Joe Odagiri

Joe Odagiri
オダギリ ジョー
Odagiri at the 28th Tokyo International Film Festival
Born
Jō Odagiri (小田切 譲, Odagiri Jō)

(1976-02-16) February 16, 1976 (age 48)
Tsuyama, Okayama, Japan
Other namesOdajo
Occupation(s)Actor, musician
Years active1999–present
Spouse
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(m. 2008)​
Children3
Websitedongyu.co.jp

Jō Odagiri (Japanese: 小田切 譲, romanized: Odagiri Jō; born 16 February 1976), better known by his stage name Joe Odagiri (オダギリ ジョー, Odagiri Jō), is a Japanese actor. He is most famous for portraying Yusuke Godai, the titular hero of the 2000 tokusatsu series Kamen Rider Kuuga.

Early life and education

Joe Odagiri was born February 16, 1976, in Tsuyama, Okayama prefecture. 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 film directing at California State University, Fresno, but mistakes in the application process landed him in acting classes.[1] He often says that Tokyo is his second hometown.[2]

Filmography (as actor)

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2000 Kamen Rider Kuuga Yusuke Godai Lead role
2001 OL Visual Kei
A Fragrance of Jealousy Asai Makoto
2002 First Time Atsushi
Searchin' for My Polestar Kisaki Takeshi
Transparent Lead role
2003 Face Nishijima Kousuke Lead role
Song of the Canefields Yoshioka
Beginner Shun Lead role
2004 The Violin Over Seas Aikawa Sensei
Shinsengumi! Saitō Hajime Taiga drama [3]
2005 Grumpy Gene Katsuta Hayato
2006 Time Limit Investigator Kiriyama Shuichiro Lead role
2007 Time Limit Investigator, Season 2 Lead role
2008 My Younger Sister Egami Mei Lead role
Midnight Diner Katagiri
2010 Atami no Sousakan Lead role
A School Behind Bars Ishikawa Junpei Lead role
2011 Midnight Diner 2 Katagiri
2013 Yae's Sakura Joseph Hardy Neesima Taiga drama [4]
2014 Rivers Edge Okawabata Detective Agency Takeshi Muraki Lead role
The Thorns of Alice Nishikado
2015 Keisei Saimin no Otoko Part 1 Takahashi Korekiyo Lead role
To Give a Dream Murano
2016 Sleepeeer Hit! Kei Iokibe
2016 Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories Kogure [5]
2018 We Are Rockets! Tarō Urushido [6]
2019 Time Limit Investigator 2019 Kiriyama Shuichiro Lead role [7]
2021 My Dear Exes Hiroshi Takanashi [8]
2021–22 Come Come Everybody Jōichirō "Joe" Ōtsuki Asadora [9]
2022 Atom's Last Shot Akihiku Okitsu [10]

