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{{Short description|Japanese actor and singer}}
{{BLP sources|date=February 2012}}
{{Infobox person
| name        = Yūji Oda
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| birth_date  = {{Birth date and age|1967|12|13}}
| birth_place = [[Kawasaki, Kanagawa]], Japan
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| nationality = Japanese
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| occupation  = Actor, singer
| yearsactive = 1987–present
}}
{{nihongo|'''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.<ref>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"</ref> In one survey, he was the second most popular actor after [[Takuya Kimura]] in Japan during the [[Heisei era]] (1989-2019).<ref>{{cite web |url= https://news.allabout.co.jp/articles/o/60057/|title= 「平成に最も活躍したと思う俳優」ランキング！ 3位 堺雅人、2位 織田裕二を抑えた1位は？|access-date= April 29, 2023|work= eiga.com}}</ref>
==Biography==
Oda was born in [[Kawasaki, Kanagawa]]. In the late 1980s, he launched his career with the release of two singles on records.{{Citation needed|date=February 2012}}
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 Shunsaku Aoshima, a police detective in the ''[[Bayside Shakedown]]'' film and television drama series.
==Filmography==
===Film===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!class="unsortable"|Notes
!class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |1987
|''[[Shonan Bakusozoku|Shōnan Bakusōzoku]]''
|Akira Ishikawa
|
| <ref name=eiga>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/person/23020/movie/|title= 織田裕二|access-date= January 28, 2021|work= eiga.com}}</ref>
|-
|''Ai wa Crossover''
|Yuji
|
| <ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/34376/|title= 愛はクロスオーバー|access-date= January 28, 2021|work= eiga.com}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |1989
| ''[[Shogun's Shadow]]''
| Tobe Saheiji
|
| <ref name=eiga/>
|-
| ''Urban Marine Resort Story''
| Fumio Yoshioka
|
| <ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/35653/|title= 彼女が水着にきがえたら|access-date= January 27, 2024|work= eiga.com}}</ref>
|-
| 1990
| ''[[Best Guy]]''
| Lt. Hideo "Goku" Kajitani
| Lead role
| <ref name=eiga/>
|-
| rowspan="2" |1991
| ''Cover as Many Waves as Possible''
| Masaki Kosugi
|
| <ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/38356/|title= 波の数だけ抱きしめて|access-date= January 27, 2024|work= eiga.com}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[No Worries on the Recruit Front]]''
| Takeo Ohara
| Lead role
| <ref name=eiga/>
|-
| 1992
| ''Angel, Boku to uta wa kimi no uta''
| Tatsuhiko
| Lead role
| <ref name=eiga/>
|-
| 1994
| ''[[Graduation Journey: I Came from Japan]]''
| Yasuo Mitsugi
| Lead role
| <ref name=eiga/>
|-
| 1995
| ''Kike wadatsumi no koe: Last Friends''
|
| Lead role
| <ref name=eiga/>
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Bayside Shakedown (film)|Bayside Shakedown]]''
| Shunsaku Aoshima
| Lead role
| <ref name=odoru>{{cite web |url= https://movie.walkerplus.com/news/article/27083/|title= 「踊る大捜査線」ついに完結編の製作が決定！ 15年の歴史に終止符|access-date= January 28, 2021|work= Movie Walker Plus}}</ref>
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Whiteout (2000 film)|Whiteout]]''
| Teruo Togashi
| Lead role
| <ref name=eiga/>
|-
| rowspan="2" |2003
| ''T.R.Y.''
| Shū Izawa
| Lead role
| <ref name=eiga/>
|-
| ''[[Bayside Shakedown 2]]''
| Shunsaku Aoshima
| Lead role
| <ref name=odoru/>
|-
| 2006
| ''Star Reformer''
| Satoshi Nomura
| Lead role
| <ref name=eiga/>
|-
| 2007
| ''Sanjuro''
| Sanjuro Tsubaki
| Lead role
| <ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.toho.website/movies/796/index.html|title= Sanjuro|access-date= January 28, 2021|work= Toho}}</ref>
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Amalfi: Rewards of the Goddess]]''
| Kosaku Kuroda
| Lead role
| <ref name=eiga/>
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Bayside Shakedown 3]]''
| Shunsaku Aoshima
| Lead role
| <ref name=odoru/>
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Andalucia: Revenge of the Goddess]]''
| Kosaku Kuroda
| Lead role
| <ref name=eiga/>
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Bayside Shakedown: The Final]]''
| Shunsaku Aoshima
| Lead role
| <ref name=odoru/>
|-
| 2016
| ''Will You Marry My Wife?''
