Joe Odagiri
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| Joe Odagiri (オダギリジョー?) | |
 Odagiri in the movie "House of Himiko" |
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| Birth name | Jō Odagiri (小田切譲?) |
| Born | February 16, 1976 Okayama, Japan |
| Notable roles | Kouga Gennosuke in Shinobi Bijomaru Mogami in Azumi Takeshi in Blood and Bones |
Joe Odagiri (オダギリ ジョー or 小田切 譲 Odagiri Jō, born February 16, 1976) is a Japanese actor, who was born in Tsuyama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan.
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[edit] Career
Commonly known just as Odajoe, and also known for unusual hairstyle, he has starred in such films as the Katsuhiro Otomo-directed live-action movie adaptation of the manga and anime series, Mushishi, where he was featured as the main character, Ginko, as well as other well-known films such as SHINOBI - Heart Under Blade.
He is also well known by much of the tokusatsu fandom in his starring role as Godai Yuusuke from Kamen Rider Kuuga.
[edit] Personal life
He applied to the California State University, Fresno, but enrolled as a student of the Theater and Arts Department by mistake. He wanted to be a director in fact.[1]
In 2005 when a movie named House of Himiko was published, he said he was flatsharing with a gay man when he was a student at the university[2][3], and at the same time he declared himself an asexual (but it is difficult to say whether this is true or not because he often jokes).
He often says that Fresno is his second homeland.[4]
[edit] Filmography
- Kamen Rider Kuuga (2000), Yuusuke Godai
- Platonic Sex (2001)
- Terrors (2001)
- Mokka no Koibito (2002)
- Azumi (2003), Bijomaru Mogami
- Bright Future (2003), Yuuji Nimura
- Shinsengumi! (2004), Saitou Hajime
- Kaikyo wo wataru violin (2004)
- Blood and Bones (2004), Takeshi
- House of Himiko (2005), Haruhiko Kishimoto
- SHINOBI Heart Under Blade (2005), Kouga Gennosuke
- Scrap Heaven (2005), Tetsu
- Princess Raccoon (2005), Amechiyo
- Retribution (2006), Dr. Takagi
- Mushishi (live-action) (2006), Ginko
- The Pavillion Salamandre (2006), Hoichi Tobishima
- Sway (2006), Takeru Hayakawa
- Tokyo Tower - Okan to Boku to Tokidoki Oton (2007)
[edit] Books
- Odagirism (オダギリズム) (October 2001, Bijyutsu Publishing Inc. ISBN 4-568-22113-7)
- Joe Odagiri, sweater book (オダギリジョー セーターブック) (September 2000, Japan vogue Inc. ISBN 4-529-03440-2)
[edit] Photobooks
- four years ago (October 2006, Littile more Inc. ISBN 4-89815-189-2)
- Jissya, a photobook of Joe odagiri (実写 オダギリジョー写真集) (December 2000, Bibros Inc. ISBN 4-8352-1140-5)
[edit] References
- ^ "Odagirism" (October 2001, Bijyutsu Publishing Inc. ISBN 4-568-22113-7) - Joe Odagiri
- ^ オダギリジョー、ゲイと同居を告白☆ 「メゾン・ド・ヒミコ」記者会見(Japanese) - AllAbout Japan (About.com)
- ^ オダギリジョー“ゲイゲイしい日々”告白(Japanese) - ZAKZAK(Fujisankei Communications Group)
- ^ EXエンタテイメント：オダギリ ジョー第２の故郷 フレズノに帰る(Japanese) - EXPRESS Co,Ltd
