Joe Odagiri
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, born is a Japanese actor.
. 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 Godai Yūsuke 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 Godai Yuusuke
in Kamen Rider Kuuga
.
, to study film directing, but enrolled at the Theater and Arts Department by mistake.
He often says that Fresno
is his second homeland.
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. 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.
Career
Commonly known just as Odajō, and also known for his unusual hairstyle and eclectic style of dressing, he is the epitome of Cool JapanCool Japan
The concept of Cool Japan , along with that of "Gross National Cool," was coined in 2002 as an expression of Japan's emergent status as a cultural superpower. Gaining broad exposure in the media and academia, the brand of "Cool Japan" has been adopted by the Japanese government as well as trade...
. He has achieved considerable success as an actor, having been awarded Best New Actor by the Japanese Academy for his role in Azumi
Azumi
is a Japanese manga series created by Yū Koyama in 1994. The manga was originally published by Shogakukan and serialized in Big Comic Superior, and was later adapted to two feature films starring Aya Ueto, a video game and a stage play. Azumi received an Excellence Prize at the 1997 Japan Media...
, and Best Supporting Actor in Blood and Bones
Blood and Bones
Blood and Bones is a Japanese film, directed by Yoichi Sai and starring Takeshi Kitano. It is based on the semi-autobiographical novel Chi to hone by Zainichi Korean author Yan Sogiru ....
.
He has starred in such films as the Katsuhiro Otomo
Katsuhiro Otomo
is a Japanese comic book creator, screenwriter and film director. He is best known as the creator of the manga Akira and its animated film adaptation. Otomo has also directed several live-action films, such as the 2006 feature film adaptation of the manga Mushishi.-Biography:Katsuhiro Otomo was...
-directed live-action movie adaptation of the manga
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
and anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
series, Mushishi
Mushishi
is a manga series written and illustrated by Yuki Urushibara, published in Kodansha's Afternoon magazine from 1999 to August 2008.The manga was adapted into an anime television series in 2005. The Artland production was directed by Hiroshi Nagahama...
, 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
Tokusatsu
is a Japanese term that applies to any live-action film or television drama that usually features superheroes and makes considerable use of special effects ....
fandom in his starring role as Godai Yūsuke from Kamen Rider Kuuga
Kamen Rider Kuuga
is a Japanese tokusatsu television series. It is the tenth installment of the popular Kamen Rider Series of tokusatsu shows and the first of the series to air entirely in the Heisei period. It was a joint collaboration between Ishimori Productions and Toei, and was shown on TV Asahi from January...
. 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
Azumi
is a Japanese manga series created by Yū Koyama in 1994. The manga was originally published by Shogakukan and serialized in Big Comic Superior, and was later adapted to two feature films starring Aya Ueto, a video game and a stage play. Azumi received an Excellence Prize at the 1997 Japan Media...
and Godai Yuusuke
Kamen Rider Kuuga (character)
is the protagonist and eponymous character of the 2000 Kamen Rider Series Kamen Rider Kuuga. Kuuga is the only Kamen Rider appearing in the series. In the series, he is referred simply as Kuuga. His motif is the stag beetle...
in Kamen Rider Kuuga
Kamen Rider Kuuga
is a Japanese tokusatsu television series. It is the tenth installment of the popular Kamen Rider Series of tokusatsu shows and the first of the series to air entirely in the Heisei period. It was a joint collaboration between Ishimori Productions and Toei, and was shown on TV Asahi from January...
.
Personal life
He applied to the Fresno State UniversityCalifornia State University, Fresno
California State University, Fresno, often referred to as Fresno State University and synonymously known in athletics as Fresno State , is one of the leading campuses of the California State University system, located at the northeast edge of Fresno, California, USA.The campus sits at the foot of...
, to study film directing, but enrolled at the Theater and Arts Department by mistake.
He often says that Fresno
Fresno
Fresno is the fifth largest city in California.Fresno may also refer to:-Places:Colombia* Fresno, TolimaSpain* Fresno, a ghost village in Nidáliga, Valle de Sedano, Burgos* Aldea del Fresno, Madrid* Fresno de la Vega, Ribera del Esla, León...
is his second homeland.
On December 27, 2007, at a news conference in Tokyo, Odagiri announced his engagement to actress Yuu Kashii
Yuu Kashii
, known by her stage name , is a Japanese actress and model. She studied at Mejiro University, where she majored in English. She married actor Joe Odagiri, who is exactly 11 years her senior, on February 16, 2008, the birthday the couple shares...
