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Joe Odagiri
Okayama, Japan
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…
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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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2026
The Canary's Lullaby
Movie
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2026
Satoko Always
Movie Muramoto Kengo
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2026
THE ONE SHOT
TV show Self
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2026
The Samurai and the Prisoner
Movie Koori Juemon
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2026
BREAK SHOT
Movie
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2026
Hey Detective, Your Backpack is Open!
TV show Master
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2025
Bring Him Down to a Portable Size
Movie Riko's brother
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2025
Gosh!!
Movie
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2025
On Summer Sand
Movie Osamu Koura
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2025
mopim
Movie
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2025
Super Kuuga Exhibition EXTRA EPISODE Revisited
Movie Yusuke Godai / Kamen Rider Kuuga (archived footage)
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2025
The Solitary Gourmet
Movie Shop Owner
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2024
90 Years Old – So What?
Movie Repairman
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2023
THE TRUTH
TV show
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2023
FRONTIERS
TV show Narrator
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2023
Sell My Hand
TV show Okuwa Kitaro
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2023
The Moon
Movie Shohei Dojima
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2023
Yoko
Movie Akimasa Kudo
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2022
Atom's Last Shot
TV show Akihiko Okitsu
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2022
All Because of Me
Movie
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2022
What to Do With the Dead Kaiju?
Movie Ryo 'Blues' Aoshima
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2021
Shigure's Choice
Movie
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2021
Saturday Fiction
Movie Furuya Saburo
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2021
Bullets, Bones and Blocked Noses
TV show Oliver(オリバー)
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2021
The Asian Angel
Movie Toru Aoki
- 2021
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2021
Creator's File: GOLD
TV show
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2021
A Madder Red
Movie Yoichi Tanaka
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2021
My Dear Exes
TV show
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2021
We Made a Beautiful Bouquet
Movie Kohei Kaji
- 2020
- 2019
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2019
They Say Nothing Stays the Same
Movie Director
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2018
Room Laundering
TV show Ikazuchi Gorou
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2018
Human, Space, Time and Human
Movie Eve's Boyfriend
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2018
Modest Heroes
Movie Invisible Man (voice)
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2018
Eerie: Invisible Face
TV show Seiji Hirokawa
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2018
We Are Rockets!
TV show Taro Urushido
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2018
Room Laundering
Movie Goro Ikazuzi
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2017
The White Girl
Movie Sakamoto
