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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).
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Movie | The Moon | Unknown | 2023-10-13 |
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Series | THE TRUTH | Unknown | 2023-12-05 |
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Movie | Shigure's Choice | Unknown | 2022-06-26 |
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Movie | All Because of Me | Unknown | 2022-08-11 |
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Series | My Dear Exes | Unknown | 2021-04-13 |
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Series | Creator's File: GOLD | Unknown | 2021-06-03 |
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Series | Bullets, Bones and Blocked Noses | Oliver(オリバー) | 2021-09-17 |
Movie | The Asian Angel | Toru Aoki | 2021-07-02 |
Movie | Namonaihi: A Day with No Name | Unknown | 2021-06-11 |
Movie | A Life Turned Upside Down: My Dad's an Alcoholic | Unknown | 2020-03-06 |
Movie | Aging Police / Resurrection Special | Unknown | 2019-09-29 |
Series | We Are Rockets! | Taro Urushido | 2018-07-13 |
Series | Eerie: Invisible Face | Seiji Hirokawa | 2018-08-04 |
Movie | Human, Space, Time and Human | Eve's Boyfriend | 2018-02-01 |
Movie | Room Laundering | Goro Ikazuzi | 2018-07-07 |
Movie | Invisible | Invisible man (voice) | 2018-08-24 |
Movie | Modest Heroes | Invisible Man (voice) | 2018-08-24 |
Series | Room Laundering | Ikazuchi Gorou | 2018-11-04 |
Movie | Ernesto | Freddy Maemura Hurtado | 2017-10-06 |
Movie | The White Girl | Sakamoto | 2017-12-14 |
Movie | Pumpkin and Mayonnaise | Hagio | 2017-11-11 |
Series | Sleepeeer Hit! | Kei Iokibe | 2016-04-12 |
Movie | Over the Fence | Yoshio Shiraiwa | 2016-09-17 |
Movie | Midnight Diner 2 | Kogure | 2016-11-05 |
Series | Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories | Kogure | 2016-10-21 |
Movie | Her Love Boils Bathwater | Kazuhiro Kono | 2016-10-29 |
Series | Keisei Saimin no Otoko | Takahashi Korekiyo | 2015-08-22 |
Series | To Give a Dream | Murano | 2015-05-17 |
Movie | S: The Last Policeman: Recovery of Our Future | Keigo Masaki | 2015-08-29 |
Movie | Gassoh | Tokunoshin Mori | 2015-09-26 |
Movie | Foujita | Foujita | 2015-11-24 |
Series | Candy House | Sakurai Taro | 2015-10-21 |
Series | River's Edge Investigative Agency Okawabata | Muraki | 2014-04-18 |
Series | Villiany Ganbo | Tamotsu Ijyuin | 2014-04-14 |
Series | S -The Last Policeman | Keigo Masaki | 2014-01-12 |
Series | The Thorns of Alice | Yusuke Nishimon | 2014-04-11 |
Series | Wednesday Downtown | Panel member | 2014-04-23 |
Movie | Airport 2013 | Unknown | 2014-05-02 |
Movie | The World of Kanako | Detective Aikawa | 2014-07-04 |
Movie | Midnight Diner | Kogure | 2014-11-01 |
Movie | Himokawa Rhapsody | Unknown | 2014-06-04 |
Movie | The Great Passage | Masashi Nishioka | 2013-04-13 |
Movie | Real | Sawano | 2013-06-01 |
Series | Gozen 3-ji no muhou chitai | Tagaya | 2013-03-20 |
Series | Yae's Sakura | Joseph Hardy Neesima | 2013-01-06 |
Movie | The Human Trust | Eiji Kugenuma | 2013-10-19 |
Movie | Present for You | Unknown | 2013-10-04 |
Movie | Mr. Go | Owner of Baseball Team Junichi Ito | 2013-07-17 |