, who is exactly 11 years his junior. 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 KuugaKamen Rider Kuugais a Japanese tokusatsu television series. It is the tenth installment of the popular Kamen Rider Series of tokusatsu shows and the first of the series to air entirely in the Heisei period. It was a joint collaboration between Ishimori Productions and Toei, and was shown on TV Asahi from January...
(2000), Godai Yuusuke - Platonic Sex (2001)
- Terrors (2001)
- Satorare (2002)
- Mokka no Koibito (2002)
- AzumiAzumiis a Japanese manga series created by Yū Koyama in 1994. The manga was originally published by Shogakukan and serialized in Big Comic Superior, and was later adapted to two feature films starring Aya Ueto, a video game and a stage play. Azumi received an Excellence Prize at the 1997 Japan Media...
(2003), Bijomaru Mogami - Bright FutureBright Futureis a 2003 Japanese film written and directed by Japanese director Kiyoshi Kurosawa, starring Tadanobu Asano and Joe Odagiri. It was entered into the 2003 Cannes Film Festival.- Plot :...
(2003), Yuuji Nimura - Shinsengumi!Shinsengumi!is a Taiga drama television series produced by Japanese broadcaster NHK. It was a popular drama about shinsengumi, the Japanese special police from the Shogun period....
(2004), Saitou Hajime - Kaikyo wo wataru violin (2004)
- Pacchigi!Pacchigi!is a 2005 Japanese film directed by Kazuyuki Izutsu.-Awards:48th Blue Ribbon Awards* Won: Best Film27th Yokohama Film Festival* Won: Best Film* Won: Best Director - Kazuyuki Izutsu...
(2004) - Blood and BonesBlood and BonesBlood and Bones is a Japanese film, directed by Yoichi Sai and starring Takeshi Kitano. It is based on the semi-autobiographical novel Chi to hone by Zainichi Korean author Yan Sogiru ....
(2004), Takeshi - Black Kiss (2004)
- In the Pool (2005)
- HAZARDHazardA hazard is a situation that poses a level of threat to life, health, property, or environment. Most hazards are dormant or potential, with only a theoretical risk of harm; however, once a hazard becomes "active", it can create an emergency situation. A hazard does not exist when it is not...
(2005) - House of HimikoHouse of Himiko, sometimes known in French as La Maison de Himiko , is a Japanese film made in 2005....
(2005), Haruhiko Kishimoto - SHINOBI Heart Under BladeSHINOBI Heart Under BladeShinobi - Heart Under Blade or Kouga Ninpouchou Basilisk - The Live-Action is a 2005 Japanese romantic drama film directed by Ten Shimoyama and written by Kenya Hirata. The story is an adaptation of Futaro Yamada's novel The Kouga Ninja Scrolls, which depicts the clash between two ninja clans, Iga...
(2005), Kouga Gennosuke - Scrap HeavenScrap HeavenScrap Heaven is a 2005 film, directed by Sang-il Lee. The movie was theatrically released to Japan in the year 2005. It was later released to the stores of North America in the year 2007.-Story:...
(2005), Tetsu - Princess RaccoonPrincess Raccoonis a 2005 Japanese film directed by Seijun Suzuki. The "raccoon" of the English title is actually a translation for the tanuki. It is a love story set in the musical genre and stars Zhang Ziyi as a tanuki princess and Joe Odagiri as the banished prince she falls in love with...
(2005), Amechiyo - Big River (2006), Teppei
- The Uchōten HotelThe Uchoten Hotelis a 2006 comedy film written and directed by Japanese director Koki Mitani. The film is set in a five star Tokyo hotel on New Year's Eve, and follows the misadventures of various hotel staff and guests in the run-up to midnight.The film is reminiscent of the Hollywood screwball comedies of 1930s...
(2006) - Jikou Keisatsu (2006) Kiriyama Shuuichirou
- RetributionRetribution (film)is a 2006 Japanese horror film directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa.-Plot:Yoshioka, an experienced detective, investigates the murder of an unknown woman in a red dress. She was drowned on the Tokyo waterfront, but an autopsy reveals that her stomach is full of seawater...
(2006), Dr. Takagi - MushishiMushishiis a manga series written and illustrated by Yuki Urushibara, published in Kodansha's Afternoon magazine from 1999 to August 2008.The manga was adapted into an anime television series in 2005. The Artland production was directed by Hiroshi Nagahama...
