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).
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
90 Years Old-So What?
FRONTIERS
THE TRUTH
Sell My Hand
The Moon
Yoko
Atom's Last Shot
All Because of Me
Shigure's Choice
What to Do With the Dead Kaiju?
Saturday Fiction
Bullets, Bones and Blocked Noses
The Asian Angel
Namonaihi: A Day with No Name
Creator's File: GOLD
A Madder Red
My Dear Exes
We Made a Beautiful Bouquet
A Life Turned Upside Down: My Dad's an Alcoholic
Masked Rider Kuuga
Aging Police / Resurrection Special
They Say Nothing Stays the Same
Room Laundering
Invisible
Eerie: Invisible Face
We Are Rockets!
Room Laundering
Human, Space, Time and Human
The White Girl
Pumpkin and Mayonnaise
Ernesto
Midnight Diner 2
Her Love Boils Bathwater
Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories
Over the Fence
Sleepeeer Hit!
Foujita
Candy House
Gassoh
S: The Last Policeman: Recovery of Our Future
Keisei Saimin no Otoko
To Give a Dream
Midnight Diner
The World of Kanako
Airport 2013
Wednesday Downtown
River's Edge Investigative Agency Okawabata
Villiany Ganbo
The Thorns of Alice
S -The Last Policeman
The Human Trust
Present for You
Mr. Go
Real
The Great Passage
Gozen 3-ji no muhou chitai
Yae's Sakura
Family Song
My Way
Poongsan
I Wish
A School Behind Bars
Atami's Police Investigators
SOUL RED Yusaku Matsuda
The Warrior and the Wolf
Air Doll
My Sister
Plastic City
Dream
Then Summer Came
Adrift in Tokyo
Mushi-Shi: The Movie
Sad Vacation
Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
Retribution
The Pavillion Salamandre
Sway
Big River
Suite Dreams
Time Limit Investigator
Hazard
Scrap Heaven
Shinobi: Heart Under Blade
House of Himiko
Turtles Are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers
Into a Dream
Princess Raccoon
In the Pool
Making of Hazard
Pacchigi!
Fukigen na Gene
Blood and Bones
Black Kiss
Prayer Beads
Out of This World
Shinsengumi!
Beginner
Azumi
Kao
Ambivalent Future: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Bright Future
Transparent
Searchin' for My Polestar
Kamen Rider Kuuga: Special Edition
Platonic Sex
The Scent of Jealousy
Zaion: I Wish You Were Here
Kamen Rider Kuuga: Good Job
Kamen Rider Kuuga: New Year's Dream
Kamen Rider Kuuga Super Secret Video: Kuuga vs. the Strong Monster Go-Jiino-Da
Kamen Rider
Acting
2000
Kamen Rider Kuuga Super Secret Video: Kuuga vs. the Strong Monster Go-Jiino-Da
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Yusuke Godai / Kamen Rider Kuuga