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Joe Odagiri

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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Born:
Feb 16, 1976 In Tsuyama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
Movie/TV Credits:
104
First Appeared:
In the series Kamen Rider 1971-04-03
Latest Project:
Movie The Solitary Gourmet 2025-01-10
Known For
Poster of Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories
Poster of River's Edge Investigative Agency Okawabata
Poster of Prayer Beads
Poster of Visual Battle
Filmography
Movie The Solitary Gourmet [Shop owner] 2025-01-10
Movie 90 Years Old-So What? 2024-06-21
Movie The Moon 2023-10-13
Movie Yoko Akimasa Kudo 2023-07-28
Series Sell My Hand Okuwa Kitaro 2023-10-27
Series THE TRUTH 2023-12-05
Movie What to Do With the Dead Kaiju? Ryo 'Blues' Aoshima 2022-02-04
Movie All Because of Me 2022-08-11
Series Atom's Last Shot Akihiko Okitsu 2022-10-16
Movie We Made a Beautiful Bouquet Kohei Kaji 2021-01-29
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
Movie Looking For Cherry Blossoms 2009-01-21
Movie Plastic City Kirin 2009-03-14
Movie The Warrior and the Wolf Lu Shenkang 2009-10-02
Movie Air Doll Sonoda 2009-09-26
Movie Then Summer Came Tamio Kanzaki 2008-07-19
Movie Dream Jin 2008-09-26
Movie Retribution Dr. Takagi 2007-02-24
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
Movie Suite Dreams Ukon 2006-01-14
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
Series Fukigen na Gene 2005-01-17
Movie Into a Dream Yuji 2005-06-11
Movie Pacchigi! Sakazaki 2005-01-22
Movie Princess Raccoon Amechiyo 2005-05-28
Movie Turtles Are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers Suzume's Husband 2005-07-02
Movie Hazard Shin 2005-11-05
Movie Scrap Heaven Tetsu Katsurai 2005-10-08
Movie House of Himiko Haruhiko 2005-08-27
Movie Shinobi: Heart Under Blade Kouga Gen-no-suke 2005-09-17
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
Movie Prayer Beads (segment "Echoes") 2004-05-08
Movie Black Kiss Joker Jono 2004-10-01
Series Kao Kousuke Nishijima(西島 耕輔) 2003-04-08
Movie Bright Future Yûji Nimura 2003-01-18
Movie Ambivalent Future: Kiyoshi Kurosawa Himself 2003-02-08
Movie Azumi Bijomaru Mogami 2003-05-10
Series Beginner Shun Hazama(羽佐間 旬) 2003-10-06
Series Searchin' for My Polestar Takeshi Kisaki 2002-07-02
Series Transparent Satomi Kenichi 2002-07-04
Movie Mokka No Koibito 2002-11-30
Movie Kamen Rider Kuuga: Good Job Yusuke Godai 2001-01-20
Movie Kamen Rider Kuuga: New Year's Dream Yusuke Godai / Kamen Rider Kuuga 2001-01-02
Series Zaion: I Wish You Were Here Yuuji "Yuugi" Tamiya (voice) 2001-10-04
Series The Scent of Jealousy 2001-10-12
Movie Platonic Sex Toshimi Iwasaki 2001-10-20
Movie Kamen Rider Kuuga: Special Edition Yusuke Godai / Kamen Rider Kuuga 2001-10-21
Series Kamen Rider Kuuga Yusuke Godai / Kamen Rider Kuuga 2000-01-30
Movie Kamen Rider Kuuga Super Secret Video: Kuuga vs. the Strong Monster Go-Jiino-Da Yusuke Godai / Kamen Rider Kuuga 2000-08-27
Series Visual Battle 2000-07-08
Series Kamen Rider Yusuke Godai / Kamen Rider Kuuga 1971-04-03