Odagiri Joe / Jô Odagiri ~ Official Thread

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ODAGIRI Joe / Jô Odagiri ~ Official thread

Odagiri Joe / Jô Odagiri...

Joe Odagiri (Odagiri Jō, born February 16, 1976) is a Japanese actor, who was born in Tsuyama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan.

About:

Odagiri Joe was born in Tsuyama, Okayama prefecture, a small town in central Japan renowned for its beautiful cherry blossoms in the spring. 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 movie directing at California State University in Fresno, but mistakes in the application process landed him in acting classes. It may have been a blessing in disguise, for two years after studying in Fresno and later starring in a few stage performances in Japan, Odagiri would find himself catapulted to fame in his role in the Kamen-Rider series, playing the central character, Godai Yuusuke. He became the predecessor of the "Ikemen Hero" craze (literally, "good-looking actors playing hero roles in popular TV series").

Since then, Odagiri has appeared in many movies and dramas. He won the Best New Actor Award at the 2003 Japan Academy Awards for his role as the unique nemesis in the film "Azumi", and in the following year, was awarded the Best Supporting Actor Award for his electrifying performance in internationally acclaimed director Kitano Takeshi’s 2004 film, "Blood and Bones". Odagiri's creative acting skills and strong presence in films have secured him a place in stardom. 2005 saw him in numerous roles and films, including "Maison de Himiko", where he portrays a homosexual man in a relationship with the protagonist (played by Shibasaki Kou)'s father, as well as Scrap Heaven, Shinobi~Heart Under Blade, Operetta tanuki goten (opposite Ziyi Zhang) and his English speaking debut in road movie; Big River.

2006 followed with a mix of movies and drama projects including Jikô keisatsu, Uchôten hoteru/aka The Wow-Choten Hotel, Yureru/aka Sway, Sakebi/aka Retribution, Mushishi/aka Bugmaster and Pavillion sanshouo/aka The Pavillion Salamandre. Plus there was the release of joe odagir's mini alblum's: BLACK & WHITE (06. 10. 04) and the realse of the single: Cherry The Dustman featuring collaborator Katteni Shiyagare.

2007 earlery awaits his directorial debut Looking for Cherry Blossoms (currently in pre-production) which he also stars in.

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)

• Looking for Cherry Blossoms (2007) (post-production)

• Sad Vacation (2007) (post-production)

• Tôkyô tawâ: Okan to boku to, tokidoki, oton (2007) .... Boku

• "Kaette kita jikô keisatsu" (2007) TV Series (unknown episodes)

• Pavillion sanshouo (2006) .... Hoichi Tobishima ... aka The Pavillion Salamandre (International: English title)

• Mushishi (2006) .... Ginko ... aka Bugmaster (International: English title)

• Sakebi (2006) .... Dr. Takagi ... aka Retribution (International: English title: literal title) (USA)

• Yureru (2006) .... Takeru Hayakawa ... aka Sway (International: English title)

• Uchôten hoteru (2006) (as Joe Odagiri) .... Ukon ... aka The Wow-Choten Hotel (International: English title)

• "Jikô keisatsu" (2006) (mini) TV Series .... Shuichiro Kiriyama

• Shinsengumi!! Hijikata Toshizô saigo no ichi-nichi (2006) (TV) .... Hajime Saito

• Hazard (2005) (as Joe Odagiri) .... Shin

• Scrap Heaven (2005) .... Tetsu

• Shinobi (2005) (as Joe Odagiri) .... Kouga Gen-no-suke (Kouga) ... aka Shinobi: Heart Under Blade

• Mezon do Himiko (2005) .... Haruhiko ... aka Maison de Himiko, La (International: English title)

• Yume no naka e (2005) (as Joe Odagiri) ... aka Into a Dream (International: English title)

• Operetta tanuki goten (2005) .... Amechiyo ... aka Princess Raccoon (Hong Kong: English title) (International: English title) (UK)

• In za pûru (2005) .... Tetsuya Taguchi ... aka In the Pool (International: English title)

• "Fukigen na jiin" (2005) TV Series .... Hayato Katsuta (unknown episodes)

