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"
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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Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q288114
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Filmography (Movies)
Bring Him Down to a Portable Size
Character:Riko's brother
Release Date:28/11/2025
Gosh!!
Character:
Release Date:26/09/2025
On Summer Sand
Character:Osamu Koura
Release Date:04/07/2025
mopim
Character:
Release Date:13/06/2025
Super Kuuga Exhibition EXTRA EPISODE Revisited
Character:Yusuke Godai / Kamen Rider Kuuga (archived footage)
Release Date:28/03/2025
The Solitary Gourmet
Character:Shop Owner
Release Date:10/01/2025
90 Years Old – So What?
Character:Repairman
Release Date:21/06/2024
The Moon
Character:
Release Date:13/10/2023
Yoko
Character:Akimasa Kudo
Release Date:28/07/2023
All Because of Me
Character:
Release Date:11/08/2022
Shigure's Choice
Character:
Release Date:26/06/2022
What to Do With the Dead Kaiju?
Character:Ryo 'Blues' Aoshima
Release Date:04/02/2022
Saturday Fiction
Character:Furuya Saburo
Release Date:15/10/2021
The Asian Angel
Character:Toru Aoki
Release Date:02/07/2021
Namonaihi: A Day with No Name
Character:
Release Date:11/06/2021
A Madder Red
Character:Yoichi Tanaka
Release Date:21/05/2021
We Made a Beautiful Bouquet
Character:Kohei Kaji
Release Date:29/01/2021
A Life Turned Upside Down: My Dad's an Alcoholic
Character:
Release Date:06/03/2020
Aging Police / Resurrection Special
Character:
Release Date:29/09/2019
Human, Space, Time and Human
Character:Eve's Boyfriend
Release Date:19/09/2018
Modest Heroes
Character:Invisible Man (voice)
Release Date:24/08/2018
Room Laundering
Character:Goro Ikazuzi
Release Date:07/07/2018
The White Girl
Character:Sakamoto
Release Date:14/12/2017
Pumpkin and Mayonnaise
Character:Hagio
Release Date:11/11/2017
Ernesto
Character:Freddy Maemura Hurtado
Release Date:06/10/2017
Midnight Diner 2
Character:Kogure
Release Date:05/11/2016
Her Love Boils Bathwater
Character:Kazuhiro Kono
Release Date:29/10/2016
Over the Fence
Character:Yoshio Shiraiwa
Release Date:17/09/2016
Foujita
Character:Foujita
Release Date:24/11/2015
Gassoh
Character:Tokunoshin Mori
Release Date:26/09/2015
S: The Last Policeman: Recovery of Our Future
Character:Keigo Masaki
Release Date:29/08/2015
Present for You
Character:
Release Date:07/02/2015
Midnight Diner
Character:Kogure
Release Date:01/11/2014
The World of Kanako
Character:Detective Aikawa
Release Date:04/07/2014
Himokawa Rhapsody
Character:
Release Date:04/06/2014
Airport 2013
Character:
Release Date:02/05/2014
The Human Trust
Character:Eiji Kugenuma
Release Date:19/10/2013
Mr. Go
Character:Ito Hiroshi
Release Date:17/07/2013
Real
Character:Sawano
Release Date:01/06/2013
The Great Passage
Character:Masashi Nishioka
Release Date:13/04/2013
My Way
Character:Tatsuo Hasegawa
Release Date:21/12/2011
Poongsan
Character:North Korean Solider 1
Release Date:23/06/2011
I Wish
Character:Kenji Kinami
Release Date:11/06/2011
A School Behind Bars
Character:Junpei Ishikawa
Release Date:11/10/2010
SOUL RED Yusaku Matsuda
Character:
Release Date:06/11/2009
The Warrior and the Wolf
Character:Lu Shenkang
Release Date:02/10/2009
Air Doll
Character:Sonoda
Release Date:26/09/2009
Plastic City
Character:Kirin
Release Date:14/03/2009
Looking For Cherry Blossoms
Character:
Release Date:21/01/2009
Dream
Character:Jin
Release Date:09/10/2008
Then Summer Came
Character:Tamio Kanzaki
Release Date:19/07/2008
Adrift in Tokyo
Character:Fumiya Takemura
Release Date:10/11/2007
Mushi-Shi: The Movie
Character:Ginko
Release Date:20/09/2007
Sad Vacation
Character:Goto
Release Date:08/09/2007
Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
Character:Masaya Nakagawa
Release Date:14/04/2007
