Joe Odagiri

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

Career

Commonly known just as Odajō, and also known for his unusual hairstyle and eclectic style of dressing, he is the epitome of Cool Japan. He has achieved considerable success as an actor, having been awarded Best New Actor by the Japanese Academy for his role in Azumi, and Best Supporting Actor in Blood and Bones.

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 Yusuke Godai from Kamen Rider Kuuga. Odagiri has expressed on multiple occasions his difficulty playing the role however.

Odagiri is also very famous in Brazil due to his roles of Bijomaru Mogami in Azumi and Yusuke Godai in Kamen Rider Kuuga.

Personal life

He applied to the Fresno State University, to study film directing, but enrolled at the Theater and Arts Department by mistake.^[1]

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

On December 27, 2007, at a news conference in Tokyo, Odagiri announced his engagement to actress Yuu Kashii, who is exactly 11 years his junior.^[3] They were subsequently married on February 16, 2008, which was also a birthday for both of them. In February 2011, their first child, a son, was born.

Filmography

• Kamen Rider Kuuga (2000), Godai Yuusuke
• 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)
• 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
• Big River (2006), Teppei
• The Uchōten Hotel (2006)
• Jikou Keisatsu (2006) Kiriyama Shuuichirou
• Retribution (2006), Dr. Takagi
• Mushishi (live-action) (2006), Ginko
• The Pavillion Salamandre (2006), Hoichi Tobishima
• Sway (2006), Takeru Hayakawa
• Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad (2007)
• Sad Vacation (2007)
• Adrift in Tokyo (2007), Fumiya Takemura
• Plastic City (2008), Kirin
• Dream (2008), Jin
• The Warrior and the Wolf (2009), Lu Shenkang
• Air Doll (2009), Sonoda
• I Wish (2011)
• My Way (2011)

Awards

• Japanese Academy Awards: Best Actor nomination for Yureru (2007)
• Kinema Junpo Awards: Best Actor for La Maison de Himiko (2005)
• Yokohama Film Festival: Best Actor for La Maison de Himiko (2005)
• Nikkan Sports Film Awards: Ishihara Yujiro New Actor Award for Blood and Bones (2004)
• Mainichi Film Concours: Best Supporting Actor for Blood and Bones (2004)
• Kinema Junpo Award: Best Supporting Actor for Blood and Bones (2004)
• Japan Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actor for Blood and Bones (2004)
• Blue Ribbon Awards: Best Supporting Actor for Blood and Bones (2004)
• Japanese Professional Movie Award: Best Actor for Bright Future (2003)
• Japan Academy Awards: Best New Actor for Azumi (2003)

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)

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)

Discography

In addition to his acting career, Odagiri has made several music releases.

Singles

• "“t”" - November 18, 2000
  1. "“t”"
  2. "Sora e Tobu Toki" (空へ飛ぶ時^?, "When Flying Into the Sky")
  3. "Sora e Tobu Toki (Remix)" Remixed by Tetsuya "Cherry" Tochigi (栃木“Cherry”哲也, Tochigi "Cherry" Tetsuya^?) and Ichiro Koizumi (小泉一郎, Koizumi Ichirō^?)
  4. "“t”（Plugged）"
• "HAZARD" - 2003
  1. "HAZARD"
  2. "hazard"
  3. "※"
• "Cherry The Dustman" (チェリー・ザ・ダストマン, Cherī Za Dasutoman^?) with Katteni-Shiyagare - August 23, 2006
  1. "Cherry The Dustman" (チェリー・ザ・ダストマン, Cherī Za Dasutoman^?)
  2. "Urban Cowboy" (アーバン・カウボーイ, Āban Kaubōi^?)
  3. "Zakyō no Kawa" (座興の皮^?, "Skin's Parlor Tricks")

Albums

• WHITE - October 4, 2006
  1. "Amuse"
  2. "i don't know"
  3. "Amaoto" (雨音^?, "Sound of Rainfall")
  4. "Inst.H."
  5. "t."
  6. "Amaoto (2001 demo version)"
• BLACK - October 4, 2006
  1. "Banana no Kawa" (バナナの皮^?, "Banana Peel")
  2. "Gr.For The Film"
  3. "HAZARD"
  4. "Kodō" (鼓動^?, "Pulse")
  5. "Rōjin to Isu" (老人と椅子^?, "The Old Man and the Chair")

References

External links

• Joe Odagiri's official website (Japanese)
• Joe Odagiri at the Internet Movie Database
• Joe Odagiri's JMDb Listing (in Japanese)
• Joe Odagiri's profile on Hoga Central
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