Joe Odagiri
Known for: Acting
Born: February 16, 1976
Place of birth: 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).
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Filmography
90 movies · 44 TV shows, newest first
NR
Satoko Always
2026
NR
THE ONE SHOT
2026
7.9
The Samurai and the Prisoner
2026
NR
BREAK SHOT
2026
6.7
Hey Detective, Your Backpack is Open!
2026
6.8
Bring Him Down to a Portable Size
2025
4.0
Gosh!!
2025
8.1
On Summer Sand
2025
NR
mopim
2025
NR
Super Kuuga Exhibition EXTRA EPISODE Revisited
2025
7.3
The Solitary Gourmet
2025
8.7
90 Years Old – So What?
2024
7.7
THE TRUTH
2023
NR
FRONTIERS
2023
7.0
Sell My Hand
2023
5.4
The Moon
2023
6.0
Yoko
2023
6.3
Atom's Last Shot
2022
7.8
All Because of Me
2022
4.6
What to Do With the Dead Kaiju?
2022
NR
Shigure's Choice
2021
6.8
Saturday Fiction
2021
NR
Bullets, Bones and Blocked Noses
2021
6.8
The Asian Angel
2021
NR
Namonaihi: A Day with No Name
2021
6.5
Creator's File: GOLD
2021
7.2
A Madder Red
2021
8.0
My Dear Exes
2021
7.7
We Made a Beautiful Bouquet
2021
7.5
A Life Turned Upside Down: My Dad's an Alcoholic
2020
6.0
Aging Police / Resurrection Special
2019
6.8
They Say Nothing Stays the Same
2019
7.1
Room Laundering
2018
5.5
Human, Space, Time and Human
2018
6.6
Modest Heroes
2018
8.3
Eerie: Invisible Face
2018
7.2
We Are Rockets!
2018
7.4
Room Laundering
2018
4.7
The White Girl
2017
6.5
Pumpkin and Mayonnaise
2017
7.0
Ernesto
2017
7.5
Midnight Diner 2
2016
7.4
Her Love Boils Bathwater
2016
7.9
Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories
2016
6.5
Over the Fence
2016
7.9
Sleepeeer Hit!
2016
5.2
Foujita
2015
8.0
Candy House
2015
7.8
Gassoh
2015
5.7
S: The Last Policeman: Recovery of Our Future
2015
NR
Keisei Saimin no Otoko
2015
8.8
To Give a Dream
2015
NR
Present for You
2015
7.7
Midnight Diner
2014
8.0
The World Heritage
2014
6.4
The World of Kanako
2014NR
Himokawa Rhapsody
2014
6.4
Airport 2013
2014
8.0
Wednesday Downtown
2014
8.8
River's Edge Investigative Agency Okawabata
2014
7.3
Villiany Ganbo
2014
8.1
The Thorns of Alice
2014
7.5
S -The Last Policeman
2014
4.0
The Human Trust
2013
6.6
Mr. Go
2013
6.3
Real
2013
7.2
The Great Passage
2013
NR
Gozen 3-ji no muhou chitai
2013
7.9
Yae's Sakura
2013
NR
Family Song
2012
6.0
I Love Tokyo Legend - Kawaii Detective -
2012
7.9
My Way
2011
6.0
Poongsan
2011
7.3
I Wish
2011
10.0
A School Behind Bars
2010
8.0
Atami's Police Investigators
2010
NR
SOUL RED Yusaku Matsuda
2009
8.2
Midnight Diner
2009
4.3
The Warrior and the Wolf
2009
6.9
Air Doll
2009
NR
My Sister
2009
3.9
Plastic City
2009
3.7
Looking for Cherry Blossoms
2009
6.6
Dream
2008
4.0
Then Summer Came
2008
NR
Kaikyo wo Wataru Violin
2007
7.1
Adrift in Tokyo
2007
6.0
Mushi-Shi: The Movie
2007
7.0
Sad Vacation
2007
6.9
Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
2007
6.5
Retribution
2007
4.0
The Pavillion Salamandre
2006
5.9
Sway
2006
10.0
Big River
2006
6.2
Suite Dreams
2006
6.7
Time Limit Investigator
2006
6.6
Hazard
2005
7.6
Scrap Heaven
2005
6.6
Shinobi: Heart Under Blade
2005
6.2
La Maison de Himiko
2005
6.6
Turtles Are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers
2005
6.3
Into a Dream
2005
5.8
Princess Raccoon
2005
7.7
In the Pool
2005
NR
Making of Hazard
2005
6.4
We Shall Overcome Someday
2005
8.0
Fukigen na Gene
2005
6.6
Blood and Bones
2004
5.5
Black Kiss
2004
8.0
Prayer Beads
2004
7.3
Out of This World
2004
8.1
Shinsengumi!
2004
6.3
Beginner
2003
6.9
Azumi
2003
6.5
Kao
2003
NR
Ambivalent Future: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
2003
6.9
Bright Future
20038.0
目下の恋人
2002
8.0
Transparent
2002
NR
Searchin' for My Polestar
2002
8.3
Kamen Rider Kuuga: Special Edition
2001
5.5
Platonic Sex
2001
NR
The Scent of Jealousy
2001
3.3
Zaion: I Wish You Were Here
2001
NR
Terrors: Darkness
2001
7.8
Kamen Rider Kuuga: Good Job
2001
7.0
Kamen Rider Kuuga: New Year's Dream
2001
6.0
Kamen Rider Kuuga Super Secret Video: Kuuga vs. the Strong Monster Go-Jiino-Da
2000NR
Visual Battle
2000
9.0
Kamen Rider Kuuga
2000
6.2
Jubaku: Spellbound
1999
6.4
Kamen Rider
1971
NR
Harbour
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NR
Haru and Tae
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