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).
A Life Turned Upside Down: My Dad's an Alcoholic
Shinobi: Heart Under Blade
(Kouga Gen-no-suke)
Harbour
(Shin)
Mushi-Shi: The Movie
(Ginko)
Blood and Bones
(Takeshi Park)
In the Pool
(Tetsuya Taguchi)
Dream
(Jin)
Air Doll
(Sonoda)
Bright Future
(Yûji Nimura)
Plastic City
(Kirin)
Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
(Masaya Nakagawa)
Adrift in Tokyo
(Fumiya Takemura)
Yoko
(Akimasa Kudo)
Princess Raccoon
(Amechiyo)
Sway
(Takeru Hayakawa)
Retribution
(Dr. Takagi)
Platonic Sex
(Toshimi Iwasaki)
Then Summer Came
(Tamio Kanzaki)
I Wish
(Kenji Kinami)
Scrap Heaven
(Tetsu Katsurai)
Making of Hazard
(himself)
House of Himiko
(Haruhiko)
Suite Dreams
(Ukon)
Real
(Sawano)
Aging Police / Resurrection Special
The Great Passage
(Masashi Nishioka)
A School Behind Bars
(Junpei Ishikawa)
The Pavillion Salamandre
(Houichi Tobishima)
The Moon
What to Do With the Dead Kaiju?
(Ryo 'Blues' Aoshima)
The World of Kanako
(Detective Aikawa)
All Because of Me
The Warrior and the Wolf
(Lu Shenkang)
My Way
(Tatsuo Hasegawa)
Shigure's Choice
Hazard
(Shin)
Kamen Rider Kuuga: Good Job
(Yusuke Godai)
Mr. Go
(Owner of Baseball Team Junichi Ito)
Black Kiss
(Joker Jono)
Azumi
(Bijomaru Mogami)
Out of This World
(Shozo Ikeshima)
Pacchigi!
(Sakazaki)
Into a Dream
(Yuji)
Big River
(Teppei)
Sad Vacation
(Goto)
Poongsan
(North Korean solider 1)
The Human Trust
(Eiji Kugenuma)
Mokka No Koibito
Looking For Cherry Blossoms
Present for You
Midnight Diner
(Kogure)
Foujita
(Foujita)
Invisible
(Invisible man (voice))
Gassoh
(Tokunoshin Mori)
SOUL RED Yusaku Matsuda
Ambivalent Future: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
(Himself)
90 Years Old-So What?
S: The Last Policeman: Recovery of Our Future
(Keigo Masaki)
Her Love Boils Bathwater
(Kazuhiro Kono)
Airport 2013
Over the Fence
(Yoshio Shiraiwa)
Midnight Diner 2
(Kogure)
Ernesto
(Freddy Maemura Hurtado)
The White Girl
(Sakamoto)
Prayer Beads
((segment "Echoes"))
Human, Space, Time and Human
(Eve's Boyfriend)
Pumpkin and Mayonnaise
(Hagio)
Saturday Fiction
(Furuya Saburo)
Turtles Are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers
(Suzume's Husband)
Room Laundering
(Goro Ikazuzi)
Kamen Rider Kuuga: Special Edition
(Yusuke Godai / Kamen Rider Kuuga)
Kamen Rider Kuuga: New Year's Dream
(Yusuke Godai / Kamen Rider Kuuga)
Kamen Rider Kuuga Super Secret Video: Kuuga vs. the Strong Monster Go-Jiino-Da
(Yusuke Godai / Kamen Rider Kuuga)
Modest Heroes
(Invisible Man (voice))
Himokawa Rhapsody
The Asian Angel
(Toru Aoki)
We Made a Beautiful Bouquet
(Kohei Kaji)
A Madder Red
(Yoichi Tanaka)
Namonaihi: A Day with No Name
The Solitary Gourmet
Oliver na Inu, (Gosh!!) Konoyarou Movie
My Sister
(Mei Egami)
Keisei Saimin no Otoko
(Takahashi Korekiyo)
Creator's File: GOLD
The Scent of Jealousy
Visual Battle
Beginner
(Shun Hazama（羽佐間 旬）)
Searchin' for My Polestar
(Takeshi Kisaki)
Yae's Sakura
(Joseph Hardy Neesima)
Transparent
(Satomi Kenichi)
Time Limit Investigator
(霧山修一朗)
Zaion: I Wish You Were Here
(Yuuji "Yuugi" Tamiya (voice))
Kao
(Kousuke Nishijima（西島 耕輔）)
Villiany Ganbo
(Tamotsu Ijyuin)
Atami's Police Investigators
(Kenzo Hoshizaki)
Family Song
(Seigi Hayakawa)
The Thorns of Alice
(Yusuke Nishimon)
Bullets, Bones and Blocked Noses
(Oliver(オリバー))
Sleepeeer Hit!
(Kei Iokibe)
Shinsengumi!
(Saitō Hajime)
River's Edge Investigative Agency Okawabata
(Muraki)
Kamen Rider
(Yusuke Godai / Kamen Rider Kuuga)
Candy House
(Sakurai Taro)
S -The Last Policeman
(Keigo Masaki)
Gozen 3-ji no muhou chitai
(Tagaya)
Kamen Rider Kuuga
(Yusuke Godai / Kamen Rider Kuuga)
THE TRUTH
Sell My Hand
(Okuwa Kitaro)
FRONTIERS
(Narrator)
To Give a Dream
(Murano)
We Are Rockets!
(Taro Urushido)
My Dear Exes
Room Laundering
(Ikazuchi Gorou)
Fukigen na Gene
Wednesday Downtown
(Panel member)
Atom's Last Shot
(Akihiko Okitsu)
Eerie: Invisible Face
(Seiji Hirokawa)
Midnight Diner
(Kogure)
Midnight Diner
(Katagiri)
Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories
(Kogure)
Looking For Cherry Blossoms
(Director)
They Say Nothing Stays the Same
(Director)
They Say Nothing Stays the Same
(Screenplay)
They Say Nothing Stays the Same
(Editor)
Oliver na Inu, (Gosh!!) Konoyarou Movie
(Director)
Oliver na Inu, (Gosh!!) Konoyarou Movie
(Screenplay)
Oliver na Inu, (Gosh!!) Konoyarou Movie
(Editor)
Bullets, Bones and Blocked Noses
(Director)
Time Limit Investigator
(Director)
Time Limit Investigator
(Writer)
Bullets, Bones and Blocked Noses
(Writer)
Bullets, Bones and Blocked Noses
(Editor)