Cast
Joe Odagiri
Acting
Cast
Joe Odagiri
Known for
Acting
Born
1976-02-16
From
Okayama, Japan
Also known as オダギリ ジョー, Jō Odagiri, 小田切 譲
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).
My Way
as Tatsuo Hasegawa
We Made a Beautiful Bouquet
as Kohei Kaji
The Solitary Gourmet
as Shop Owner
The World of Kanako
as Detective Aikawa
Azumi
as Bijomaru Mogami
Shinobi: Heart Under Blade
as Kouga Gen-no-suke
Adrift in Tokyo
as Fumiya Takemura
I Wish
as Kenji Kinami
On Summer Sand
as Osamu Koura
Human, Space, Time and Human
as Eve's Boyfriend
Midnight Diner 2
as Kogure
The Samurai and the Prisoner
Modest Heroes
as Invisible Man (voice)
The Human Trust
as Eiji Kugenuma
Blood and Bones
as Takeshi Park
Bring Him Down to a Portable Size
as Riko's brother
La Maison de Himiko
as Haruhiko
Air Doll
as Sonoda
Kamen Rider Kuuga: Special Edition
as Yusuke Godai / Kamen Rider Kuuga
Suite Dreams
as Ukon
Her Love Boils Bathwater
as Kazuhiro Kono
Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
as Masaya Nakagawa
Platonic Sex
as Toshimi Iwasaki
The Great Passage
as Masashi Nishioka
Mr. Go
as Ito Hiroshi
The Asian Angel
as Toru Aoki
Sad Vacation
as Goto
What to Do With the Dead Kaiju?
as Ryo 'Blues' Aoshima
The Warrior and the Wolf
as Lu Shenkang
S: The Last Policeman: Recovery of Our Future
as Keigo Masaki
Yoko
as Akimasa Kudo
Turtles Are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers
as Suzume's Husband
We Shall Overcome Someday
as Sakazaki
Midnight Diner
as Kogure
Retribution
as Dr. Takagi
In the Pool
as Tetsuya Taguchi
Kamen Rider Kuuga Super Secret Video: Kuuga vs. the Strong Monster Go-Jiino-Da
as Yusuke Godai / Kamen Rider Kuuga
Aging Police / Resurrection Special
Poongsan
as North Korean Solider 1
Room Laundering
as Goro Ikazuzi
Gassoh
as Tokunoshin Mori
Over the Fence
as Yoshio Shiraiwa
90 Years Old – So What?
as Repairman
Black Kiss
as Joker Jono
Foujita
as Foujita
A Madder Red
as Yoichi Tanaka
The Moon
Airport 2013
Hazard
as Shin
Pumpkin and Mayonnaise
as Hagio
Saturday Fiction
as Furuya Saburo
Scrap Heaven
as Tetsu Katsurai
A Life Turned Upside Down: My Dad's an Alcoholic
All Because of Me
Mushi-Shi: The Movie
as Ginko
Bright Future
as Yûji Nimura
Real
as Sawano
Then Summer Came
as Tamio Kanzaki
Kamen Rider Kuuga: New Year's Dream
as Yusuke Godai / Kamen Rider Kuuga
Out of This World
as Shozo Ikeshima
A School Behind Bars
as Junpei Ishikawa
Dream
as Jin
Sway
as Takeru Hayakawa
Jubaku: Spellbound
as Reporter
Into a Dream
as Yuji
The Pavillion Salamandre
as Houichi Tobishima
Princess Raccoon
as Amechiyo
Present for You
Gosh!!
目下の恋人
Namonaihi: A Day with No Name
The White Girl
as Sakamoto
SOUL RED Yusaku Matsuda
Big River
as Teppei
Ernesto
as Freddy Maemura Hurtado
Super Kuuga Exhibition EXTRA EPISODE Revisited
as Yusuke Godai / Kamen Rider Kuuga (archived footage)
Ambivalent Future: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
as Himself
Kamen Rider Kuuga: Good Job
as Yusuke Godai
Plastic City
as Kirin
mopim
Making of Hazard
as himself
Looking for Cherry Blossoms
Haru and Tae
Shigure's Choice
BREAK SHOT
Himokawa Rhapsody
Harbour
as Shin
