Career
He is one of Japan"s 11 most popular male entertainers, according to an Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai survey taken in 2004. 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.