• Big River (2005) .... Teppei

• Shinkuronishiti (2004) ... aka Black Kiss (International: English title) ... aka Burakku kisu (Japan: new title)

• Pacchigi! (2004) .... Sakazaki

• Chi to hone (2004) .... Takeshi Park ... aka Blood and Bones (International: English title)

• Kono yo no sotoe - Club Shinchugun (2004) .... Shozo Ikeshima ... aka Out of This World (International: English title)

• "Shinsengumi!" (2004) TV Series .... Saitou Hajime (unknown episodes)

• Satoukibi batake no uta (2003) (TV) .... Yoshioka

• Azumi (2003) .... Bijomaru Mogami

• Akarui mirai (2003) .... Yûji Nimura ... aka Bright Future (International: English title) (USA)

• Mokka no koibito (2002)

• "Hatsu taiken" (2002) TV Series .... Atsushi Koda (unknown episodes)

• Puratonikku sekusu (2001) .... Toshimi Iwasaki ... aka Platonic Sex

• "Kamen Raidaa Kuuga" (2000) TV Series .... Yuusuke Godai/Masked Rider Kuuga ... aka Kamen Rider Kuuga ... aka Masked Rider Kuuga (literal English title)

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Trivia:

* 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, and at the same time he declared himself 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.

* Has become famous for his unique fashion taste and hairstyle.

* Has claimed he is shy and does not like to hang out with crowds; instead prefers to stay in his home.

* Used to appear in Japanese variety shows (comedy talk shows), but became "scared" of comedy star Akashiya Sanma's eyes, which seemed to demand him to be funny. (Odagiri literally said "I'm afraid of Sanma-san's eyes") Akashiya laughed about this when Odagiri appeared on his show in 2004 and encourages him to take up comedy. Akashiya has in fact given him a stage name "Odagiri DA Joe" (which is intended to sound silly in Japanese) if Odagiri decides to pursue comedy. Odagiri apparently is not interested, saying "I hopefully won't be using that stage name".

* Despite playing several roles where the character's sexuality has been questionable, Odagiri assures his female fans that he is straight.

* He has been rumoured to be in a relationship with Japanese actress (Mizuno Miki), with whom he starred in the drama, "Hatsu Taiken". Some members of the media suggest their marriage is imminent.

* Has said he likes a woman who is possibly a little older than him and is the protective, motherly type who would tolerate his selfishness and comfort his lonesome, "puppy love" personality. Mizuno, two years Odagiri's senior and recognized as an ("older sister" type) actress, seems a perfect match.

External Links:

Official site ~ http://www.odagiri-joe.com/

Dongyu profile ~ http://www.dongyu.co.jp/profile/joe_odagiri/actor_temp.html

Odagiri Joe – DramaWiki ~ http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Odagiri_Joe

Joe Odagiri - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ~ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Odagiri

Jô Odagiri imbd ~ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0643885/

Joe odagiri spaecail album website ~ http://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/joeodagiri/

Movies official websites:

• Tokyo Tower Okan to Boku to, Tokidoki Oton ~ http://www.tokyotower-movie.jp/ (2007)

• Sad Vacation ~ http://www.sadvacation.jp/ (2007)

• Mushishi / Bugmaster ~ http://www.mushishi-movie.jp/ (2007)

• Sakebi / Retribution (2006)

• The Pavillion "Salamandre" ~ http://www.pavillion.jp/ (2006)

• Yureru / Sway ~ http://www.yureru.com (2006)

• The Uchouten Hotel ~ http://www.uchoten.com/ (2006)

• Maison de Himiko ~ http://www.himiko-movie.com/ (2005)

• Shinobi~Heart Under Blade ~ http://www.shinobithemovie.com/ (2005)

• Scrap Heaven ~ http://www.scrapheaven.jp/ (2005)

• Operetta Tanuki Goten / Princess Raccoon (2005)

• Yume no Naka e (2005)

• Synchrocity (2005)

• In the Pool (2005)

• Big River ~ http://www.bigriver-movie.com/ (2005)

• Black Kiss ~ http://www.blackkiss.net/ (2004)

