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