Joe Odagiri
Acting
Born: Feb 16, 1976
From: Okayama, Japan
Credits: 30 titles
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 …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yoko | Akimasa Kudo | 2023 | 6.0 |
| The Moon | 2023 | 5.4 | |
| What to Do With the Dead Kaiju? | Ryo 'Blues' Aoshima | 2022 | 4.7 |
| A Life Turned Upside Down: My Dad's an Alcoholic | 2020 | 7.5 | |
| Aging Police / Resurrection Special | 2019 | 6.0 | |
| Real | Sawano | 2013 | 6.3 |
| The Great Passage | Masashi Nishioka | 2013 | 7.2 |
| I Wish | Kenji Kinami | 2011 | 7.28 |
| A School Behind Bars | Junpei Ishikawa | 2010 | 10.0 |
| Air Doll | Sonoda | 2009 | 6.9 |
| Plastic City | Kirin | 2009 | 3.9 |
| Dream | Jin | 2008 | 6.636 |
| Then Summer Came | Tamio Kanzaki | 2008 | 4.0 |
| Mushi-Shi: The Movie | Ginko | 2007 | 6.1 |
| Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad | Masaya Nakagawa | 2007 | 6.9 |
| Adrift in Tokyo | Fumiya Takemura | 2007 | 7.1 |
| Retribution | Dr. Takagi | 2007 | 6.4 |
| Sway | Takeru Hayakawa | 2006 | 5.9 |
| Suite Dreams | Ukon | 2006 | 6.2 |
| The Pavillion Salamandre | Houichi Tobishima | 2006 | 4.0 |
| Shinobi: Heart Under Blade | Kouga Gen-no-suke | 2005 | 6.563 |
| In the Pool | Tetsuya Taguchi | 2005 | 7.667 |
| Princess Raccoon | Amechiyo | 2005 | 5.75 |
| Scrap Heaven | Tetsu Katsurai | 2005 | 7.571 |
| Making of Hazard | himself | 2005 | — |
| La Maison de Himiko | Haruhiko | 2005 | 6.235 |
| Blood and Bones | Takeshi Park | 2004 | 6.563 |
| Bright Future | Yûji Nimura | 2003 | 6.8 |
| Platonic Sex | Toshimi Iwasaki | 2001 | 5.469 |
| Harbour | Shin | — | |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1976 |
| From | Okayama, Japan |