okuwa Kitaro · 10 eps
FRONTIERS
TV · as Narrator · 2 eps
What to Do With the Dead Kaiju?
Movie · as Ryo 'Blues' Aoshima
All Because of Me
Movie
Atom's Last Shot
TV · as Akihiko Okitsu · 9 eps
Shigure's Choice
Movie
Saturday Fiction
Movie · as Furuya Saburo
The Asian Angel
Movie · as Toru Aoki
We Made a Beautiful Bouquet
Movie · as Kohei Kaji
A Madder Red
Movie · as Yoichi Tanaka
Namonaihi: A Day with No Name
Movie
Creator's File: GOLD
TV · 1 ep
Bullets, Bones and Blocked Noses
TV · as Oliver(オリバー) · 6 eps
My Dear Exes
TV · 4 eps
A Life Turned Upside Down: My Dad's an Alcoholic
Movie
Aging Police / Resurrection Special
Movie
Human, Space, Time and Human
Movie · as Eve's Boyfriend
Room Laundering
Movie · as Goro Ikazuzi
Modest Heroes
Movie · as Invisible Man (segment "Invisible") (voice)
We Are Rockets!
TV · as Taro Urushido · 10 eps
Room Laundering
TV · as Ikazuchi Gorou · 6 eps
Eerie: Invisible Face
TV · as Seiji Hirokawa · 6 eps
Ernesto
Movie · as Freddy Maemura Hurtado
The White Girl
Movie · as Sakamoto
Pumpkin and Mayonnaise
Movie · as Hagio
Her Love Boils Bathwater
Movie · as Kazuhiro Kono
Over the Fence
Movie · as Yoshio Shiraiwa
Midnight Diner 2
Movie · as Kogure
Sleepeeer Hit!
TV · as Kei Iokibe · 10 eps
Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories
TV · as Kogure · 13 eps
Present for You
Movie
Foujita
Movie · as Foujita
Gassoh
Movie · as Tokunoshin Mori
S: The Last Policeman: Recovery of Our Future
Movie · as Keigo Masaki
Keisei Saimin no Otoko
TV · as Korekiyo Takahashi · 5 eps
Candy House
TV · as Sakurai Taro · 10 eps
To Give a Dream
TV · as Murano · 4 eps
The World of Kanako
Movie · as Detective Aikawa
Midnight Diner
Movie · as Kogure
Airport 2013
Movie
Himokawa Rhapsody
Movie
Villiany Ganbo
TV · as Tamotsu Ijyuin · 11 eps
The Thorns of Alice
TV · as Yusuke Nishimon · 10 eps
River's Edge Investigative Agency Okawabata
TV · as Muraki · 12 eps
S -The Last Policeman
TV · as Keigo Masaki · 10 eps
Wednesday Downtown
TV · as Panel member · 1 ep
The World Heritage
TV · 52 eps
Real
Movie · as Sawano
The Great Passage
Movie · as Masashi Nishioka
Mr. Go
Movie · as Ito Hiroshi
The Human Trust
Movie · as Eiji Kugenuma
Yae's Sakura
TV · as Joseph Hardy Neesima · 50 eps
Gozen 3-ji no muhou chitai
TV · as Tagaya · 12 eps
Family Song
TV · as Seigi Hayakawa · 8 eps
I Love Tokyo Legend - Kawaii Detective -
TV · 2 eps
I Wish
Movie · as Kenji Kinami
My Way
Movie · as Tatsuo Hasegawa
Poongsan
Movie · as North Korean Solider
A School Behind Bars
Movie · as Junpei Ishikawa
Atami's Police Investigators
TV · as Kenzo Hoshizaki · 8 eps
Air Doll
Movie · as Sonoda
Plastic City
Movie · as Kirin
The Warrior and the Wolf
Movie · as Lu Shenkang
Looking for Cherry Blossoms
Movie
SOUL RED Yusaku Matsuda
Movie
My Sister
TV · as Mei Egami · 11 eps
Midnight Diner
TV · as Kogure, Katagiri · 2 eps
Dream
Movie · as Jin
Then Summer Came
Movie · as Tamio Kanzaki
Mushi-Shi: The Movie
Movie · as Ginko
Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
Movie · as Masaya Nakagawa
Adrift in Tokyo
Movie · as Fumiya Takemura
Retribution
Movie · as Dr. Takagi
Sad Vacation
Movie · as Goto
Sway
Movie · as Takeru Hayakawa
Suite Dreams
Movie · as Ukon
The Pavillion Salamandre
Movie · as Houichi Tobishima
Big River
Movie · as Teppei
Time Limit Investigator
TV · as 霧山修一朗 · 26 eps
Shinobi: Heart Under Blade
Movie · as Kouga Gen-no-suke
In the Pool
Movie · as Tetsuya Taguchi
Princess Raccoon
Movie · as Amechiyo
Scrap Heaven
Movie · as Tetsu Katsurai
Making of Hazard
Movie · as himself
La Maison de Himiko
Movie · as Haruhiko
Hazard
Movie · as Shin
We Shall Overcome Someday
Movie · as Sakazaki
Into a Dream
Movie · as Yuji
Turtles Are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers
Movie · as Suzume's Husband
Fukigen na Gene
TV · 11 eps
Blood and Bones
Movie · as Takeshi Park
Black Kiss
Movie · as Joker Jono
Out of This World
Movie · as Shozo Ikeshima
Kaikyo wo Wataru Violin
Movie · as Teacher Aikawa
Shinsengumi!
TV · as Saitō Hajime · 49 eps
Prayer Beads
TV · 1 ep
Bright Future
Movie · as Yûji Nimura
Azumi
Movie · as Bijomaru Mogami
Ambivalent Future: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Movie · as Himself
Beginner
TV · as Shun Hazama（羽佐間 旬） · 11 eps
Kao
TV · as Kousuke Nishijima（西島 耕輔） · 11 eps
目下の恋人
Movie
Searchin' for My Polestar
TV · as Takeshi Kisaki · 12 eps
Transparent
TV · as Satomi Kenichi · 10 eps
Platonic Sex
Movie · as Toshimi Iwasaki
Kamen Rider Kuuga: Good Job
Movie · as Yusuke Godai
Kamen Rider Kuuga: Special Edition
Movie · as Yusuke Godai / Kamen Rider Kuuga
Kamen Rider Kuuga: New Year's Dream
Movie · as Yusuke Godai / Kamen Rider Kuuga
Terrors: Darkness
Movie
The Scent of Jealousy
TV · 11 eps
Zaion: I Wish You Were Here
TV · as Yuuji "Yuugi" Tamiya (voice) · 4 eps
Kamen Rider Kuuga Super Secret Video: Kuuga vs. the Strong Monster Go-Jiino-Da
Movie · as Yusuke Godai / Kamen Rider Kuuga
Visual Battle
TV · 21 eps
Kamen Rider Kuuga
TV · as Yusuke Godai / Kamen Rider Kuuga · 49 eps
Jubaku: Spellbound
Movie · as Reporter
Kamen Rider
TV · as Yusuke Godai / Kamen Rider Kuuga · 49 eps