Joe Odagiri
Acting
Born: February 16, 1976 (age 50) · Okayama, Japan
Highest Rated
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
My Way
2011
Azumi
2003
Air Doll
2009
The World of Kanako
2014
Modest Heroes
2018
I Wish
2011
Shinobi: Heart Under Blade
2005
We Made a Beautiful Bouquet
2021
Retribution
2007
Kamen Rider
1971
Dream
2008
Real
2013
Photos (5)
Movies (82)
My Way
Tatsuo Hasegawa
The World of Kanako
Detective Aikawa
We Made a Beautiful Bouquet
Kohei Kaji
The Samurai and the Prisoner
Koori Juemon
Shinobi: Heart Under Blade
Kouga Gen-no-suke
Azumi
Bijomaru Mogami
Dream
Jin
Bring Him Down to a Portable Size
Riko's brother
Modest Heroes
Invisible Man (voice)
Her Love Boils Bathwater
Kazuhiro Kono
Air Doll
Sonoda
Saturday Fiction
Furuya Saburo
Human, Space, Time and Human
Eve's Boyfriend
The Solitary Gourmet
Shop Owner
Suite Dreams
Ukon
I Wish
Kenji Kinami
On Summer Sand
Osamu Koura
Turtles Are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers
Suzume's Husband
Midnight Diner
Kogure
BREAK SHOT
2026
Gosh!!
2025
Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
Masaya Nakagawa
Retribution
Dr. Takagi
Midnight Diner 2
Kogure
Blood and Bones
Takeshi Park
Bright Future
Yûji Nimura
Adrift in Tokyo
Fumiya Takemura
The Human Trust
Eiji Kugenuma
The Moon
Shohei Dojima
Foujita
Foujita
Real
Sawano
What to Do With the Dead Kaiju?
Ryo 'Blues' Aoshima
Sad Vacation
Goto
Mr. Go
Ito Hiroshi
Kamen Rider Kuuga: Special Edition
Yusuke Godai / Kamen Rider Kuuga
Room Laundering
Goro Ikazuzi
The Asian Angel
Toru Aoki
Pumpkin and Mayonnaise
Hagio
The Great Passage
Masashi Nishioka
We Shall Overcome Someday
Sakazaki
La Maison de Himiko
Haruhiko
Yoko
Akimasa Kudo
Kamen Rider Kuuga Super Secret Video: Kuuga vs. the Strong Monster Go-Jiino-Da
Yusuke Godai / Kamen Rider Kuuga
Poongsan
North Korean Solider
Black Kiss
Joker Jono
Super Kuuga Exhibition EXTRA EPISODE Revisited
Yusuke Godai / Kamen Rider Kuuga (archived footage)
Present for You
2015
Platonic Sex
Toshimi Iwasaki
Over the Fence
Yoshio Shiraiwa
S: The Last Policeman: Recovery of Our Future
Keigo Masaki
Mushi-Shi: The Movie
Ginko
Airport 2013
2014
A Madder Red
Yoichi Tanaka
The Warrior and the Wolf
Lu Shenkang
Jubaku: Spellbound
Reporter
90 Years Old – So What?
Repairman
All Because of Me
2022
The White Girl
Sakamoto
Kamen Rider Kuuga: New Year's Dream
Yusuke Godai / Kamen Rider Kuuga
Then Summer Came
Tamio Kanzaki
Kamen Rider Kuuga: Good Job
Yusuke Godai
In the Pool
Tetsuya Taguchi
Hazard
Shin
Sway
Takeru Hayakawa
Plastic City
Kirin
A Life Turned Upside Down: My Dad's an Alcoholic
2020
Scrap Heaven
Tetsu Katsurai
SOUL RED Yusaku Matsuda
2009
Princess Raccoon
Amechiyo
Aging Police / Resurrection Special
2019
Ernesto
Freddy Maemura Hurtado
Terrors: Darkness
2001
A School Behind Bars
Junpei Ishikawa
Into a Dream
Yuji
Out of This World
Shozo Ikeshima
Gassoh
Tokunoshin Mori
Shigure's Choice
2021
Namonaihi: A Day with No Name
2021
mopim
2025
The Pavillion Salamandre
Houichi Tobishima
Looking for Cherry Blossoms
2009
Big River
Teppei
TV Shows (43)
Kamen Rider
Yusuke Godai / Kamen Rider Kuuga · 49 eps
Wednesday Downtown
Panel member · 1 eps
The World Heritage
52 eps
Kamen Rider Kuuga
Yusuke Godai / Kamen Rider Kuuga · 49 eps
Midnight Diner
Kogure · 2 eps
Midnight Diner
Katagiri · 10 eps
Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories
Kogure · 12 eps
I Love Tokyo Legend - Kawaii Detective -
2 eps
Time Limit Investigator
霧山修一朗 · 26 eps
Yae's Sakura
Joseph Hardy Neesima · 50 eps
Atom's Last Shot
Akihiko Okitsu · 9 eps
Bullets, Bones and Blocked Noses
Oliver(オリバー) · 6 eps
Atami's Police Investigators
Kenzo Hoshizaki · 8 eps
Shinsengumi!
Saitō Hajime · 49 eps
My Dear Exes
4 eps
S -The Last Policeman
Keigo Masaki · 10 eps
Hey Detective, Your Backpack is Open!
Master · 1 eps
The Thorns of Alice
Yusuke Nishimon · 10 eps
Keisei Saimin no Otoko
Korekiyo Takahashi · 5 eps
Sleepeeer Hit!
Kei Iokibe · 10 eps
Villiany Ganbo
Tamotsu Ijyuin · 11 eps
River's Edge Investigative Agency Okawabata
Muraki · 12 eps
Room Laundering
Ikazuchi Gorou · 6 eps
Zaion: I Wish You Were Here
Yuuji "Yuugi" Tamiya (voice) · 4 eps
Kao
Kousuke Nishijima（西島 耕輔） · 11 eps
To Give a Dream
Murano · 4 eps
We Are Rockets!
Taro Urushido · 10 eps
Searchin' for My Polestar
Takeshi Kisaki · 12 eps
Creator's File: GOLD
1 eps
Eerie: Invisible Face
Seiji Hirokawa · 6 eps
THE TRUTH
4 eps
Sell My Hand
Okuwa Kitaro · 10 eps
Transparent
Satomi Kenichi · 10 eps
Fukigen na Gene
11 eps
Family Song
Seigi Hayakawa · 8 eps
The Scent of Jealousy
11 eps
Prayer Beads
1 eps
Candy House
Sakurai Taro · 10 eps
Beginner
Shun Hazama（羽佐間 旬） · 11 eps
Gozen 3-ji no muhou chitai
Tagaya · 12 eps
Kaikyo wo Wataru Violin
Teacher Aikawa · 1 eps
My Sister
Mei Egami · 11 eps
FRONTIERS
Narrator · 2 eps
