
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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