Joe Odagiri
Known for Acting · 130 credits
- Born
- 1976-02-16 (age 50)
- Place of birth
- Okayama, Japan
- Also known as
- オダギリ ジョー · Jō Odagiri · 小田切 譲 · 小田切 让 · Joe Odagiri
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).
Known For
TV Shows (42)
Kamen Rider
1971
as Yusuke Godai / Kamen Rider Kuuga
Time Limit Investigator
2006
as 霧山修一朗
Wednesday Downtown
2014
as Panel member
Midnight Diner
2009
as Kogure / Katagiri
Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories
2016
as Kogure
I Love Tokyo Legend - Kawaii Detective -
2012
My Dear Exes
2021
Kamen Rider Kuuga
2000
as Yusuke Godai / Kamen Rider Kuuga
Keisei Saimin no Otoko
2015
as Takahashi Korekiyo
Atami's Police Investigators
2010
as Kenzo Hoshizaki
S -The Last Policeman
2014
as Keigo Masaki
Atom's Last Shot
2022
as Akihiko Okitsu
Bullets, Bones and Blocked Noses
2021
as Oliver(オリバー)
Yae's Sakura
2013
as Joseph Hardy Neesima
Shinsengumi!
2004
as Saitō Hajime
Sleepeeer Hit!
2016
as Kei Iokibe
Villiany Ganbo
2014
as Tamotsu Ijyuin
We Are Rockets!
2018
as Taro Urushido
Kao
2003
as Kousuke Nishijima（西島 耕輔）
To Give a Dream
2015
as Murano
The Thorns of Alice
2014
as Yusuke Nishimon
Searchin' for My Polestar
2002
as Takeshi Kisaki
Zaion: I Wish You Were Here
2001
as Yuuji "Yuugi" Tamiya (voice)
River's Edge Investigative Agency Okawabata
2014
as Muraki
Beginner
2003
as Shun Hazama（羽佐間 旬）
Sell My Hand
2023
as Okuwa Kitaro
Eerie: Invisible Face
2018
as Seiji Hirokawa
Transparent
2002
as Satomi Kenichi
Creator's File: GOLD
2021
Gozen 3-ji no muhou chitai
2013
as Tagaya
Family Song
2012
as Seigi Hayakawa
THE TRUTH
2023
Room Laundering
2018
as Ikazuchi Gorou
Fukigen na Gene
2005
Candy House
2015
as Sakurai Taro
The Scent of Jealousy
2001
Prayer Beads
2004
Kaikyo wo Wataru Violin
2007
as Teacher Aikawa
FRONTIERS
2023
as Narrator
My Sister
2009
as Mei Egami
Visual Battle
2000
Hey Detective, Your Backpack is Open!
2026
as Master
Movies (88)
My Way
2011
as Tatsuo Hasegawa
The World of Kanako
2014
as Detective Aikawa
We Made a Beautiful Bouquet
2021
as Kohei Kaji
Shinobi: Heart Under Blade
2005
as Kouga Gen-no-suke
Azumi
2003
as Bijomaru Mogami
Kamen Rider Kuuga: Special Edition
2001
as Yusuke Godai / Kamen Rider Kuuga
The Samurai and the Prisoner
2026
Modest Heroes
2018
as Invisible Man (voice)
Air Doll
2009
as Sonoda
Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
2007
as Masaya Nakagawa
Her Love Boils Bathwater
2016
as Kazuhiro Kono
Midnight Diner
2014
as Kogure
Mr. Go
2013
as Ito Hiroshi
The Solitary Gourmet
2025
as Shop Owner
Human, Space, Time and Human
2018
as Eve's Boyfriend
We Shall Overcome Someday
2005
as Sakazaki
Blood and Bones
2004
as Takeshi Park
I Wish
2011
as Kenji Kinami
Turtles Are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers
2005
as Suzume's Husband
On Summer Sand
2025
as Osamu Koura
The Asian Angel
2021
as Toru Aoki
Bring Him Down to a Portable Size
2025
as Riko's brother
Retribution
2007
as Dr. Takagi
Saturday Fiction
2021
as Furuya Saburo
Real
2013
as Sawano
La Maison de Himiko
2005
as Haruhiko
Midnight Diner 2
2016
as Kogure
The Great Passage
2013
as Masashi Nishioka
Yoko
2023
as Akimasa Kudo
Adrift in Tokyo
2007
as Fumiya Takemura
Mushi-Shi: The Movie
2007
as Ginko
Platonic Sex
2001
as Toshimi Iwasaki
Bright Future
2003
as Yûji Nimura
Poongsan
2011
as North Korean Solider 1
Gassoh
2015
as Tokunoshin Mori
Over the Fence
2016
as Yoshio Shiraiwa
Then Summer Came
2008
as Tamio Kanzaki
What to Do With the Dead Kaiju?