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1999 Jubaku: Spellbound
2001 Platonic Sex Toshimi Iwasaki [11]
2003 Azumi Bijomaru Mogami [11]
Bright Future Yuuji Nimura Lead role [11]
2004 Out of This World Shozo Ikeshima [11]
Blood and Bones Takeshi [11]
Black Kiss Joker Jono [12]
2005 Pacchigi! Sakazaki [11]
In the Pool Tetsuya Taguchi Lead role [11]
Into a Dream Kōji
Hazard Shin Lead role
House of Himiko Haruhiko Kishimoto Lead role [11]
Shinobi: Heart Under Blade Gennosuke Kouga Lead role [11]
Scrap Heaven Tetsu [11]
Princess Raccoon Amechiyo Lead role [11]
2006 Big River Teppei Lead role
The Uchōten Hotel Ukon
Retribution Dr. Takagi
The Pavillion Salamandre Hoichi Tobishima
Sway Takeru Hayakawa Lead role
2007 Mushishi Ginko Lead role
Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad Masawa Nakagawa Lead role
Sad Vacation Goto
Adrift in Tokyo Fumiya Takemura Lead role
2009 Plastic City Kirin
Dream Jin
The Warrior and the Wolf Lu Shenkang Chinese film
Air Doll Sonoda
2011 I Wish Kenji
Poongsan North Korean border guard 1 Cameo
My Way Tatsuo Hasegawa Lead role, South Korean film
2013 The Great Passage Masashi Nishioka
Real Editor
Mr. Go The Owner of Chunichi Dragons Cameo, South Korean film
Human Trust Kugenuma
Present for You Shigeru Kajiwara
2014 The World of Kanako Detective Aikawa
2015 Foujita Tsuguharu Foujita Lead role
2016 Over the Fence Yoshio Shiraiwa Lead role
Her Love Boils Bathwater Kazuhiro
2017 Ernesto Freddy Maymura Lead role
Pumpkin and Mayonnaise Hagio
The White Girl Sakamoto Lead role
2018 Room Laundering Gorō Ikazuchi
Human, Space, Time and Human Eve's boyfriend South Korean film
2019 Saturday Fiction Chinese film [13]
2021 The Asian Angel Tōru Aoki [14]
A Day with No Name Akihito Ono [15]
We Made a Beautiful Bouquet Kōhei Kaji [16]
A Madder Red Yōichi Tanaka [17]
2022 What to Do with the Dead Kaiju? Bruce [18]
It's All My Fault Sakamoto [19]
2023 Yoko [20]
The Moon Shohei [21]
2024 90 Years Old – So What? [22]
2025 The Solitary Gourmet proprietor of the Chinese noodle restaurant Sincérité [23]
Bullets, Bones and Blocked Noses: The Movie Oliver Lead role, also director, writer and editor [24]

Anime

Filmography (as director)

Year Title Notes Ref.
2019 They Say Nothing Stays the Same [25]
2025 Bullets, Bones and Blocked Noses: The Movie [24]

Bibliography

Books

  • Joe Odagiri: Sweater Book (2000)[26]
  • Odagirism (2001)[27]

Discography

Albums

See also

  • Odagiri effect – a television phenomenon named after Joe Odagiri which first occurred in Kamen Rider Kuuga.

References

  1. ^ Odagiri, Joe (October 2001). Odagirism (in Japanese). Bijyutsu Publishing Inc. ISBN 4-568-22113-7.
  2. ^ "EXエンタテイメント：オダギリ ジョー第２の故郷 フレズノに帰る" (in Japanese). Express Co, Ltd. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007.
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  7. ^ "「時効警察はじめました」オダギリジョー×麻生久美子インタビュー". Natalie. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  8. ^ "大豆田とわ子と三人の元夫". TV drama database. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
  9. ^ "オダギリジョーが朝ドラ初出演 NHK「カムカムエヴリバディ」". Daily Sports. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  10. ^ "アトムの童". TV drama database. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "スクラップ・ヘブン". TV Tokyo. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  12. ^ "ブラックキス". eiga.com. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  13. ^ "サタデー・フィクション". eiga.com. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
  14. ^ "アジアの天使". eiga.com. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
  15. ^ "名も無い日". eiga.com. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  16. ^ "清原果耶＆オダギリジョーら『花束みたいな恋をした』追加キャスト発表". Cinema Cafe. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  17. ^ "石井裕也×尾野真千子「茜色に焼かれる」公開、生きにくい時代に翻弄される母子描く". Crank-in!. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  18. ^ "大怪獣のあとしまつ". eiga.com. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  19. ^ "ぜんぶ、ボクのせい". eiga.com. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  20. ^ "658km、陽子の旅". eiga.com. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  21. ^ "月". eiga.com. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
  22. ^ "九十歳。何がめでたい". eiga.com. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
  23. ^ "Live-Action Solitary Gourmet Film Reveals More Cast". Anime News Network. September 27, 2024. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  24. ^ a b "THE オリバーな犬、(Gosh!!)このヤロウ MOVIE". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved November 17, 2024.
  25. ^ "'They Say Nothing Stays the Same' Review". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  26. ^ "オダギリジョーセーターブック". National Diet Library. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
  27. ^ オダギリジョー (October 15, 2001). オダギリズム. ISBN 9784568221138. Retrieved June 8, 2021.