Joe Odagiri
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).
Filmography (132 Appearances)
Satoko Always
Harbour
Haru and Tae
THE ONE SHOT
The Samurai and the Prisoner
BREAK SHOT
Hey Detective, Your Backpack is Open!
Bring Him Down to a Portable Size
Gosh!!
On Summer Sand
mopim
Super Kuuga Exhibition EXTRA EPISODE Revisited
The Solitary Gourmet
90 Years Old – So What?
THE TRUTH
FRONTIERS
Sell My Hand
The Moon
Yoko
Atom's Last Shot
All Because of Me
What to Do With the Dead Kaiju?
Shigure's Choice
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
Aging Police / Resurrection Special
Room Laundering
Human, Space, Time and Human
Modest Heroes
Eerie: Invisible Face
We Are Rockets!
Room Laundering
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
Present for You
Midnight Diner
The World Heritage
The World of Kanako
Himokawa Rhapsody
Airport 2013
Wednesday Downtown
River's Edge Investigative Agency Okawabata
Villiany Ganbo
The Thorns of Alice
S -The Last Policeman
The Human Trust
Mr. Go
Real
The Great Passage
Gozen 3-ji no muhou chitai
Yae's Sakura
Family Song
I Love Tokyo Legend - Kawaii Detective -
My Way
Poongsan
I Wish
A School Behind Bars
Atami's Police Investigators
SOUL RED Yusaku Matsuda
Midnight Diner
The Warrior and the Wolf
Air Doll
My Sister
Plastic City
Looking for Cherry Blossoms
Dream
Then Summer Came
Kaikyo wo Wataru Violin
Adrift in Tokyo
Mushi-Shi: The Movie
Sad Vacation
Tokyo Towers: 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
La Maison de Himiko
Turtles Are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers
Into a Dream
Princess Raccoon
In the Pool
Making of Hazard
We Shall Overcome Someday
Fukigen na Gene
Blood and Bones
Black Kiss
Prayer Beads
Out of This World
Shinsengumi!
Beginner
Azumi
Kao
Ambivalent Future: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Bright Future
目下の恋人
Transparent
Searchin' for My Polestar
Kamen Rider Kuuga: Special Edition
Platonic Sex
The Scent of Jealousy
Zaion: I Wish You Were Here
Terrors: Darkness
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
Visual Battle
Kamen Rider Kuuga
Jubaku: Spellbound