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