Series | Family Song | Seigi Hayakawa | 2012-04-15 |
Movie | I Wish | Kenji Kinami | 2011-06-11 |
Movie | Poongsan | North Korean solider 1 | 2011-06-23 |
Movie | My Way | Tatsuo Hasegawa | 2011-12-21 |
Series | Atami's Police Investigators | Kenzo Hoshizaki | 2010-07-30 |
Movie | A School Behind Bars | Junpei Ishikawa | 2010-10-11 |
Movie | Plastic City | Kirin | 2009-03-14 |
Movie | Looking For Cherry Blossoms | Unknown | 2009-01-21 |
Movie | SOUL RED Yusaku Matsuda | Unknown | 2009-11-06 |
Series | My Sister | Mei Egami | 2009-04-19 |
Movie | Air Doll | Sonoda | 2009-09-26 |
Movie | The Warrior and the Wolf | Lu Shenkang | 2009-10-02 |
Movie | Then Summer Came | Tamio Kanzaki | 2008-07-19 |
Movie | Dream | Jin | 2008-09-26 |
Movie | Retribution | Dr. Takagi | 2007-02-24 |
Movie | Adrift in Tokyo | Fumiya Takemura | 2007-11-10 |
Movie | Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad | Masaya Nakagawa | 2007-04-14 |
Movie | Sad Vacation | Goto | 2007-09-08 |
Movie | Mushi-Shi: The Movie | Ginko | 2007-09-20 |
Movie | Suite Dreams | Ukon | 2006-01-14 |
Series | Time Limit Investigator | 霧山修一朗 | 2006-01-13 |
Movie | Big River | Teppei | 2006-01-20 |
Movie | Sway | Takeru Hayakawa | 2006-07-08 |
Movie | The Pavillion Salamandre | Houichi Tobishima | 2006-09-16 |
Movie | Princess Raccoon | Amechiyo | 2005-05-28 |
Movie | In the Pool | Tetsuya Taguchi | 2005-05-21 |
Movie | Pacchigi! | Sakazaki | 2005-01-22 |
Series | Fukigen na Gene | Unknown | 2005-01-17 |
Movie | Making of Hazard | himself | 2005-03-03 |
Movie | House of Himiko | Haruhiko | 2005-08-27 |
Movie | Into a Dream | Yuji | 2005-06-11 |
Movie | Hazard | Shin | 2005-11-05 |
Movie | Scrap Heaven | Tetsu Katsurai | 2005-10-08 |
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Series | Shinsengumi! | Saitō Hajime | 2004-01-11 |
Movie | Out of This World | Shozo Ikeshima | 2004-02-07 |
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Movie | Bright Future | Yûji Nimura | 2003-01-18 |
Movie | Ambivalent Future: Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Himself | 2003-02-08 |
Movie | Azumi | Bijomaru Mogami | 2003-05-10 |
Series | Beginner | Shun Hazama(羽佐間 旬) | 2003-10-06 |
Series | Searchin' for My Polestar | Takeshi Kisaki | 2002-07-02 |
Series | Transparent | Satomi Kenichi | 2002-07-04 |
Movie | Mokka No Koibito | Unknown | 2002-11-30 |
Movie | Kamen Rider Kuuga: Good Job | Yusuke Godai | 2001-01-20 |
Movie | Kamen Rider Kuuga: New Year's Dream | Yusuke Godai / Kamen Rider Kuuga | 2001-01-02 |
Series | Zaion: I Wish You Were Here | Yuuji "Yuugi" Tamiya (voice) | 2001-10-04 |
Series | The Scent of Jealousy | Unknown | 2001-10-12 |
Movie | Platonic Sex | Toshimi Iwasaki | 2001-10-20 |
Movie | Kamen Rider Kuuga: Special Edition | Yusuke Godai / Kamen Rider Kuuga | 2001-10-21 |
Series | Masked Rider Kuuga | Yusuke Godai / Kamen Rider Kuuga | 2000-01-30 |
Movie | Kamen Rider Kuuga Super Secret Video: Kuuga vs. the Strong Monster Go-Jiino-Da | Yusuke Godai / Kamen Rider Kuuga | 2000-08-27 |
Series | Visual Battle | Unknown | 2000-07-08 |
Series | Kamen Rider | Yusuke Godai / Kamen Rider Kuuga | 1971-04-03 |
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