| Shūji Mimura
| Lead role
| <ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.cinra.net/news/20151118-bokutsuma|title= 織田裕二＆吉田羊が夫婦役、『ボクの妻と結婚してください。』映画化|access-date= January 28, 2021|work= Cinra.net}}</ref>
|-
| 2024
| ''Shinji Muroi: Stay Alive''
| Shunsaku Aoshima
| Cameo
| <ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/news/20241125/5/|title= 織田裕二「室井慎次 生き続ける者」に青島俊作としてサプライズ出演!|access-date= 25 November 2024|website= eiga.com|language=ja}}</ref>
|-
|}
===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable"| Notes
! class="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
| 1989
| ''Mama Haha Bugi''
| Makoto Mizutani
|
| <ref name=RS1>{{cite web |url= https://realsound.jp/movie/2018/11/post-270712.html|title= 『踊る大捜査線』青島から『SUITS／スーツ』甲斐へ 織田裕二の俳優人生を辿る(1)|access-date= January 28, 2021|work= Real Sound}}</ref>
|-
| 1991
| ''[[Tokyo Love Story]]''
| Kanji "Kanchi" Nagao
| Lead role
| <ref name=RS1/>
|-
| rowspan=2|1993
| ''Furikaereba Yatsu ga Iru''
| Kōtarō Shiba
| Lead role
| <ref name=RS1/>
|-
| ''It's a Wonderful Life''
| Mitsugu Shibaki
|
| <ref name=since1993/>
|-
| 1994
| ''I have no money!''
| Kentarō Hagiwara
| Lead role
| <ref name=RS1/>
|-
| 1995
| ''Seigi wa Katsu''
| Junpei Takaoka
| Lead role
| <ref name=RS1/>
|-
| 1996
| ''Mahiru no Tsuki''
| Naoki Togashi
| Lead role
| <ref>{{cite web |url= https://thetv.jp/program/0000001113/cast/|title= 真昼の月の出演者・キャスト一覧|access-date= 12 September 2024|work= TV drama database}}</ref>
|-
| 1997
| ''[[Bayside Shakedown]]''
| Shunsaku Aoshima
| Lead role
| <ref name=RS2>{{cite web |url= https://realsound.jp/movie/2018/11/post-270712_2.html|title= 『踊る大捜査線』青島から『SUITS／スーツ』甲斐へ 織田裕二の俳優人生を辿る(2)|access-date= January 28, 2021|work= Real Sound}}</ref>
|-
| 2001
| ''Rocket Boy''
| Shinpei Kobayashi
| Lead role
|
|-
| 2002
| ''Midnight Rain''
| Takashi Tokura
| Lead role
| <ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.tvdrama-db.com/drama_info/p/id-36181|title= 真夜中の雨|access-date= January 28, 2021|work= TV drama database}}</ref>
|-
| 2004
| ''Last Christmas''
| Kenji Haruki
| Lead role
| <ref>{{cite web |url= https://thetv.jp/program/0000001800/cast/|title= ラストクリスマスの出演者・キャスト一覧|access-date= 12 September 2024|work= TV drama database}}</ref>
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Taiyo to Umi no Kyoshitsu|Homeroom on the Beachside]]''
| Sakutarō Sakurai
| Lead role
| <ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.fujitv.co.jp/b_hp/sun-ocean/|title= 太陽と海の教室|access-date= 12 September 2024|work= Fuji TV}}</ref>
|-
| 2010
| ''[[The Diplomat Kosaku Kuroda]]''
| Kosaku Kuroda
| Lead role
| <ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.fujitv.co.jp/b_hp/KOSAKUKURODA/index.html|title= 外交官 黒田康作|access-date= January 28, 2021|work= Fuji TV}}</ref>
|-
| 2016
| ''IQ246''
| Sharaku Hōmonji
| Lead role
|
|-
| 2018
| ''Nozaki Shuhei Auditor of Bank''
| Shuhei Nozaki
| Lead role
|
|-
| 2018–20
| ''[[Suits (Japanese TV series)|Suits]]''
| Shōgo Kai
| Lead role; 2 seasons
| <ref name=RS2/>
|-
| rowspan=2|2023
| ''Galápagos''
| Shin'ichi Tagawa
| Lead role; miniseries
| <ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/news/2022/08/24/kiji/20220824s00041000347000c.html|title= 織田裕二 34年ぶりNHKドラマ！来年「ガラパゴス」刑事役で主演「これほど怖いと感じたことはない」|access-date= August 25, 2022|work= Sponichi}}</ref>
|-
| ''Legal Enforcement with Dogs''
| Itsuki Obara
|
