Jō Odagiri (; born 16 February 1976), better known by his stage name , is a Japanese actor. He is most famous for portraying Yusuke Godai, the titular hero of the 2000 tokusatsu series Kamen Rider Kuuga.

Early life and education

Joe Odagiri was born February 16, 1976, in Tsuyama, Okayama prefecture. 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 film directing at California State University, Fresno, but mistakes in the application process landed him in acting classes. He often says that Tokyo is his second hometown.

Filmography (as actor)

Television

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| 2000 || Kamen Rider Kuuga || Yusuke Godai || Lead role ||

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| rowspan="2" | 2001 || OL Visual Kei || || ||

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| A Fragrance of Jealousy || Asai Makoto || ||

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| rowspan="3" | 2002 || First Time || Atsushi || ||

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|Searchin' for My Polestar || Kisaki Takeshi || ||

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| ' || || Lead role ||

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| rowspan="3" | 2003 || Face || Nishijima Kousuke || Lead role ||

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| Song of the Canefields || Yoshioka || ||

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| Beginner || Shun || Lead role ||

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| rowspan="2" | 2004 || The Violin Over Seas || Aikawa Sensei || ||

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| Shinsengumi! || Saitō Hajime || Taiga drama ||

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| 2005 || Grumpy Gene || Katsuta Hayato || ||

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| 2006–19 || Time Limit Investigator || Kiriyama Shuichiro || Lead role; 3 seasons ||

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| rowspan="2" | 2008 || My Younger Sister || Egami Mei || Lead role||

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| Midnight Diner || Katagiri || ||

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| rowspan="2" | 2010 || Atami no Sousakan || || Lead role ||

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| A School Behind Bars || Ishikawa Junpei || Lead role ||

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| 2011 || Midnight Diner 2 || Katagiri ||| ||

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| 2013 || Yae's Sakura || Joseph Hardy Neesima || Taiga drama ||

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| rowspan="2" |2014 || Rivers Edge Okawabata Detective Agency || Takeshi Muraki ||Lead role ||

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| The Thorns of Alice || Nishikado || ||

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| rowspan="2" | 2015 || Keisei Saimin no Otoko Part 1 || Takahashi Korekiyo || Lead role ||

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| To Give a Dream || Murano || ||

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| 2016 || Sleepeeer Hit! || Kei Iokibe || ||

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| 2016 || Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories || Kogure || ||

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| 2018 || We Are Rockets! || Tarō Urushido || ||

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| 2021 || My Dear Exes || Hiroshi Takanashi || ||

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| 2021–22 || Come Come Everybody || Jōichirō "Joe" Ōtsuki || Asadora ||

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| 2022 || Atom's Last Shot || Akihiku Okitsu || ||

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| 2026 || Dangerous || Jun'ichirō Tanizaki || ||

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Film

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|1999

|Jubaku: Spellbound

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||2001

|Platonic Sex

|Toshimi Iwasaki

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|rowspan=8|2005

|Pacchigi!

|Sakazaki

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|Princess Raccoon

|Amechiyo

|Lead role

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|Human, Space, Time and Human

|Eve's boyfriend

|South Korean film

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|2019

|Saturday Fiction

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|Chinese film

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|rowspan=4|2021

|The Asian Angel

|Tōru Aoki

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|A Day with No Name

|Akihito Ono

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|We Made a Beautiful Bouquet

|Kōhei Kaji

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|A Madder Red

|Yōichi Tanaka

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|rowspan=2|2022

|What to Do with the Dead Kaiju?

|Bruce

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|It's All My Fault

|Sakamoto

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|rowspan=2|2023

|Yoko

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|The Moon

|Shohei

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|2024

|90 Years Old – So What?

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|rowspan=4|2025

|The Solitary Gourmet

|proprietor of the Chinese noodle restaurant Sincérité

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|Gosh!!

|Oliver

|Lead role, also director, writer and editor

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|On Summer Sand

|Osamu

|Lead role, also producer

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|Bring Him Down to a Portable Size

|Riko's brother

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|2026

|The Samurai and the Prisoner

|Kori Juemon

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Anime

  • Zaion: I Wish You Were Here (2001), Yuji Tamiya

Filmography (as director)

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|2019

|They Say Nothing Stays the Same

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|2025

|Gosh!!

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  • Odagirism (2001)

Discography

Albums

  • Toto (2020)
  • Hardy (2018)
  • Cherry and blueberries (2016)

See also

  • Odagiri effect a television phenomenon named after Joe Odagiri which first occurred in Kamen Rider Kuuga.

References

  • Joe Odagiri at Dongyu Club