Joe Odagiri
Acting
Born February 16, 1976 · Okayama, Japan
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).
Acting (85)
Kokurojo: The Samurai and the Prisoner
2026
Bring Him Down to a Portable Size
2025
Gosh!!
2025
On Summer Sand
2025
mopim
2025
Super Kuuga Exhibition EXTRA EPISODE Revisited
2025
The Solitary Gourmet
2025
90 Years Old – So What?
2024
The Moon
2023
Yoko
2023
All Because of Me
2022
Shigure's Choice
2022
What to Do With the Dead Kaiju?
2022
Saturday Fiction
2021
The Asian Angel
2021
Namonaihi: A Day with No Name
2021
A Madder Red
2021
We Made a Beautiful Bouquet
2021
A Life Turned Upside Down: My Dad's an Alcoholic
2020
Aging Police / Resurrection Special
2019
Human, Space, Time and Human
2018
Modest Heroes
2018
Room Laundering
2018
The White Girl
2017
Pumpkin and Mayonnaise
2017
Ernesto
2017
Midnight Diner 2
2016
Her Love Boils Bathwater
2016
Over the Fence
2016
Foujita
2015
Gassoh
2015
S: The Last Policeman: Recovery of Our Future
2015
Present for You
2015
Midnight Diner
2014
The World of Kanako
2014
Himokawa Rhapsody
2014
Airport 2013
2014
The Human Trust
2013
Mr. Go
2013
Real
2013
The Great Passage
2013
My Way
2011
Poongsan
2011
I Wish
2011
A School Behind Bars
2010
SOUL RED Yusaku Matsuda
2009
The Warrior and the Wolf
2009
Air Doll
2009
Plastic City
2009
Looking for Cherry Blossoms
2009
Dream
2008
Then Summer Came
2008
Adrift in Tokyo
2007
Mushi-Shi: The Movie
2007
Sad Vacation
2007
Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
2007
Retribution
2007
The Pavillion Salamandre
2006
Sway
2006
Big River
2006
Suite Dreams
2006
Hazard
2005
Scrap Heaven
2005
Shinobi: Heart Under Blade
2005
La Maison de Himiko
2005
Turtles Are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers
2005
Into a Dream
2005
Princess Raccoon
2005
In the Pool
2005
Making of Hazard
2005
We Shall Overcome Someday
2005
Blood and Bones
2004
Black Kiss
2004
Out of This World
2004
Azumi
2003
Ambivalent Future: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
2003
Bright Future
2003
Mokka No Koibito
2002
Kamen Rider Kuuga: Special Edition
2001
Platonic Sex
2001
Terrors: Darkness
2001
Kamen Rider Kuuga: Good Job
2001
Kamen Rider Kuuga: New Year's Dream
2001
Kamen Rider Kuuga Super Secret Video: Kuuga vs. the Strong Monster Go-Jiino-Da
2000
Jubaku: Spellbound
1999