Yūji Oda

Yūji Oda (織田 裕二, Oda Yūji, born December 13, 1967) is a Japanese actor and singer. He is one of Japan's 11 most popular male entertainers, according to an NHK survey taken in 2004.[1]

Yūji Oda
Born (1967-12-13) December 13, 1967
NationalityJapanese
OccupationActor, singer
Years active1987–present
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9 12 in)

Biography

Oda was born in Kawasaki, Kanagawa. In the late 1980s, he launched his career with the release of two singles on records.

In 1989, he appeared in the television drama Mama Haha Boogie, from which point he started to gain popularity as an actor, which also brought attention to his singing aspirations.

In 1991, he appeared in the enormously popular television drama Tokyo Love Story, a breakout role. He then became a leading man in Japanese film and television, generally playing the role of a sympathetic character.

His most famous role is that of Aoshima, a police detective in the Bayside Shakedown film and television drama series.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role
1987 Shōnan Bakusōzoku Akira Ishikawa
Ai wa Kurosuoba Yuji
1989 Shōgun Iemitsu no Ranshin: Gekitotsu Tobe Saheiji
Kanojo ga Mizugi ni Kigaetara Fumio Yoshioka
1990 Best Guy
1991 Nami no kazu dake dakishimete Masaki Kosugi
Shūshoku Sensen Ijōnashi Takeo Ohara
1992 Angel, Boku to uta wa kimi no uta Tatsuhiko
1994 Sotsugyo Ryokō: Nihon kara Kimashita Yasuo Mitsugi
1995 Kike wadatsumi no koe: Last Friends
1998 Bayside Shakedown Shunsaku Aoshima
2000 Whiteout Teruo Togashi
2003 T.R.Y. Izawa Shû
Bayside Shakedown 2: Save the Rainbow Bridge Shunsaku Aoshima
2006 Star Reformer Satoshi Nomura
2007 Tsubaki Sanjûrô Sanjûrô Tsubaki
2009 Amalfi: Rewards of the Goddess Kosaku Kuroda
2010 Bayside Shakedown 3: Set the Guys Loose Shunsaku Aoshima
2011 Andalucia: Revenge of the Goddess Kosaku Kuroda
2012 Bayside Shakedown The Final Shunsaku Aoshima
2016 Will You Marry My Wife?

Television

  • Mama Haha Bugi (1989)
  • Tokyo Love Story (1991)
  • It's a Wonderful Life (1992)
  • お金がない! (Okane ga Nai!) (I have no money!) (1994)
  • Mahiru no Tsuki (1996)
  • Odoru Daisousasen (1997)
  • Rocket Boy (2001)
  • Midnight Rain (2002)
  • Last Christmas (2004)
  • Taiyo to Umi no Kyoshitsu (2008)
  • Diplomat Kosaku Kuroda aka Gaikōkan Kuroda Kōsaku (2010)
  • IQ246 (2016)
  • Nozaki Shuhei Auditor of Bank (2018)
  • Suits (2018,2020)

Discography

Albums

Title Release date Notes Label
On the Road 1990-03-20 Toshiba EMI
Gyakufū (逆風) 1991-07-12 Toshiba EMI
Oda Yūji Singles (織田裕二SINGLES) 1991-10-30 Toshiba EMI
Songs 1991-12-10 WEA Japan
Kodo (KODO-鼓動-, kodō) 1992-02-19 Toshiba EMI
Kesshin (決心) 1993-09-22 Toshiba EMI
Screen Play 1994-09-07 Toshiba EMI
The Best 1995-09-27 Toshiba EMI
River 1995-12-06 Mercury Music Entertainment
Stay Here 1996-11-11 Mercury
Stay Here+2 1997-03-26 Mercury
Shake!! 1998-06-17 Mercury
The Best Tracks 1998-11-26 Mercury
My Pocket 1999-09-29 Mercury
Secret Rendez-vous 2000-07-05 Mercury
Hot & Sweet-Sour Soup: Best of Love Song 2001-03-23 Kitty MME
11 Colors 2003-08-20 Universal J
Arigatō (ありがとう) 2007-09-26

Singles

Title Release date Notes Label
"Boom Boom Boom / Hold You Tight" 1987-04-25 WEA Japan
"Shūmatsu Dake wa Shōnen" (週末だけは少年) 1989-07-25 WEA Japan
"Utae Nakatte Love Song" (歌えなかってラブ・ソング) 1991-02-06 Toshiba EMI
"Genzai, kono Shunkan kara" (現在,この瞬間から) 1991-06-07 Toshiba EMI
"Happy Birthday" 1991-11-06 Toshiba EMI
"Kodo" 1992-01-29 Toshiba EMI
"Ano Natsu ga Kikoeru" (あの夏が聴こえる) 1992-05-27 Toshiba EMI
"Kesshin" (決心) 1993-07-19 Toshiba EMI
"Over the Trouble" 1994-07-08 Toshiba EMI
"Never Rain" 1994-10-05 Toshiba EMI
"Ai made Mousugu Da kara" (愛までもうすぐだから) 1995-11-08 Mercury Music Entertainment
"Mirage" 1996-10-28 Mercury
"Love Somebody" 1997-01-29 with Maxi Priest Mercury
"Over and Over Again" 1997-07-16 Mercury
"Freedom" 1998-02-04 Mercury
"Shake it Up" 1998-05-13 Mercury
"Love Somebody" 1998-10-28 with Maxi Priest Mercury
"Something to Say" 1999-03-17 Mercury
"Together" 1999-08-25 Mercury
"Sora no Mukōmade" (空のむこうまで) 2001-02-28 Kitty MME
"Sonna Mondarō" (そんなもんだろう) 2002-11-13 Universal J
"We can be Heroes" 2003-01-01 Universal J
"Love Somebody" 2003-06-25 with Maxi Priest Universal J
"Love Somebody (Cinema Version II)" 2003-07-16 with Mýa Universal J
"Last Christmas"/"Wake Me Up Go! Go!" 2004-11-03 with Butch Walker Epic Japan
"Hug, Hug" 2007-04-25 Universal J
"All my Treasures" 2007-07-25 2007 World Athletics Championship City Osaka Games Theme Song
"Feel Live" 2007-12-05
"Can't Take My Eyes Off You" 2008-08-12 as "UZ"

Awards

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References

  1. Mark D. West Secrets, Sex, and Spectacle: The Rules of Scandal in Japan 2008 - Page 179 "Fukunaga, the boy band SMAP, and Takuya Kimura of SMAP), and 3 actors (Yūji Oda, Toshiyuki Nishida, and Satoshi Tsumabuki). Of the 11, Sanma, the first comedian-host on the list, is the unquestioned king, the favorite of 18.1 percent of"
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