Yūji Oda (織田 裕二, Oda Yūji, born December 13, 1967 in Kawasaki, Kanagawa) 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.

Biographie

In the late 1980s, Oda 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.