Joe Odagiri
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Joe Odagiri

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Biography

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).

Films Featuring Joe Odagiri

A Life Turned Upside Down: My Dad's an Alcoholic

20207.5

Shinobi: Heart Under Blade

20056.6

Harbour

Mushi-Shi: The Movie

20076.0

Blood and Bones

20046.6

In the Pool

20057.7

Dream

20086.6

Air Doll

20096.9

Bright Future

20036.8

Plastic City

20093.9

Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad

20076.9

Adrift in Tokyo

20077.1

Yoko

20236.0

Princess Raccoon

20055.8

Sway

20065.9

Retribution

20076.5

Platonic Sex

20015.5

Then Summer Came

20084.0

I Wish

20117.3

Scrap Heaven

20057.6

Making of Hazard

2005

La Maison de Himiko

20056.2

Suite Dreams

20066.2

Real

20136.3

Aging Police / Resurrection Special

20196.0

The Great Passage

20137.2

A School Behind Bars

201010.0

The Pavillion Salamandre

20064.0

The Moon

20235.4

What to Do With the Dead Kaiju?

20224.6

The World of Kanako

20146.4

All Because of Me

20227.8

The Warrior and the Wolf

20094.3

My Way

20117.9

Shigure's Choice

2021

Hazard

20056.6

Kamen Rider Kuuga: Good Job

20017.8

Mr. Go

20136.6

Black Kiss

20045.5

Into a Dream

20056.3

Out of This World

20047.3

Azumi

20036.9

We Shall Overcome Someday

20056.4

Big River

200610.0

Poongsan

20116.0

Sad Vacation

20077.0

The Human Trust

20134.0

目下の恋人

目下の恋人

20028.0

Looking for Cherry Blossoms

20093.7

Present for You

2015

Midnight Diner

20147.7

Foujita

20155.2

Gassoh

20157.8

SOUL RED Yusaku Matsuda

2009

Ambivalent Future: Kiyoshi Kurosawa

2003

90 Years Old – So What?

20248.7

S: The Last Policeman: Recovery of Our Future

20155.7

Her Love Boils Bathwater

20167.4

Airport 2013

20146.4

Over the Fence

20166.5

Midnight Diner 2

20167.5

Ernesto

20177.0

The White Girl

20174.7

Human, Space, Time and Human

20185.5

Pumpkin and Mayonnaise

20176.5

Saturday Fiction

20216.8

Turtles Are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers

20056.6

Room Laundering

20187.4

Kamen Rider Kuuga: New Year's Dream

20017.0

Kamen Rider Kuuga: Special Edition

20018.3

Kamen Rider Kuuga Super Secret Video: Kuuga vs. the Strong Monster Go-Jiino-Da

20006.0

Modest Heroes

20186.6

Himokawa Rhapsody

Himokawa Rhapsody

2014

The Asian Angel

20216.8

We Made a Beautiful Bouquet

20217.7

A Madder Red

20217.2

Namonaihi: A Day with No Name

2021

Gosh!!

20254.0

The Solitary Gourmet

20257.3

On Summer Sand

20258.3

Super Kuuga Exhibition EXTRA EPISODE Revisited

2025

Bring Him Down to a Portable Size

20256.7

mopim

2025

Terrors: Darkness

2001

The Samurai and the Prisoner

20268.2

Jubaku: Spellbound

19996.2

Haru and Tae

BREAK SHOT

2026

Satoko Always

2026