English Stage Name:
Joe Odagiri
Japanese Stage Name:
小田切 譲 or オダギリジョー
Birth Name:
Joe Odagiri
Nickname:
Joe, Oda-Joe, Odagiri
Origin:
Tsuyama City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
Blood Type:
O
Height:
176 cm ( 5 ft 9 inches )
Weight:
60 kg ( 132 bs)
Marital Status:
Married (since 2008)
Children:
Two sons (one of which passed away in 2015)
Family:
Mother
Wife:
Yu Kashii, actress
Past Relationships/ Ex-Girlfriends:
- Miki Mizuno, actress
Rumored to have dated
Friends;
- Junichi Komoto, comedian and member of Jikacho
Hobbies：
- Drawing
- Watching movies
- Playing baseball and soccer
- Making accessories
- Cleaning his house
- Playing drums
Pets:
None
Personality:
Joe is said to be;
- a homebody
Trivia:
- Joe’s parents divorced when he was little and he was raised by his mother.
- Joe was the only child.
- Joe’s mother was busy working and was not home most of the time, therefore he spent his childhood watching movies at a movie theater alone. This made him want to be part of the movie industry.
- Joe spent two years at California State University, Fresno, taking acting classes.
- Joe and his wife, Yu Kashii got married on Feburuary 16, 2008. They have the same birth date, which is February 16 (different birth year), therefore they chose to get married on that day.
- Joe and Yu had two sons together. However, second son passed away right after his first birthday due to illness.
- Joe is keeping a log of the dreams he had every day.
- Joe likes to draw, listening to music.
- Joe has only two to three friends, which he feels comfortable with.