(live-action) (2006), Ginko - The Pavillion Salamandre (2006), Hoichi Tobishima
- SwaySway (film)is a 2006 film directed by Japanese director Miwa Nishikawa. It was given the Best Film award at the 2007 Yokohama Film Festival. A young woman falls to her death from a bridge while walking in the country with two brothers, one a small town gas station attendant, the other a trendy Tokyo...
(2006), Takeru Hayakawa - Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes DadTokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dadis a 2007 Japanese film directed by Joji Matsuoka. The film is adapted from the best selling autobiography of Lili Franky, a Japanese novelist, actor, illustrator, designer, musician and photographer. In a unique bit of casting, the young Eiko is played by Yayako Uchida, who in real life is the...
(2007) - Sad VacationSad Vacationis a 2007 Japanese drama film written and directed by Shinji Aoyama, adapted from his own novel. It was named after the Johnny Thunders song.The film concerns a Japanese man, Kenji, who is involved in the human trafficking of illegal immigrants from China. When one of the children is left behind by...
(2007) - Adrift in TokyoAdrift in Tokyo (film 2007)Adrift in Tokyo is a 2007 Japanese film based on a novel by Yoshinaga Fujita.-Synopsis:Leading a lazy life, Fumiya has been a student for 8 years and owes money to loan sharks. One day, a man named Fukuhara comes to collect the loan, which Fumiya cannot pay...
(2007), Fumiya Takemura - Plastic City (2008), Kirin
- DreamDream (film)Dream is a 2008 South Korean film directed by Kim Ki-duk.It is the fifteenth feature film by the director.- Plot :Jin awakes from a dream where he causes a traffic accident to find that the accident actually took place. The police suspect a woman, Ran, though she denies any involvement as she was...
(2008), Jin - The Warrior and the WolfThe Warrior and the WolfThe Warrior and the Wolf is an Chinese historical action film directed by veteran filmmaker Tian Zhuangzhuang. The film tells the story of the battle between two ancient warriors. It is Tian's latest directorial effort since 2006's The Go Master....
(2009), Lu Shenkang - Air DollAir Dollis a 2009 Japanese drama film directed by Hirokazu Koreeda. It is based on the manga series Kuuki Ningyo by Yoshiie Gōda, which was serialized in the seinen manga magazine Big Comic Original, and is about an inflatable doll that develops a consciousness and falls in love. The movie debuted in the...
(2009), Sonoda - I WishI Wish (film)is a 2011 Japanese film written and directed by Hirokazu Koreeda. This film stars real-life brothers Koki Maeda and Oshiro Maeda, along with veteran actress Kirin Kiki and actor Joe Odagiri...
(2011) - My WayMy Way (2011 film)My Way formally known as D-Day, is a joint South Korean and US war movie by Kang Je-gyu, stars Jang Dong-gun along with Japanese actor Joe Odagiri and Chinese actress Fan Bingbing. The film is about the rivalry between Jong-sik and Tatsuo , who are runners that came from colonized Korea and the...
(2011)
Awards
- Japanese Academy AwardsJapanese Academy AwardsThe , often called the Japan Academy Awards or the Japanese Academy Awards, is a series of awards given annually since 1978 by the Nippon Academy-shō Association for excellence in Japanese film...
: Best Actor nomination for Yureru (2007) - Kinema Junpo Awards: Best Actor for La Maison de Himiko (2005)
- Yokohama Film FestivalYokohama Film FestivalThe is a noticed yearly awards ceremony held in Japan. The festival was started as a small affair by fans and film critics, and first held on February 3, 1980. Ten films are chosen as the best of the year, and various awards are given to personnel...
: 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 AwardsBlue Ribbon AwardsThe are film-specific prizes awarded solely by movie critics and writers in Tokyo, Japan.The awards were established in 1950 by which is composed of film correspondents from seven Tokyo-based sports newspapers...
: 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)
Singles
- "“t”" - November 18, 2000
- "“t”"
- "Sora e Tobu Toki (Remix)" Remixed by and
- "“t”（Plugged）"
- "HAZARD" - 2003
- "HAZARD"
- "hazard"
- "※" with Katteni-ShiyagareKatteni-Shiyagareis a swing/jazz band with punk influences, formed in 1997, with its major label debut on Epic Records Japan in 2004. They are perhaps best known in the US for the opening theme to the Japanese series Kemonozume, "Auvers Blue"...
- August 23, 2006
Albums
- WHITE - October 4, 2006
- "Amuse"
- "i don't know"
- "Inst.H."
- "t."
- "Amaoto (2001 demo version)"
- BLACK - October 4, 2006
- "Gr.For The Film"
- "HAZARD"