Retribution
Character:Dr. Takagi
Release Date:24/02/2007
The Pavillion Salamandre
Character:Houichi Tobishima
Release Date:16/09/2006
Sway
Character:Takeru Hayakawa
Release Date:08/07/2006
Big River
Character:Teppei
Release Date:27/05/2006
Suite Dreams
Character:Ukon
Release Date:14/01/2006
Hazard
Character:Shin
Release Date:11/11/2005
Scrap Heaven
Character:Tetsu Katsurai
Release Date:08/10/2005
Shinobi: Heart Under Blade
Character:Kouga Gen-no-suke
Release Date:17/09/2005
La Maison de Himiko
Character:Haruhiko
Release Date:27/08/2005
Turtles Are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers
Character:Suzume's Husband
Release Date:02/07/2005
Into a Dream
Character:Yuji
Release Date:11/06/2005
Princess Raccoon
Character:Amechiyo
Release Date:28/05/2005
In the Pool
Character:Tetsuya Taguchi
Release Date:21/05/2005
Making of Hazard
Character:himself
Release Date:03/03/2005
We Shall Overcome Someday
Character:Sakazaki
Release Date:22/01/2005
Blood and Bones
Character:Takeshi Park
Release Date:06/11/2004
Black Kiss
Character:Joker Jono
Release Date:01/10/2004
Out of This World
Character:Shozo Ikeshima
Release Date:07/02/2004
Azumi
Character:Bijomaru Mogami
Release Date:10/05/2003
Ambivalent Future: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Character:Himself
Release Date:08/02/2003
Bright Future
Character:Yûji Nimura
Release Date:18/01/2003
Mokka No Koibito
Character:
Release Date:30/11/2002
Kamen Rider Kuuga: Special Edition
Character:Yusuke Godai / Kamen Rider Kuuga
Release Date:21/10/2001
Platonic Sex
Character:Toshimi Iwasaki
Release Date:20/10/2001
Terrors: Darkness
Character:
Release Date:24/01/2001
Kamen Rider Kuuga: Good Job
Character:Yusuke Godai
Release Date:20/01/2001
Kamen Rider Kuuga: New Year's Dream
Character:Yusuke Godai / Kamen Rider Kuuga
Release Date:02/01/2001
Kamen Rider Kuuga Super Secret Video: Kuuga vs. the Strong Monster Go-Jiino-Da
Character:Yusuke Godai / Kamen Rider Kuuga
Release Date:27/08/2000
Television Appearances
THE TRUTH
Character:
FRONTIERS
Character:Narrator
Sell My Hand
Character:Okuwa Kitaro
Atom's Last Shot
Character:Akihiko Okitsu
Bullets, Bones and Blocked Noses
Character:Oliver(オリバー)
Creator's File: GOLD
Character:
My Dear Exes
Character:
Room Laundering
Character:Ikazuchi Gorou
Eerie: Invisible Face
Character:Seiji Hirokawa
We Are Rockets!
Character:Taro Urushido
Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories
Character:Kogure
Sleepeeer Hit!
Character:Kei Iokibe
Candy House
Character:Sakurai Taro
Keisei Saimin no Otoko
Character:Takahashi Korekiyo
To Give a Dream
Character:Murano
Wednesday Downtown
Character:Panel member
River's Edge Investigative Agency Okawabata
Character:Muraki
Villiany Ganbo
Character:Tamotsu Ijyuin
The Thorns of Alice
Character:Yusuke Nishimon
S -The Last Policeman
Character:Keigo Masaki
Gozen 3-ji no muhou chitai
Character:Tagaya
Yae's Sakura
Character:Joseph Hardy Neesima
Family Song
Character:Seigi Hayakawa
I Love Tokyo Legend - Kawaii Detective -
Character:
Atami's Police Investigators
Character:Kenzo Hoshizaki
Midnight Diner
Character:Kogure
Midnight Diner
Character:Katagiri
My Sister
Character:Mei Egami
Kaikyo wo Wataru Violin
Character:Teacher Aikawa
Time Limit Investigator
Character:霧山修一朗
Fukigen na Gene
Character:
Prayer Beads
Character:
Shinsengumi!
Character:Saitō Hajime
Beginner
Character:Shun Hazama（羽佐間 旬）
Kao
Character:Kousuke Nishijima（西島 耕輔）
Transparent
Character:Satomi Kenichi
Searchin' for My Polestar
Character:Takeshi Kisaki
The Scent of Jealousy
Character:
Zaion: I Wish You Were Here
Character:Yuuji "Yuugi" Tamiya (voice)
Visual Battle
Character:
Kamen Rider Kuuga
Character:Yusuke Godai / Kamen Rider Kuuga
Kamen Rider
Character:Yusuke Godai / Kamen Rider Kuuga
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