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