Highest rated as cast or director
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).
Acted in 127
2020s
- 2026
The Canary's Lullaby
Movie
Satoko Always
Muramoto Kengo
BREAK SHOT
Movie
- 2025
Bring Him Down to a Portable Size
Riko's brother
Gosh!!
Movie
Super Kuuga Exhibition EXTRA EPISODE Revisited
Yusuke Godai / Kamen Rider Kuuga (archived footage)
- 2024
- 2023
THE TRUTH
TV
Sell My Hand
Okuwa Kitaro · 10 episodes
- 2022
- 2021
Bullets, Bones and Blocked Noses
Oliver(オリバー) · 6 episodes
Namonaihi: A Day with No Name
Movie
- 2020
A Life Turned Upside Down: My Dad's an Alcoholic
Movie
2010s
- 2019
Aging Police / Resurrection Special
Movie
- 2018
Room Laundering
Ikazuchi Gorou · 6 episodes
We Are Rockets!
Taro Urushido · 10 episodes
- 2017
The White Girl
Sakamoto
Pumpkin and Mayonnaise
Hagio
Ernesto
Freddy Maemura Hurtado
- 2016
- 2015
Candy House
Sakurai Taro · 10 episodes
S: The Last Policeman: Recovery of Our Future
Keigo Masaki
To Give a Dream
Murano · 4 episodes
Present for You
Movie
- 2014
River's Edge Investigative Agency Okawabata
Muraki · 12 episodes
Villiany Ganbo
Tamotsu Ijyuin · 11 episodes
- 2013
The Human Trust
Eiji Kugenuma
Real
Sawano
Gozen 3-ji no muhou chitai
Tagaya · 12 episodes
- 2012
Family Song
Seigi Hayakawa · 8 episodes
- 2011
- 2010
A School Behind Bars
Junpei Ishikawa
2000s
- 2009
SOUL RED Yusaku Matsuda
Movie
The Warrior and the Wolf
Lu Shenkang
My Sister
Mei Egami · 11 episodes
Plastic City
Kirin
Looking for Cherry Blossoms
Movie
- 2008
Dream
Jin
- 2007
Mushi-Shi: The Movie
Ginko
Sad Vacation
Goto
- 2006
Sway
Takeru Hayakawa
Big River
Teppei
- 2005
Scrap Heaven
Tetsu Katsurai
Into a Dream
Yuji
Princess Raccoon
Amechiyo
Fukigen na Gene
TV
- 2004
Kaikyo wo Wataru Violin
Teacher Aikawa
Black Kiss
Joker Jono
Prayer Beads
TV
- 2003
Beginner
Shun Hazama（羽佐間 旬） · 11 episodes
Kao
Kousuke Nishijima（西島 耕輔） · 11 episodes
Bright Future
Yûji Nimura
- 2002
Transparent
Satomi Kenichi · 10 episodes
Searchin' for My Polestar
Takeshi Kisaki · 12 episodes
- 2001
Kamen Rider Kuuga: Special Edition
Yusuke Godai / Kamen Rider Kuuga
Platonic Sex
Toshimi Iwasaki
The Scent of Jealousy
TV
Zaion: I Wish You Were Here
Yuuji "Yuugi" Tamiya (voice) · 4 episodes
Terrors: Darkness
Movie
Kamen Rider Kuuga: Good Job
Yusuke Godai
Kamen Rider Kuuga: New Year's Dream
Yusuke Godai / Kamen Rider Kuuga
- 2000
Kamen Rider Kuuga Super Secret Video: Kuuga vs. the Strong Monster Go-Jiino-Da
Yusuke Godai / Kamen Rider Kuuga
1990s
- 1999
No release date
Harbour
Shin
Directed 5
2020s
- 2025
Gosh!!
Director
- 2021
Bullets, Bones and Blocked Noses
Director
2010s
- 2019
They Say Nothing Stays the Same
Director
2000s
- 2009
Looking for Cherry Blossoms
Director
- 2006
Wrote 4
2020s
- 2025
Gosh!!
Screenplay
- 2021
Bullets, Bones and Blocked Noses
Writer
2010s
- 2019
They Say Nothing Stays the Same
Screenplay
2000s
- 2006
Edited 3
2020s
- 2025
Gosh!!
Editor
- 2021
Bullets, Bones and Blocked Noses
Editor
2010s
- 2019
They Say Nothing Stays the Same
Editor
Produced 3
2020s
- 2026
The Canary's Lullaby
Executive Producer
- 2025
- 2023
Sell My Hand
Producer
Appearances4
2020s
- 2026
- 2023
FRONTIERS
Narrator · 2 episodes
2000s
- 2005
Making of Hazard
himself
- 2003
Ambivalent Future: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Himself