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