• Kono Yo no Soto e / Out of This World (2004)

• Chi to Hone / Blood and Bones ~ http://www.lhp.com.sg/blood/ (2004)

• Pacchigi! (2004)

• Hazard (2003)

• Akarui Mirai / Bright Future ~ http://www.uplink.co.jp/brightfuture/ (2003)

• Azumi (2003)

• Mokka no Koibito (2002)

• Puratonikku Sekusu / Platonic Sex (2001)

Watch it / Miscellaneous YOUTUBE links:

cherry the dustman pv ~

BIG RIVER trailer ~ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psxI2ATiQT4

Hazard english trailer ~ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0-zMw2OojI

"La Maison De Himiko'' trailer ~ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UouTi_D4LUM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHSvnm0vKvs

movies:

{hq MU links with English soft-subs}

SWAY ~ http://idols-unlimited.com/sway

Shinobi ~ http://idols-unlimited.com/shinobi

La Maison de Himiko (Mezon do Himiko) ~ http://idols-unlimited.com/jmovie-la-maison-de-himiko

dramas:

Satorare ~ http://idols-unlimited.com/jdrama-satorare {English MU hardsubbed 1-10}

Soompi threads:

Picture thread ~

http://www.soompi.com/forums/index.php?s=&...t&p=2090384

Shinobi (2005) ~ http://www.soompi.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=663

DL:

Cherry the dustman pv HQ ~ http://www.megaupload.com/?d=IQG5O1CN

File credits: www.jp-drama.com

Source credits: odagiri-joe.com / DramaWiki / Wikipedia / imbd.com / jvcmusic.co.jp/joeodagiri / YOUTUBE / idols-unlimited.com / Google.com / yesasia.com / ...

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[Guest xHeartxSmilex]

i really love him in satore and shinobi.

[Guest nence]

i haven't seen any of this guy's movies yet but so far from the preview of shinobi... i find him very attractive. he really caught my attention in shinobi.

[Guest babycurious]

it's the satorare sensei!!!

he's cool in Shinobi too

I have yet to see Sway....

[Guest Xena]

i really love him in satore and shinobi.

^ ^ I haven't seen satore yet. I did see his English speaking debut BIG RIVER recently, hmm I'm still trying to determine how I feel about it *__* although determine in a good, flattering way, you know! =]

Big RIVER:::

I have included the DL link to satore to the first page as well *winks*...

i haven't seen any of this guy's movies yet but so far from the preview of shinobi... i find him very attractive. he really caught my attention in shinobi.

^ Shinobi, wasn't one of my personal favorites! For me he totally rocked in La Maison de Himiko. His performance was so subtle and intriguing, so I guess if I had to recommend a film that would be my first bias recommendation lol...

it's the satorare sensei!!!

he's cool in Shinobi too

I have yet to see Sway....

*__* Sway/Yureru is also a must see. I mean it has that whole 'what the hell happened' thing going on. Plus the performances between the two brothers played by Joe and Teruyuki Kagawa were awesome. Their scenes together were spot on!

image credits: odagiri-joe.com / bigriver-movie.com

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[Guest Misao]

ah there's already a thread of him. o.o

http://www.soompi.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=45816

anyway, hes cute in satorare(:

[Guest Xena]

ah there's already a thread of him. o.o

http://www.soompi.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=45816

anyway, hes cute in satorare(:

^ Yep, he has a thread in the other celebs photos section!

The Soompi link is already on the first post. . . :blush:

I thought it would be nice to create a discussion thread for him also and it was given the go ahead by a moderator, hmm so here it is lol. =]

[Guest grrl]

wow!! he went to fresno state!! awesome!! i used to live there, well in fresno that is!!! anyway, he's one of the few japanese guy that i've seen and actually find good looking and hot... he's not the girly looking type.. but yeah he's one fine looking guy!!

[Guest pssrby2005]

I discovered this guy in Shinobi and now watching more of his work. I'm impressed by his Yeyeru. He proves to be a very versatile actor.

