Joe Odagiri
13 titles
Filmography
13 results

Bright Future
(2003)Enigmatic Mamoru (Tadanobu Asano) lives alone with his poisonous jellyfish that stings anyone getting too close. Yuji (Jô Odagiri) is his solo friend, work together in a factory. They share a dislike for boss, Fujiwara. Mamoru murders both Fujiwara and his wife. With Mamoru in prison awaiting execution, Yuji is entrusted with the care of the jellyfish, becoming attached to the strange creature.
Zaion: I Wish You Were Here
In the future, a meteor unleashes a spaceborne disease that turns people into monsters. With the help of nanomachines and remote-controlled robots, Earth is able to fight back, but the viruses mutate. Now with humanity on the brink of extinction, hope lies in a 16-year-old girl with a unique power.

Plastic City
(2009)
My Way
(2011)Caught in the maelstrom of WWII, two lifelong rivals unite to survive seemingly endless battles and slowly transform into each other’s greatest hope.

Shinobi: Heart Under Blade
(2005)A truce between two rival ninja clans is broken when the supreme shogun orders them to end their dispute with a battle. However, the representative fighters from each clan, one female and one male, wind up falling in love. How will this play out? The year is 1614. Japan has been united under Ieyasu, first of the Tokugawa Shoguns, and the land is beginning to feel at peace.

Modest Heroes
(2018)Modest Heroes is an ambitious anthology of three thrilling tales (Kanini & Kanino, Life Ain't Gonna Lose, Invisible) created by some of the greatest talents working in Japanese animation today.

Saturday Fiction
(2021)A mesmerizing, slow-burn spy thriller set in Japanese-occupied Shanghai on the cusp of World War II. The incomparable Gong Li plays acclaimed actress Jean Yu, who has returned to Shanghai from China after a long absence. Yu, in rehearsals for a play to be directed by a former lover, seems to have ulterior motives, functioning as a double agent and gathering intelligence for the Allies.

I Wish
(2011)Twelve-year-old Koichi lives with his mother and retired grandparents in the southern region of Japan. His younger brother Ryunosuke lives with their father in the northern region of Japan. The brothers have been separated by their parents’ divorce and Koichi’s only wish is for his family to be reunited. When he learns that a new bullet train line will soon open linking the two towns, he starts to believe that a miracle will take place the moment these new trains first pass each other at top speed. With help from the adults around him, Koichi sets out on a journey with a group of friends, each hoping to witness a miracle.

Air Doll
(2009)A life-size blow-up doll develops a soul, immerses herself in the living world, and falls in love with a video store clerk.

Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories
Patrons of an otherwise mundane Japanese diner find simple yet profound connections with one another based on the shared love of a particular dish.

The World of Kanako
(2014)Follows former detective Akikazu on the hunt for his daughter Kanako, a journey that leads to a shocking trail of sex and violence.

Retribution
(2007)An experienced police detective has to investigate the murder of an unknown woman dressed in a scarlet dress.

Mr. Go
(2013)This homerun comedy follows a talented, bat-swinging circus gorilla, who is recruited by the Korean Baseball League. Does he have what it takes?