Joe Odagiri
Born
February 16, 1976 (49 years old)
Known For
Acting
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).
Bring Him Down To A Portable Size
2025
The Moon
2023
A Life Turned Upside Down: My Dad's an Alcoholic
2020
Aging Police / Resurrection Special
2019
Real
Sawano
2013
Dream
Jin
2008
Shinobi: Heart Under Blade
Kouga Gen-no-suke
2005
Harbour
Shin
Oliver na Inu, (Gosh!!) Konoyarou Movie
2025
On Summer Sand
Osamu Koura
2025
mopim
2025
Super Kuuga Exhibition EXTRA EPISODE Revisited
Yusuke Godai / Kamen Rider Kuuga (archived footage)
2025
The Solitary Gourmet
Shop Owner
2025
90 Years Old – So What?
Repairman
2024
THE TRUTH
(4 episodes)
2023
FRONTIERS
Narrator · (2 episodes)
2023
Sell My Hand
Okuwa Kitaro · (10 episodes)
2023
Yoko
Akimasa Kudo
2023
Atom's Last Shot
Akihiko Okitsu · (9 episodes)
2022
All Because of Me
2022
Shigure's Choice
2022
What to Do With the Dead Kaiju?
Ryo 'Blues' Aoshima
2022
Saturday Fiction
Furuya Saburo
2021
Bullets, Bones and Blocked Noses
Oliver(オリバー) · (6 episodes)
2021
The Asian Angel
Toru Aoki
2021
Namonaihi: A Day with No Name
2021
Creator's File: GOLD
(1 episode)
2021
A Madder Red
Yoichi Tanaka
2021
My Dear Exes
(4 episodes)
2021
We Made a Beautiful Bouquet
Kohei Kaji
2021
Room Laundering
Ikazuchi Gorou · (6 episodes)
2018
Human, Space, Time and Human
Eve's Boyfriend
2018
Modest Heroes
Invisible Man (voice)
2018
Eerie: Invisible Face
Seiji Hirokawa · (6 episodes)
2018
We Are Rockets!
Taro Urushido · (10 episodes)
2018
Room Laundering
Goro Ikazuzi
2018
The White Girl
Sakamoto
2017
Pumpkin and Mayonnaise
Hagio
2017
Ernesto
Freddy Maemura Hurtado
2017
Midnight Diner 2
Kogure
2016
Her Love Boils Bathwater
Kazuhiro Kono
2016
Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories
Kogure · (12 episodes)
2016
Over the Fence
Yoshio Shiraiwa
2016
Sleepeeer Hit!
Kei Iokibe · (10 episodes)
2016
Foujita
Foujita
2015
Candy House
Sakurai Taro · (10 episodes)
2015
Gassoh
Tokunoshin Mori
2015
S: The Last Policeman: Recovery of Our Future
Keigo Masaki
2015
Keisei Saimin no Otoko
Takahashi Korekiyo · (5 episodes)
2015
To Give a Dream
Murano · (4 episodes)
2015
Midnight Diner
Kogure
2014
The World of Kanako
Detective Aikawa
2014
Himokawa Rhapsody
2014
Airport 2013
2014
Wednesday Downtown
Panel member · (1 episode)
2014
River's Edge Investigative Agency Okawabata
Muraki · (12 episodes)
2014
Villiany Ganbo
Tamotsu Ijyuin · (11 episodes)
2014
The Thorns of Alice
Yusuke Nishimon · (10 episodes)
2014
S -The Last Policeman
Keigo Masaki · (10 episodes)
2014
The Human Trust
Eiji Kugenuma
2013
Present for You
2013
Mr. Go
Ito Hiroshi
2013
The Great Passage
Masashi Nishioka
2013
Gozen 3-ji no muhou chitai
Tagaya · (12 episodes)
2013
Yae's Sakura
Joseph Hardy Neesima · (50 episodes)
2013
Family Song
Seigi Hayakawa · (8 episodes)
2012
I Love Tokyo Legend - Kawaii Detective -
(2 episodes)
2012
My Way
Tatsuo Hasegawa
2011
Poongsan
North Korean solider 1
2011
I Wish
Kenji Kinami
2011
A School Behind Bars
Junpei Ishikawa
2010
Atami's Police Investigators
Kenzo Hoshizaki · (8 episodes)
2010
SOUL RED Yusaku Matsuda
2009
Midnight Diner
Kogure · (2 episodes)
2009
Midnight Diner
Katagiri · (10 episodes)
2009
The Warrior and the Wolf
Lu Shenkang
2009
Air Doll
Sonoda
2009
My Sister
Mei Egami · (11 episodes)
2009
Plastic City
Kirin
2009
Looking For Cherry Blossoms
2009
Then Summer Came
Tamio Kanzaki
2008
Kaikyo wo Wataru Violin
Teacher Aikawa · (1 episode)
2007
Adrift in Tokyo
Fumiya Takemura
2007
Mushi-Shi: The Movie
Ginko
2007
Sad Vacation
Goto
2007
Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
Masaya Nakagawa
2007
Retribution
Dr. Takagi
2007
The Pavillion Salamandre
Houichi Tobishima
2006
Sway
Takeru Hayakawa
2006
Big River
Teppei
2006
Suite Dreams
Ukon
2006
Time Limit Investigator
霧山修一朗 · (26 episodes)
2006
Hazard
Shin
2005
Scrap Heaven
Tetsu Katsurai
2005
House of Himiko
Haruhiko
2005
Turtles Are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers
Suzume's Husband
2005
Into a Dream
Yuji
2005
Princess Raccoon
Amechiyo
2005
In the Pool
Tetsuya Taguchi
2005
Making of Hazard
himself
2005
Pacchigi!
Sakazaki
2005
Fukigen na Gene
(11 episodes)
2005
Blood and Bones
Takeshi Park
2004
Black Kiss
Joker Jono
2004
Prayer Beads
(segment "Echoes")
2004
Out of This World
Shozo Ikeshima
2004
Shinsengumi!
Saitō Hajime · (49 episodes)
2004
Beginner
Shun Hazama（羽佐間 旬） · (11 episodes)
2003
Azumi
Bijomaru Mogami
2003
Kao
Kousuke Nishijima（西島 耕輔） · (11 episodes)
2003
Ambivalent Future: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Himself
2003
Bright Future
Yûji Nimura
2003
Mokka No Koibito
2002
Transparent
Satomi Kenichi · (10 episodes)
2002
Searchin' for My Polestar
Takeshi Kisaki · (12 episodes)
2002
Kamen Rider Kuuga: Special Edition
Yusuke Godai / Kamen Rider Kuuga
2001
Platonic Sex
Toshimi Iwasaki
2001
The Scent of Jealousy
(11 episodes)
2001
Zaion: I Wish You Were Here
Yuuji "Yuugi" Tamiya (voice) · (4 episodes)
2001
Kamen Rider Kuuga: Good Job
Yusuke Godai
2001
Kamen Rider Kuuga: New Year's Dream
Yusuke Godai / Kamen Rider Kuuga
2001
Kamen Rider Kuuga Super Secret Video: Kuuga vs. the Strong Monster Go-Jiino-Da
Yusuke Godai / Kamen Rider Kuuga
2000
Visual Battle
(21 episodes)
2000
Kamen Rider Kuuga
Yusuke Godai / Kamen Rider Kuuga · (49 episodes)
2000
Kamen Rider
Yusuke Godai / Kamen Rider Kuuga · (49 episodes)
1971