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, Godai Yuusuke. 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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Movie | The Moon | 2023-10-13 | |
Movie | Yoko | Akimasa Kudo | 2023-07-28 |
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Movie | Namonaihi: A Day with No Name | 2021-06-11 | |
Movie | A Madder Red | Yoichi Tanaka | 2021-05-21 |
Movie | The Asian Angel | Toru Aoki | 2021-07-02 |
Series | Bullets, Bones and Blocked Noses | Oliver(オリバー) | 2021-09-17 |
Movie | Saturday Fiction | Furuya Saburo | 2021-10-15 |
Movie | A Life Turned Upside Down: My Dad's an Alcoholic | 2020-03-06 | |
Movie | Room Laundering | Goro Ikazuzi | 2018-07-07 |
Movie | Human, Space, Time and Human | Eve's Boyfriend | 2018-02-01 |
Series | We Are Rockets! | Taro Urushido | 2018-07-13 |
Series | Eerie: Invisible Face | Seiji Hirokawa | 2018-08-04 |
Series | Room Laundering | Ikazuchi Gorou | 2018-11-04 |
Movie | Modest Heroes | Invisible Man (voice) | 2018-08-24 |
Movie | Ernesto | Freddy Maemura Hurtado | 2017-10-06 |
Movie | The White Girl | Sakamoto | 2017-12-14 |
Movie | Pumpkin and Mayonnaise | Hagio | 2017-11-11 |
Series | Sleepeeer Hit! | Kei Iokibe | 2016-04-12 |
Movie | Over the Fence | Yoshio Shiraiwa | 2016-09-17 |
Movie | Midnight Diner 2 | Kogure | 2016-11-05 |
Series | Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories | Kogure | 2016-10-21 |
Movie | Her Love Boils Bathwater | Kazuhiro Kono | 2016-10-29 |
Series | Keisei Saimin no Otoko | Takahashi Korekiyo | 2015-08-22 |
Series | To Give a Dream | Murano | 2015-05-17 |
Movie | S: The Last Policeman: Recovery of Our Future | Keigo Masaki | 2015-08-29 |
Movie | Gassoh | Tokunoshin Mori | 2015-09-26 |
Movie | Foujita | Foujita | 2015-11-24 |
Series | Candy House | Sakurai Taro | 2015-10-21 |
Series | Villiany Ganbo | Tamotsu Ijyuin | 2014-04-14 |
Series | S -The Last Policeman | Keigo Masaki | 2014-01-12 |
Series | The Thorns of Alice | Yusuke Nishimon | 2014-04-11 |
Series | River's Edge Investigative Agency Okawabata | Muraki | 2014-04-18 |
Movie | Airport 2013 | 2014-05-02 | |
Movie | Midnight Diner | Kogure | 2014-11-01 |
Movie | The World of Kanako | Detective Aikawa | 2014-07-04 |
Movie | The Great Passage | Masashi Nishioka | 2013-04-13 |
Series | Yae's Sakura | Joseph Hardy Neesima | 2013-01-06 |
Movie | Real | Sawano | 2013-06-01 |
Movie | Mr. Go | Owner of Baseball Team Junichi Ito | 2013-07-17 |
Movie | Present for You | 2013-10-04 | |
Movie | The Human Trust | Eiji Kugenuma | 2013-10-19 |
Series | Family Song | Seigi Hayakawa | 2012-04-15 |
Movie | I Wish | Kenji Kinami | 2011-06-11 |
Movie | Poongsan | North Korean solider 1 | 2011-06-23 |
Movie | My Way | Tatsuo Hasegawa | 2011-12-21 |
Series | Atami's Police Investigators | Kenzo Hoshizaki | 2010-07-30 |
Movie | A School Behind Bars | Junpei Ishikawa | 2010-10-11 |
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Movie | Plastic City | Kirin | 2009-03-14 |
Movie | The Warrior and the Wolf | Lu Shenkang | 2009-10-02 |
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Movie | Then Summer Came | Tamio Kanzaki | 2008-07-19 |
Movie | Dream | Jin | 2008-09-26 |
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Movie | Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad | Masaya Nakagawa | 2007-04-14 |
Movie | Sad Vacation | Goto | 2007-09-08 |
Movie | Adrift in Tokyo | Fumiya Takemura | 2007-11-10 |
Movie | Mushi-Shi: The Movie | Ginko | 2007-09-20 |
Series | Time Limit Investigator | 霧山修一朗 | 2006-01-13 |
Movie | Big River | Teppei | 2006-01-20 |
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Movie | The Pavillion Salamandre | Houichi Tobishima | 2006-09-16 |
Movie | Sway | Takeru Hayakawa | 2006-07-08 |
Movie | In the Pool | Tetsuya Taguchi | 2005-05-21 |
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Movie | Princess Raccoon | Amechiyo | 2005-05-28 |
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Movie | Hazard | Shin | 2005-11-05 |
Movie | Scrap Heaven | Tetsu Katsurai | 2005-10-08 |
Movie | House of Himiko | Haruhiko | 2005-08-27 |
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Series | Shinsengumi! | Saitō Hajime | 2004-01-11 |
Movie | Out of This World | Shozo Ikeshima | 2004-02-07 |
Movie | Blood and Bones | Takeshi Park | 2004-11-06 |
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Movie | Ambivalent Future: Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Himself | 2003-02-08 |
Movie | Azumi | Bijomaru Mogami | 2003-05-10 |
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Series | Visual Battle | 2000-07-08 | |
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