[Guest kleo]

what can i say, I love this guy too!! but seriously, in the movie that he played the homosexual, i found it soooo disturbing!!! I mean, he did such a good job with his character, that it really got me thinking about it for a long time after watching the movie. even to this day when i think about that movie it's still...aww.a...hahah:LOL: i don't know whether it's a good or bad thing. i'm a bit neutral on that movie. but love the guy.

[DDuk]

omg i love him in Satorare! (idk thats how u spell it... )

he was awesome in Shinobi...but hated his character in Azumi T^T

[Guest Xena]

what can i say, I love this guy too!! but seriously, in the movie that he played the homosexual, i found it soooo disturbing!!! I mean, he did such a good job with his character, that it really got me thinking about it for a long time after watching the movie. even to this day when i think about that movie it's still...aww.a...hahah:LOL: i don't know whether it's a good or bad thing. i'm a bit neutral on that movie. but love the guy.

^ Which movie do you mean lol?

If it's La Maison de Himiko I loved his performance in that.

It was an immensely sexual performance *gushes*... But I think I mentioned I'm bias with regard to that flick already though. =P

edit... ;

I adore these:::

image credits: google.jp / moi

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[Guest Melyxcious]

Gahhh... Odagiri Jo is so hot. I loved him in Shinobi.

I was like D8!! at the end of it T_T.

[Guest novemberbaby]

He's such a good actor! I really liked his performance in Shinobi, Jikou Keisatsu (sp?), Satorare, and Kao. I also like him with Nakama Yukie. I hope they'd do another drama together. I didn't really like their relationship in Kao. xD

[Guest Xena]

^ I must say I have only seen Shinobi from the ones you mentioned, yet!

I'm still trying to get my hands on HAZARD with English subtitles but man I just saw this fan-made mv of it on Youtube with Gary Jules 'Mad World' and it looks haunting:

Warning folks contains spoilers:

Mad World, Joe Odagiri in 'Hazard' mv:::

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HgND0J7S4Y

He looks insane and well, kind of sad in this...

His character is a beautiful freak, no?

images from HAZARD pictorial book ~

image credits: google.jp / moi

[Guest kleo]

^ Which movie do you mean lol?

If it's La Maison de Himiko I loved his performance in that.

It was an immensely sexual performance *gushes*... But I think I mentioned I'm bias with regard to that flick already though. =P

yeah that's the one i'm talking about. an i agree it was very sexual!

yeah i feel the same way about it.

love all the pictures, keep them coming ladies!

[anastassia]

[Guest keirasketch]

omgawd I love him.

He is so amazing.!!!!!!!!

Totally fell in love with him in Scrap Heaven (and Kase Ryo +_+)

this guyyyyy is just superrrrrrrrr

[Guest Xena]

Shinobi

Sway

Bigmaster

La Maison de Himiko

All of it I have read as a very excellent drama and he played his roles as impressive and outstanding as always. A talented indeed he is as young actor. He is no 1 young actor in Japan whom has won numbers of awards as result of his great and versatility acting skills.

Just want to ask where I can watch online his full movie such as Shinobi, Sway and La Maison?

Thanks so much.

^^ Hi there anastassia,

No unfortunately I do not know where those titles can be viewed online. 'Idols unlimited' was an awesome site to DL 3 of the movies you listed, although unfortunately the site has been off-line for a while now.

If you can DL from Megaupload, this livejournal has a wonderful collection of his movies: http://community.livejournal.com/tobenaits...r+:+odagiri+joe

And YesAsia is excellent and highly recommend for getting hold of his DVD's.

Thank you for your pm and bumping this thread. It has reminded me it does in-fact need updating. I shall try and start updating some of the threads I baby-sit over the weekend. :]

[MythnoonA]

I want to ask something, especially if anyone is a fan of Mu Shi Shi manga--I like Odagiri Jo as an actor, but I wanted to know if anyone has seen the live action movie (also called Bugmaster)--and what you think of it. I've read a bunch of reviews from people who didn't know what Mu Shi Shi was about, and a lot of them complained because there were no mechs or fighting, and they thought it was boring. -.- Others said they didn't know anything about the manga, so they were new to the story--but they liked it...they thought he was pretty good too.