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