
Joe Odagiri
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1976-02-16 (49 years old)
Place of Birth
Okayama, Japan
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
Acting
Harbour
as Shin
(2025)
The Solitary Gourmet
as Shop Owner
(2025)
夏の砂の上
as Osamu Koura
(2025)
(2025)
Super Kuuga Exhibition EXTRA EPISODE Revisited
as Yusuke Godai / Kamen Rider Kuuga (archived footage)
(2024)
90 Years Old – So What?
as Repairman
(2023)
(2023)
Yoko
as Akimasa Kudo
(2022)
What to Do With the Dead Kaiju?
as Ryo 'Blues' Aoshima
(2022)
(2022)
(2021)
We Made a Beautiful Bouquet
as Kohei Kaji
(2021)
Saturday Fiction
as Furuya Saburo
(2021)
A Madder Red
as Yoichi Tanaka
(2021)
The Asian Angel
as Toru Aoki
(2021)
(2020)
(2019)
(2018)
Modest Heroes
as Invisible Man (voice)
(2018)
Human, Space, Time and Human
as Eve's Boyfriend
(2018)
Room Laundering
as Goro Ikazuzi
(2017)
Pumpkin and Mayonnaise
as Hagio
(2017)
The White Girl
as Sakamoto
(2017)
Ernesto
as Freddy Maemura Hurtado
(2016)
Midnight Diner 2
as Kogure
(2016)
Her Love Boils Bathwater
as Kazuhiro Kono
(2016)
Over the Fence
as Yoshio Shiraiwa
(2015)
S: The Last Policeman: Recovery of Our Future
as Keigo Masaki
(2015)
Gassoh
as Tokunoshin Mori
(2015)
Foujita
as Foujita
(2014)
The World of Kanako
as Detective Aikawa
(2014)
Midnight Diner
as Kogure
(2014)
(2014)
(2013)
Real
as Sawano
(2013)
The Great Passage
as Masashi Nishioka
(2013)
Mr. Go
as Owner of Baseball Team Junichi Ito
(2013)
The Human Trust
as Eiji Kugenuma
(2013)
(2011)
My Way
as Tatsuo Hasegawa
(2011)
I Wish
as Kenji Kinami
(2011)
Poongsan
as North Korean solider 1
(2010)
A School Behind Bars
as Junpei Ishikawa
(2009)
Air Doll
as Sonoda
(2009)
Plastic City
as Kirin
(2009)
The Warrior and the Wolf
as Lu Shenkang
(2009)
(2009)
(2008)
Dream
as Jin
(2008)
Then Summer Came
as Tamio Kanzaki
(2007)
Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
as Masaya Nakagawa
(2007)
Mushi-Shi: The Movie
as Ginko
(2007)
Adrift in Tokyo
as Fumiya Takemura
(2007)
Retribution
as Dr. Takagi
(2007)
Sad Vacation
as Goto
(2006)
Suite Dreams
as Ukon
(2006)
Sway
as Takeru Hayakawa
(2006)
The Pavillion Salamandre
as Houichi Tobishima
(2006)
Big River
as Teppei
(2005)
Shinobi: Heart Under Blade
as Kouga Gen-no-suke
(2005)
Turtles Are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers
as Suzume's Husband
(2005)
Hazard
as Shin
(2005)
House of Himiko
as Haruhiko
(2005)
Pacchigi!
as Sakazaki
(2005)
In the Pool
as Tetsuya Taguchi
(2005)
Princess Raccoon
as Amechiyo
(2005)
Into a Dream
as Yuji
(2005)
Scrap Heaven
as Tetsu Katsurai
(2005)
Making of Hazard
as himself
(2004)
Blood and Bones
as Takeshi Park
(2004)
Black Kiss
as Joker Jono
(2004)
Out of This World
as Shozo Ikeshima
(2004)
Prayer Beads
as (segment "Echoes")
(2003)
Azumi
as Bijomaru Mogami
(2003)
Bright Future
as Yûji Nimura
(2003)
Ambivalent Future: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
as Himself
(2002)
(2001)
Platonic Sex
as Toshimi Iwasaki
(2001)
Kamen Rider Kuuga: Special Edition
as Yusuke Godai / Kamen Rider Kuuga
(2001)
Kamen Rider Kuuga: New Year's Dream
as Yusuke Godai / Kamen Rider Kuuga
(2001)
Kamen Rider Kuuga: Good Job
as Yusuke Godai
(2000)
Kamen Rider Kuuga Super Secret Video: Kuuga vs. the Strong Monster Go-Jiino-Da
as Yusuke Godai / Kamen Rider Kuuga
Crew
Oliver na Inu, (Gosh!!) Konoyarou Movie
Director, Screenplay, Editor
(2019)
They Say Nothing Stays the Same
Director, Screenplay, Editor
(2009)
Looking For Cherry Blossoms
Director