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Joe Odagiri
Actor, Director, Writer, Editor, Additional Credits
Born February 16, 1976 (48 years)
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).
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).
Known For
Filmography
| 2025 | |
| 2023 | Sell My Hand (TV Series) · as Okuwa Kitaro |
| 2023 | |
| 2023 | |
| 2022 | Atom's Last Shot (TV Series) · as Akihiko Okitsu |
| 2022 | |
| 2022 | What to Do with the Dead Kaiju? · as Ryo 'blues' Aoshima |
| 2021 | Bullets, Bones and Blocked Noses (TV Series) · as Oliver(オリバー) |
| 2021 | The Asian Angel · as Toru Aoki |
| 2021 | Creator's File: GOLD (TV Series) |
| 2021 | A Madder Red · as Yoichi Tanaka |
| 2021 | My Dear Exes (TV Series) |
| 2021 | We Made a Beautiful Bouquet · as Kohei Kaji |
| 2019 | Saturday Fiction · as Furuya Saburo |
| 2019 | |
| 2018 | Room Laundering (TV Series) · as Ikazuchi Gorou |
| 2018 | Human, Space, Time and Human · as Eve's Boyfriend |
| 2018 | Modest Heroes · as Invisible Man (voice) |
| 2018 | Eerie: Invisible Face (TV Series) · as Seiji Hirokawa |
| 2018 | We Are Rockets! (TV Series) · as Taro Urushido |
| 2018 | Room Laundering · as Goro Ikazuzi |
| 2017 | The White Girl · as Sakamoto |
| 2017 | Pumpkin and Mayonnaise · as Hagio |
| 2017 | Detective Yugami (TV Series) · as Yokoshima Fujimi |
| 2017 | Ernesto · as Freddy Maemura Hurtado |
| 2016 | Midnight Diner 2 · as Kogure |
| 2016 | Her Love Boils Bathwater · as Kazuhiro Kono |
| 2016 | Shin'ya shokudô: Tokyo Stories (TV Series) · as Kogure |
| 2016 | Over the Fence · as Yoshio Shiraiwa |
| 2016 | Sleepeeer Hit! (TV Series) · as Kei Iokibe |
| 2015 | Foujita · as Foujita |
| 2015 | House of Sweets (TV Series) · as Sakurai Taro |
| 2015 | Gassô · as Tokunoshin Mori |
| 2015 | S the Last Policeman Recovery of Our Future · as Keigo Masaki |
| 2015 | To Give a Dream (TV Series) · as Murano |
| 2014 | Midnight Diner · as Kogure |
| 2014 | The World of Kanako · as Detective Aikawa |
| 2014 | River's Edge Okawabata Detective Agency (TV Series) · as Muraki |
| 2014 | Alice's Spine (TV Series) · as Yusuke Nishimon |
| 2014 | S - The Last Policeman (TV Series) · as Keigo Masaki |
| 2013 | |
| 2013 | The Human Trust · as Eiji Kugenuma |
| 2013 | Mr. Go · as Owner Of Baseball Team Junichi Ito |
| 2013 | Real · as Sawano |
| 2013 | The Great Passage · as Masashi Nishioka |
| 2013 | Yae's Sakura (TV Series) · as Joseph Hardy Neesima |
| 2012 | I Love Tokyo Legend - Kawaii Detective - (TV Series) · as Kaga Haruki |
| 2011 | My Way · as Tatsuo Hasegawa |
| 2011 | Poongsan · as North Korean Solider 1 |
| 2011 | I Wish · as Kenji Kinami |
| 2010 | Hei no naka no chûgakkô · as Junpei Ishikawa |
| 2010 | Atami's Police Investigators (TV Series) · as Kenzo Hoshizaki |
| 2009 | Midnight Diner (TV Series) · as Katagiri |
| 2009 | The Warrior and the Wolf · as Lu Shenkang |
| 2009 | Air Doll · as Sonoda |
| 2009 | My Sister (TV Series) · as Mei Egami |
| 2008 | Dream · as Jin |
| 2008 | Then Summer Came · as Tamio Kanzaki |
| 2008 | Plastic City · as Kirin |
| 2007 | Adrift in Tokyo · as Fumiya Takemura |
| 2007 | Sad Vacation · as Goto |
| 2007 | Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad · as Masaya Nakagawa |
| 2006 | The Pavillion Salamandre · as Houichi Tobishima |
| 2006 | Retribution · as Dr. Takagi |
| 2006 | Sway · as Takeru Hayakawa |
| 2006 | Suite Dreams · as Ukon |
| 2006 | Time Limit Investigator (TV Series) · as 霧山修一朗 |
| 2006 | Mushi-Shi: The Movie · as Ginko |
| 2005 | Big River · as Teppei |
| 2005 | Hazard · as Shin |
| 2005 | Sukurappu hebun · as Tetsu Katsurai |
| 2005 | Shinobi: Heart Under Blade · as Kouga Gen-No-Suke |
| 2005 | La maison de Himiko · as Haruhiko |
| 2005 | Turtles Swim Faster Than Expected · as Suzume's Husband |
| 2005 | Into a Dream · as Yuji |
| 2005 | Princess Raccoon · as Amechiyo |
| 2005 | In the Pool · as Tetsuya Taguchi |
| 2004 | Break Through! · as Sakazaki |
| 2004 | Blood and Bones · as Takeshi Park |
| 2004 | Black Kiss · as Joker Jono |
| 2004 | Prayer Beads · as (segment "echoes") |
| 2004 | Out of This World · as Shozo Ikeshima |
| 2004 | Shinsengumi! (TV Series) · as Saitō Hajime |
| 2004 | Prayer Beads (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 2003 | Azumi · as Bijomaru Mogami |
| 2002 | Bright Future · as Yûji Nimura |
| 2002 | Searchin' for My Polestar (TV Series) · as Takeshi Kisaki |
| 2001 | Platonic Sex · as Toshimi Iwasaki |
| 2001 | Zaion: I Wish You Were Here (TV Series) · as Yuuji "yuugi" Tamiya (voice) |
| 2001 | Satorare · as Kenichi Satomi |
| 2001 | Kamen Rider Kuuga: New Year's Dream · as Yusuke Godai / Kamen Rider Kuuga |
| 2000 | Kamen Rider Kuuga (TV Series) · as Yusuke Godai / Kamen Rider Kuuga |
| 1971 | Kamen Rider (TV Series) · as Yusuke Godai / Kamen Rider Kuuga |