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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
February 16, 1976
Place of Birth
Okayama, Japan
Also Known As
- オダギリ ジョー
- Jō Odagiri
- 小田切 譲
- 小田切 让
- Joe Odagiri
Joe Odagiri
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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 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
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Riko's brother
Bring Him Down to a Portable Size
2025
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Gosh!!
2025
9.0
Osamu Koura
On Summer Sand
2025
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mopim
2025
0.0
Yusuke Godai / Kamen Rider Kuuga (archived footage)
Super Kuuga Exhibition EXTRA EPISODE Revisited
2025
7.5
Shop Owner
The Solitary Gourmet
2025
8.0
Repairman
90 Years Old – So What?
2024
7.5
THE TRUTH
2023
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Narrator
FRONTIERS
2023
7.0
Okuwa Kitaro
Sell My Hand
2023
Credits
Bring Him Down to a Portable Size
as Riko's brother
2025
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Gosh!!
2025
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On Summer Sand
as Osamu Koura
2025
9.0
mopim
2025
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Super Kuuga Exhibition EXTRA EPISODE Revisited
as Yusuke Godai / Kamen Rider Kuuga (archived footage)
2025
0.0
The Solitary Gourmet
as Shop Owner
2025
7.5
90 Years Old – So What?
as Repairman
2024
8.0
THE TRUTH
2023
7.5
FRONTIERS
as Narrator
2023
0.0
Sell My Hand
as Okuwa Kitaro
2023
7.0
The Moon
2023
5.5
Yoko
as Akimasa Kudo
2023
6.0
Atom's Last Shot
as Akihiko Okitsu
2022
6.4
All Because of Me
2022
7.8
Shigure's Choice
2022
0.0
What to Do With the Dead Kaiju?
as Ryo 'Blues' Aoshima
2022
4.5
Saturday Fiction
as Furuya Saburo
2021
6.6
Bullets, Bones and Blocked Noses
as Oliver(オリバー)
2021
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The Asian Angel
as Toru Aoki
2021
6.8
Namonaihi: A Day with No Name
2021
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Creator's File: GOLD
2021
6.5
A Madder Red
as Yoichi Tanaka
2021
7.1
My Dear Exes
2021
8.0
We Made a Beautiful Bouquet
as Kohei Kaji
2021
7.7
A Life Turned Upside Down: My Dad's an Alcoholic
2020
7.5
Aging Police / Resurrection Special
2019
6.0
Room Laundering
as Ikazuchi Gorou
2018
7.1
Human, Space, Time and Human
as Eve's Boyfriend
2018
5.6
Modest Heroes
as Invisible Man (voice)
2018
6.6
Eerie: Invisible Face
as Seiji Hirokawa
2018
8.4
We Are Rockets!
as Taro Urushido
2018
7.2
Room Laundering
as Goro Ikazuzi
2018
7.4
The White Girl
as Sakamoto
2017
4.7
Pumpkin and Mayonnaise
as Hagio
2017
6.5
Ernesto
as Freddy Maemura Hurtado
2017
7.0
Midnight Diner 2
as Kogure
2016
7.4
Her Love Boils Bathwater
as Kazuhiro Kono
2016
7.4
Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories
as Kogure
2016
7.8
Over the Fence
as Yoshio Shiraiwa
2016
6.5
Sleepeeer Hit!
