Joe Odagiri's Thoughts On Kamen Rider Kuuga
 

Well, this is a bit disheartening to find out that his negative feelings WERE true, at least when he started.

'Cuz it seems like he warmed up to it according to this older blog post.

Well I hope he doesn't have the same feelings anymore, I would love if he came back to be Kuuga again but I don't know if that'll happen.

That's sad. Let's hope that he returns for a theoretical Heisei vs Neo-Heisei Rider war movie as the man who started it all for a new generation.

Never happening. The last time he appeared on a tokusatsu was a small cameo in Daimajin Kanon, and that was only as a favor to the director. He's moved on with his film career and doesn't look back on Kamen Rider as anything other than a job he had to do once. If you know Doctor Who at all, think of Odagiri as the Chris Eccleston of Kamen Rider.

I wonder how the movie/tv industry works. Do actors just go for any auditions in a role just to get a job?

From my understanding, a lot of times it's their agents who get them their gigs that are recommended to their clients (the actors/actresses).

Odagiri's case is kind of odd.
He went in for a role in GoGoV, and blew it. There he met Takatera outside of the audition room.
When Kuuga project started Toei was in favor for pro-wrestler Tanahashi Hiroshi from NJPW to take the role as Godai and Kuuga, while having other wrestlers as the Gurongi. Takatera defied the decision of the sponsors, and brought Odargiri on board.

Hiroshi Tanashi was almost a Kamen Rider?! That's freaking awesome!

Damn that sucks, well maybe someday later on he will like if they pay him a lot. He is one of my favorite actors from Kamen Rider.

I rather take a actor that is willing enough to come back. Who wants to pay some one to come back for a role if they didn't at least enjoy it?