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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 bles…
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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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The Canary's Lullaby
Satoko Always
as Muramoto Kengo
The Samurai and the Prisoner
as Koori Juemon
BREAK SHOT
Bring Him Down to a Portable Size
as Riko's brother
Gosh!!
On Summer Sand
as Osamu Koura
mopim
Super Kuuga Exhibition EXTRA EPISODE Revisited
as Yusuke Godai / Kamen Rider Kuuga (archived footage)
The Solitary Gourmet
as Shop Owner
90 Years Old – So What?
as Repairman
The Moon
as Shohei Dojima
Yoko
as Akimasa Kudo
All Because of Me
What to Do With the Dead Kaiju?
as Ryo 'Blues' Aoshima
Shigure's Choice
Saturday Fiction
as Furuya Saburo
The Asian Angel
as Toru Aoki
Namonaihi: A Day with No Name
A Madder Red
as Yoichi Tanaka
We Made a Beautiful Bouquet
as Kohei Kaji
A Life Turned Upside Down: My Dad's an Alcoholic
Aging Police / Resurrection Special
Human, Space, Time and Human
as Eve's Boyfriend
Modest Heroes
as Invisible Man (voice)
Room Laundering
as Goro Ikazuzi
The White Girl
as Sakamoto
Pumpkin and Mayonnaise
as Hagio
Ernesto
as Freddy Maemura Hurtado
Midnight Diner 2
as Kogure
Her Love Boils Bathwater
as Kazuhiro Kono
Over the Fence
as Yoshio Shiraiwa
Foujita
as Foujita
Gassoh
as Tokunoshin Mori
S: The Last Policeman: Recovery of Our Future
as Keigo Masaki
Present for You
Midnight Diner
as Kogure
The World of Kanako
as Detective Aikawa
No Poster
Himokawa Rhapsody
Airport 2013
The Human Trust
as Eiji Kugenuma
Mr. Go
as Ito Hiroshi
Real
as Sawano
The Great Passage
as Masashi Nishioka
My Way
as Tatsuo Hasegawa
Poongsan
as North Korean Solider
I Wish
as Kenji Kinami
A School Behind Bars
as Junpei Ishikawa
SOUL RED Yusaku Matsuda
The Warrior and the Wolf
as Lu Shenkang
Air Doll
as Sonoda
Plastic City
as Kirin
Looking for Cherry Blossoms
Dream
as Jin
Then Summer Came
as Tamio Kanzaki
Adrift in Tokyo
as Fumiya Takemura
Mushi-Shi: The Movie
as Ginko
Sad Vacation
as Goto
Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
as Masaya Nakagawa
Retribution
as Dr. Takagi
The Pavillion Salamandre
as Houichi Tobishima
Sway
as Takeru Hayakawa
Big River
as Teppei
Suite Dreams
as Ukon
Hazard
as Shin
Scrap Heaven
as Tetsu Katsurai
Shinobi: Heart Under Blade
as Kouga Gen-no-suke
La Maison de Himiko
as Haruhiko
Turtles Are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers
as Suzume's Husband
Into a Dream
as Yuji
Princess Raccoon
as Amechiyo
In the Pool
as Tetsuya Taguchi
Making of Hazard
as himself
We Shall Overcome Someday
as Sakazaki
Blood and Bones
as Takeshi Park
Black Kiss
as Joker Jono
Out of This World
as Shozo Ikeshima
Azumi
as Bijomaru Mogami
Ambivalent Future: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
as Himself
Bright Future
as Yûji Nimura
No Poster
目下の恋人
Kamen Rider Kuuga: Special Edition
as Yusuke Godai / Kamen Rider Kuuga
Platonic Sex
as Toshimi Iwasaki
Terrors: Darkness
Kamen Rider Kuuga: Good Job
as Yusuke Godai
Kamen Rider Kuuga: New Year's Dream
as Yusuke Godai / Kamen Rider Kuuga
Kamen Rider Kuuga Super Secret Video: Kuuga vs. the Strong Monster Go-Jiino-Da
as Yusuke Godai / Kamen Rider Kuuga
Jubaku: Spellbound
as Reporter
Harbour
as Shin