Joe Odagiri

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Joe Odagiri (オダギリジョー, Odagiri Jō^?)
Born	Jō Odagiri (小田切譲, Odagiri Jō^?) February 16, 1976 (1976-02-16) (age 32) Okayama, Japan

Joe Odagiri (オダギリジョー（小田切譲）, Odagiri Jō^?, February 16, 1976–) is a Japanese actor, who was born in Tsuyama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan.

1 Career
2 Music
3 Personal life
4 Filmography
5 Books
6 Photobooks
7 References
8 External links

[edit] Career

Commonly known just as Odajou, and also known for unusual hairstyle and eclectic style of dressing, he is the epitome of 'cool Japan' known as much for his persona as his work.^{[citation needed]} 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. Odagiri has expressed on multiple occasions his difficulty playing the role however.^{[citation needed]}

Odagiri Joe also stared in Japanese TV drama "Satorare- tribute to a sad genius"

Odagiri Joe is also very famous due to his portrayal of Bijomaru Mogami (the villain of Azumi movie), and has many fans in Brazil.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Music

Odagiri has also experimented in music, releasing a single called Cherry the Dustman. His second album released on 4th October 2007 is divided into two works named 'White' and 'Black', each comprising of 5 tracks.

[edit] Personal life

He applied to the California State University, Fresno, to study Film Directing, but enrolled as a student of the Theater and Arts Department by mistake.^[1]

He often says that Fresno is his second homeland.^[2]

On December 27, 2007, Odagiri announced his engagement to actress Yuu Kashii, 20, at a news conference in Tokyo. ^[3]

[edit] Filmography

Kamen Rider Kuuga (2000), Yuusuke Godai
Platonic Sex (2001)
Terrors (2001)
Satorare (2002)
Mokka no Koibito (2002)
Azumi (2003), Bijomaru Mogami
Bright Future (2003), Yuuji Nimura
Shinsengumi! (2004), Saitou Hajime
Kaikyo wo wataru violin (2004)
Pacchigi! (2004)
Blood and Bones (2004), Takeshi
Black Kiss (2004)
Big River (2005), Teppei
In the Pool (2005)
HAZARD (2005)
House of Himiko (2005), Haruhiko Kishimoto
SHINOBI Heart Under Blade (2005), Kouga Gennosuke
Scrap Heaven (2005), Tetsu
Princess Raccoon (2005), Amechiyo
The Uchōten Hotel (2006)
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)
Sad Vacation (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)