2022
as Ryo 'Blues' Aoshima
Room Laundering
2018
as Goro Ikazuzi
Suite Dreams
2006
as Ukon
Kamen Rider Kuuga: New Year's Dream
2001
as Yusuke Godai / Kamen Rider Kuuga
Sad Vacation
2007
as Goto
Scrap Heaven
2005
as Tetsu Katsurai
The Human Trust
2013
as Eiji Kugenuma
A Life Turned Upside Down: My Dad's an Alcoholic
2020
90 Years Old – So What?
2024
as Repairman
Jubaku: Spellbound
1999
as Reporter
Black Kiss
2004
as Joker Jono
Princess Raccoon
2005
as Amechiyo
Sway
2006
as Takeru Hayakawa
The Moon
2023
All Because of Me
2022
A Madder Red
2021
as Yoichi Tanaka
Aging Police / Resurrection Special
2019
Kamen Rider Kuuga Super Secret Video: Kuuga vs. the Strong Monster Go-Jiino-Da
2000
as Yusuke Godai / Kamen Rider Kuuga
S: The Last Policeman: Recovery of Our Future
2015
as Keigo Masaki
The Warrior and the Wolf
2009
as Lu Shenkang
Out of This World
2004
as Shozo Ikeshima
Plastic City
2009
as Kirin
Foujita
2015
as Foujita
In the Pool
2005
as Tetsuya Taguchi
Airport 2013
2014
Pumpkin and Mayonnaise
2017
as Hagio
Hazard
2005
as Shin
Kamen Rider Kuuga: Good Job
2001
as Yusuke Godai
Dream
2008
as Jin
目下の恋人
2002
The Pavillion Salamandre
2006
as Houichi Tobishima
SOUL RED Yusaku Matsuda
2009
Gosh!!
2025
Into a Dream
2005
as Yuji
Super Kuuga Exhibition EXTRA EPISODE Revisited
2025
as Yusuke Godai / Kamen Rider Kuuga (archived footage)
Namonaihi: A Day with No Name
2021
The White Girl
2017
as Sakamoto
Ernesto
2017
as Freddy Maemura Hurtado
Looking for Cherry Blossoms
2009
Ambivalent Future: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
2003
as Himself
A School Behind Bars
2010
as Junpei Ishikawa
Haru and Tae
mopim
2025
Harbour
as Shin
Present for You
2015
Big River
2006
as Teppei
Shigure's Choice
2021
Making of Hazard
2005
as himself
Himokawa Rhapsody
2014
BREAK SHOT
2026
Terrors: Darkness
2001
About 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 m… With 130 credits spanning from 1971 to 2026, Joe Odagiri has appeared in 88 films and 42 TV shows.
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- My Way (2011) — as Tatsuo Hasegawa
- The World of Kanako (2014) — as Detective Aikawa
- We Made a Beautiful Bouquet (2021) — as Kohei Kaji
- Shinobi: Heart Under Blade (2005) — as Kouga Gen-no-suke
- Azumi (2003) — as Bijomaru Mogami
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