| <ref name=since1993>{{cite web |url= https://www.sanspo.com/article/20230428-SCI55B75PNP55N76XLPXHKRDWI/|title= 伊藤沙莉、ゴールデン帯ドラマ初主演 7月開始テレ朝系「シッコウ！！～犬と私と執行官～」織田裕二と凸凹バディ|access-date= April 28, 2023|work= Sanspo|date= 28 April 2023}}</ref>
|-
| 2025
| ''[[Water Margin]]''
| [[Song Jiang]]
| Lead role
| <ref>{{cite web |url= https://mantan-web.jp/article/20240911dog00m200056000c.html|title= 水滸伝:北方謙三の歴史大河小説が織田裕二主演で連ドラに 総監督は若松節朗|access-date= 12 September 2024|work= mantan-web}}</ref>
|-
|}
==Discography==
===Albums===
{| class="wikitable"
! Title
! Release date
! Notes
! Label
|-
| ''On the Road''
| 1990-03-20
|
| Toshiba EMI
|-
|{{nihongo|''Gyakufū''|逆風|}}
| 1991-07-12
|
| Toshiba EMI
|-
| {{nihongo|''Oda Yūji Singles''|織田裕二SINGLES|}}
| 1991-10-30
|
| Toshiba EMI
|-
| ''Songs''
| 1991-12-10
|
| WEA Japan
|-
| {{nihongo|''Kodo''|KODO－鼓動－|kodō}}
| 1992-02-19
|
| Toshiba EMI
|-
| {{nihongo|''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
|-
| {{nihongo|''Arigatō''|ありがとう|}}
| 2007-09-26
|
|
|}
===Singles===
{| class="wikitable"
! Title
! Release date
! Notes
! Label
|-
| "Boom Boom Boom / Hold You Tight"
| 1987-04-25
|
| WEA Japan
|-
| {{nihongo|"Shūmatsu Dake wa Shōnen"|週末だけは少年|}}
| 1989-07-25
|
| WEA Japan
|-
|{{nihongo|"Utae Nakatte Love Song"|歌えなかってラブ・ソング|}}
| 1991-02-06
|
| Toshiba EMI
|-
|{{nihongo|"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
|-
| {{nihongo|"Ano Natsu ga Kikoeru"|あの夏が聴こえる}}
| 1992-05-27
|
| Toshiba EMI
|-
| {{nihongo|"Kesshin"|決心|}}
| 1993-07-19
|
| Toshiba EMI
|-
| "Over the Trouble"
| 1994-07-08
|
| Toshiba EMI
|-
| "Never Rain"
| 1994-10-05
|
| Toshiba EMI
|-
| {{nihongo|"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
|-
| {{nihongo|"Sora no Mukōmade"|空のむこうまで|}}
| 2001-02-28
|
| Kitty MME
|-
| {{nihongo|"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 Championships in Athletics]] [[Osaka]] Games Theme Song
| Universal Sigma
|-
| "Feel Live"
| 2007-12-05
|
|
|-
| "[[Can't Take My Eyes Off You]]"
| 2008-08-12
| as "UZ"
|
|}
==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Award
! Category
! Work(s)
! Result
! {{Abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
| rowspan=2|2000
| 43rd [[Blue Ribbon Awards]]
| [[Blue Ribbon Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| rowspan=3|''Whiteout''
| {{won}}
| <ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.allcinema.net/award/%E3%83%96%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AA%E3%83%9C%E3%83%B3%E8%B3%9E(2000)|title= 2000年 第43回 ブルーリボン賞|access-date= 12 September 2024|work= allcinema}}</ref>
|-
| 25th [[Hochi Film Awards]]
| Best Actor
| {{won}}
| <ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.hochi.co.jp/award/hochi_eigashou/history.html|title= 過去の受賞一覧|access-date= 12 September 2024|work= Hochi Shimbun}}</ref>
|-
| 2001
| [[24th Japan Academy Film Prize]]
| [[Japan Academy Film Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role|Best Actor]]
| {{Nominated}}
| <ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/award/japan-academy/2001/|title= 第24回 日本アカデミー賞(2001年)|access-date= 12 September 2024|work= eiga.com}}</ref>
|-
|}
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
* [http://www.yuji-oda.com/site/index.html Official website]
* {{IMDb name|0643880}}
* {{jmdb name|0194650}}
* [http://jdorama.com/artiste.474.htm Yuji Oda on JDorama]
* [http://www.universal-music.co.jp/oda-yuji/ Yuji Oda on Universal Music Japan]
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