as Kei Iokibe
2016
8.1
Foujita
as Foujita
2015
5.2
Candy House
as Sakurai Taro
2015
8.0
Gassoh
as Tokunoshin Mori
2015
7.6
S: The Last Policeman: Recovery of Our Future
as Keigo Masaki
2015
5.5
Keisei Saimin no Otoko
as Takahashi Korekiyo
2015
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To Give a Dream
as Murano
2015
8.8
Present for You
2015
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Midnight Diner
as Kogure
2014
7.6
The World of Kanako
as Detective Aikawa
2014
6.4
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Himokawa Rhapsody
2014
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Airport 2013
2014
6.4
Wednesday Downtown
as Panel member
2014
8.0
River's Edge Investigative Agency Okawabata
as Muraki
2014
8.9
Villiany Ganbo
as Tamotsu Ijyuin
2014
7.3
The Thorns of Alice
as Yusuke Nishimon
2014
8.1
S -The Last Policeman
as Keigo Masaki
2014
7.6
The Human Trust
as Eiji Kugenuma
2013
4.0
Mr. Go
as Ito Hiroshi
2013
6.6
Real
as Sawano
2013
6.2
The Great Passage
as Masashi Nishioka
2013
7.3
Gozen 3-ji no muhou chitai
as Tagaya
2013
0.0
Yae's Sakura
as Joseph Hardy Neesima
2013
7.9
Family Song
as Seigi Hayakawa
2012
0.0
I Love Tokyo Legend - Kawaii Detective -
2012
5.8
My Way
as Tatsuo Hasegawa
2011
7.9
Poongsan
as North Korean Solider 1
2011
6.2
I Wish
as Kenji Kinami
2011
7.3
A School Behind Bars
as Junpei Ishikawa
2010
10.0
Atami's Police Investigators
as Kenzo Hoshizaki
2010
8.0
SOUL RED Yusaku Matsuda
2009
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Midnight Diner
as Kogure
2009
8.1
Midnight Diner
as Katagiri
2009
8.1
The Warrior and the Wolf
as Lu Shenkang
2009
4.5
Air Doll
as Sonoda
2009
7.0
My Sister
as Mei Egami
2009
0.0
Plastic City
as Kirin
2009
3.9
🎬
Looking For Cherry Blossoms
2009
3.7
Dream
as Jin
2008
6.6
Then Summer Came
as Tamio Kanzaki
2008
4.0
Kaikyo wo Wataru Violin
as Teacher Aikawa
2007
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Adrift in Tokyo
as Fumiya Takemura
2007
7.1
Mushi-Shi: The Movie
as Ginko
2007
6.1
Sad Vacation
as Goto
2007
6.8
Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
as Masaya Nakagawa
2007
7.0
Retribution
as Dr. Takagi
2007
6.5
The Pavillion Salamandre
as Houichi Tobishima
2006
4.0
Sway
as Takeru Hayakawa
2006
5.8
Big River
as Teppei
2006
0.0
Suite Dreams
as Ukon
2006
6.1
Time Limit Investigator
as 霧山修一朗
2006
6.7
Hazard
as Shin
2005
6.6
Scrap Heaven
as Tetsu Katsurai
2005
7.2
Shinobi: Heart Under Blade
as Kouga Gen-no-suke
2005
6.6
La Maison de Himiko
as Haruhiko
2005
6.1
Turtles Are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers
as Suzume's Husband
2005
6.3
Into a Dream
as Yuji
2005
6.0
Princess Raccoon
as Amechiyo
2005
5.5
In the Pool
as Tetsuya Taguchi
2005
7.2
Making of Hazard
as himself
2005
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We Shall Overcome Someday
as Sakazaki
2005
6.2
Fukigen na Gene
2005
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Blood and Bones
as Takeshi Park
2004
6.5
Black Kiss
as Joker Jono
2004
5.2
Prayer Beads
2004
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Out of This World
as Shozo Ikeshima
2004
6.5
Shinsengumi!
as Saitō Hajime
2004
8.1
Beginner
as Shun Hazama（羽佐間 旬）
2003
6.3
Azumi
as Bijomaru Mogami
2003
6.9
Kao
as Kousuke Nishijima（西島 耕輔）
2003
6.5
Ambivalent Future: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
as Himself
2003
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Bright Future
as Yûji Nimura
2003
6.8
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Mokka No Koibito
2002
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Transparent
as Satomi Kenichi
2002
8.0
Searchin' for My Polestar
as Takeshi Kisaki
2002
0.0
Kamen Rider Kuuga: Special Edition
as Yusuke Godai / Kamen Rider Kuuga
2001
10.0
Platonic Sex
as Toshimi Iwasaki
2001
5.1
The Scent of Jealousy
2001
0.0
Zaion: I Wish You Were Here
as Yuuji "Yuugi" Tamiya (voice)
2001
3.5
Terrors: Darkness
2001
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Kamen Rider Kuuga: Good Job
as Yusuke Godai
2001
5.5
Kamen Rider Kuuga: New Year's Dream
as Yusuke Godai / Kamen Rider Kuuga
2001
10.0
Kamen Rider Kuuga Super Secret Video: Kuuga vs. the Strong Monster Go-Jiino-Da
as Yusuke Godai / Kamen Rider Kuuga
2000
6.0
🎬
Visual Battle
2000
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Kamen Rider Kuuga
as Yusuke Godai / Kamen Rider Kuuga
2000
8.6
Kamen Rider
as Yusuke Godai / Kamen Rider Kuuga
1971
6.5
Harbour
as Shin
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