Joe Odagiri
Known for Acting · 131 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 (43)
Kamen Rider
1971
as Yusuke Godai / Kamen Rider Kuuga
Wednesday Downtown
2014
as Panel member
Time Limit Investigator
2006
as 霧山修一朗
The World Heritage
2014
Midnight Diner
2009
as Kogure / Katagiri
Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories
2016
as Kogure
Kamen Rider Kuuga
2000
as Yusuke Godai / Kamen Rider Kuuga
Keisei Saimin no Otoko
2015
as Takahashi Korekiyo
I Love Tokyo Legend - Kawaii Detective -
2012
Bullets, Bones and Blocked Noses
2021
as Oliver(オリバー)
S -The Last Policeman
2014
as Keigo Masaki
My Dear Exes
2021
Atami's Police Investigators
2010
as Kenzo Hoshizaki
Shinsengumi!
2004
as Saitō Hajime
Atom's Last Shot
2022
as Akihiko Okitsu
Villiany Ganbo
2014
as Tamotsu Ijyuin
Yae's Sakura
2013
as Joseph Hardy Neesima
Sleepeeer Hit!
2016
as Kei Iokibe
Kao
2003
as Kousuke Nishijima（西島 耕輔）
We Are Rockets!
2018
as Taro Urushido
To Give a Dream
2015
as Murano
Eerie: Invisible Face
2018
as Seiji Hirokawa
Transparent
2002
as Satomi Kenichi
The Thorns of Alice
2014
as Yusuke Nishimon
River's Edge Investigative Agency Okawabata
2014
as Muraki
Searchin' for My Polestar
2002
as Takeshi Kisaki
Sell My Hand
2023
as Okuwa Kitaro
Fukigen na Gene
2005
Zaion: I Wish You Were Here
2001
as Yuuji "Yuugi" Tamiya (voice)
Room Laundering
2018
as Ikazuchi Gorou
Beginner
2003
as Shun Hazama（羽佐間 旬）
Family Song
2012
as Seigi Hayakawa
Candy House
2015
as Sakurai Taro
Creator's File: GOLD
2021
Gozen 3-ji no muhou chitai
2013
as Tagaya
THE TRUTH
2023
The Scent of Jealousy
2001
Kaikyo wo Wataru Violin
2007
as Teacher Aikawa
Hey Detective, Your Backpack is Open!
2026
as Master
Prayer Beads
2004
Visual Battle
2000
My Sister
2009
as Mei Egami
FRONTIERS
2023
as Narrator
Movies (88)
My Way
2011
as Tatsuo Hasegawa
The Solitary Gourmet
2025
as Shop Owner
We Made a Beautiful Bouquet
2021
as Kohei Kaji
The World of Kanako
2014
as Detective Aikawa
I Wish
2011
as Kenji Kinami
Azumi
2003
as Bijomaru Mogami
Shinobi: Heart Under Blade
2005
as Kouga Gen-no-suke
On Summer Sand
2025
as Osamu Koura
The Samurai and the Prisoner
2026
Midnight Diner 2
2016
as Kogure
Adrift in Tokyo
2007
as Fumiya Takemura
Modest Heroes
2018
as Invisible Man (voice)
Human, Space, Time and Human
2018
as Eve's Boyfriend
The Human Trust
2013
as Eiji Kugenuma
Blood and Bones
2004
as Takeshi Park
Bring Him Down to a Portable Size
2025
as Riko's brother
Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
2007
as Masaya Nakagawa
Mr. Go
2013
as Ito Hiroshi
Air Doll
2009
as Sonoda
Sad Vacation
2007
as Goto
Her Love Boils Bathwater
2016
as Kazuhiro Kono
Platonic Sex
2001
as Toshimi Iwasaki
Retribution
2007
as Dr. Takagi
Over the Fence
2016
as Yoshio Shiraiwa
Kamen Rider Kuuga: Special Edition
2001
as Yusuke Godai / Kamen Rider Kuuga
The Asian Angel
2021
as Toru Aoki
What to Do With the Dead Kaiju?
2022
as Ryo 'Blues' Aoshima
Turtles Are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers
2005
as Suzume's Husband
Suite Dreams
2006
as Ukon
La Maison de Himiko
2005
as Haruhiko
Yoko
2023
as Akimasa Kudo
The Warrior and the Wolf
2009
as Lu Shenkang
The Great Passage
2013
as Masashi Nishioka
S: The Last Policeman: Recovery of Our Future
2015
as Keigo Masaki
Poongsan
2011
as North Korean Solider 1
Aging Police / Resurrection Special
2019
Midnight Diner
2014
as Kogure
Room Laundering
2018
as Goro Ikazuzi
Scrap Heaven
2005
as Tetsu Katsurai
Pumpkin and Mayonnaise
2017
as Hagio
Kamen Rider Kuuga Super Secret Video: Kuuga vs. the Strong Monster Go-Jiino-Da
2000
as Yusuke Godai / Kamen Rider Kuuga
In the Pool
2005
as Tetsuya Taguchi
We Shall Overcome Someday
2005
as Sakazaki
A Madder Red
2021
as Yoichi Tanaka
Gassoh
2015
as Tokunoshin Mori
Hazard
2005
as Shin
Black Kiss
2004
as Joker Jono
Real
2013
as Sawano
Airport 2013
2014
The Moon
2023
Sway
2006
as Takeru Hayakawa
All Because of Me
2022
Saturday Fiction
2021
as Furuya Saburo
A Life Turned Upside Down: My Dad's an Alcoholic
2020
Bright Future
2003
as Yûji Nimura
90 Years Old – So What?
2024
as Repairman
Foujita
2015
as Foujita
Then Summer Came
2008
as Tamio Kanzaki
Jubaku: Spellbound
1999
as Reporter
Princess Raccoon
2005
as Amechiyo
Out of This World
2004
as Shozo Ikeshima
Mushi-Shi: The Movie
2007
as Ginko
Dream
2008
as Jin
Into a Dream
2005
as Yuji
The Pavillion Salamandre
2006
as Houichi Tobishima
Gosh!!
2025
Kamen Rider Kuuga: New Year's Dream
2001
as Yusuke Godai / Kamen Rider Kuuga
A School Behind Bars
2010
as Junpei Ishikawa
The White Girl
2017
as Sakamoto
Super Kuuga Exhibition EXTRA EPISODE Revisited
2025
as Yusuke Godai / Kamen Rider Kuuga (archived footage)
目下の恋人
2002
Big River
2006
as Teppei
Plastic City
2009
as Kirin
SOUL RED Yusaku Matsuda
2009
Present for You
2015
Namonaihi: A Day with No Name
2021
Ambivalent Future: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
2003
as Himself
mopim
2025
Ernesto
2017
as Freddy Maemura Hurtado
Kamen Rider Kuuga: Good Job
2001
as Yusuke Godai
Making of Hazard
2005
as himself
Looking for Cherry Blossoms
2009
Himokawa Rhapsody
2014
Haru and Tae
Shigure's Choice
2021
BREAK SHOT
2026
Harbour
as Shin
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 131 credits spanning from 1971 to 2026, Joe Odagiri has appeared in 88 films and 43 TV shows.
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- My Way (2011) — as Tatsuo Hasegawa
- The Solitary Gourmet (2025) — as Shop Owner
- We Made a Beautiful Bouquet (2021) — as Kohei Kaji
- The World of Kanako (2014) — as Detective Aikawa
- I Wish (2011) — as Kenji Kinami
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