Miki Odagiri
Born June 29, 1930 (Age: 95)
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Sendagaya, Tokyo, Japan
Biography
Miki Odagiri (小田切美喜) was known primarily for her important and timeless role as the upbeat office girl in Akira Kurosawa's classic Ikiru opposite Takashi Shimura, whose character is dying of cancer, and Miki, as Toyo Odagiri, inspires him to live... just by being herself: bubbly, spontaneous, and optimistic. Her character is also filled with blunt sarcasm that was extremely rare in movies of the early-1950's. Perhaps Miki and Takashi's most memorable scene is when she's telling him the nicknames she created for their fellow workmates... including his! Sadly, beyond Ikiru, finding the handful of other Japanese movies she appeared in, especially on DVD or Blu Ray, is extremely difficult. But she left an impression in what's considered not only one of the legendary Kurosawa's greatest achievements, but one of the best movies ever made, worldwide.
Miki Odagiri (小田切美喜) was known primarily for her important and timeless role as the upbeat office girl in Akira Kurosawa's classic Ikiru opposite Takashi Shimura, whose character is dying of cancer, and Miki, as Toyo Odagiri, inspires him to live... just by being herself: bubbly, spontaneous, and optimistic. Her character is also filled with blunt sarcasm that was extremely rare in movies of the early-1950's. Perhaps Miki and Takashi's most memorable scene is when she's telling him the nicknames she created for their fellow workmates... including his! Sadly, beyond Ikiru, finding the handful of other Japanese movies she appeared in, especially on DVD or Blu Ray, is extremely difficult. But she left an impression in what's considered not only one of the legendary Kurosawa's greatest achievements, but one of the best movies ever made, worldwide.
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Filmography
Shiosai
1971
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Age: 41
To Your Majesty, The Emperor
1963
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Age: 32
Boku chin hōrō-ki
1962
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Age: 32
When a Woman Loves
1960
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as Ohana
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Age: 29
Monthly Salary: 13,000 Yen
1958
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Age: 27
Nikoyon monogatari
1956
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Age: 26
Pure Emotions of the Sea
1956
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as Yumiko
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Age: 25
No Image
The Motherless
1955
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as Miyoko
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Age: 25
Policeman's Diary, Part 2
1955
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Age: 25
Duel at Sundown
1955
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as Okatsu
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Age: 24
Burden of Love
1955
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as Teru
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Age: 24
Striving to Live
1955
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Age: 24
Policeman's Diary
1955
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as Momoyo
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Age: 24
The Moon Has Risen
1955
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as Fumiya
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Age: 24
お月様には悪いけど
1954
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as 芸妓小きん
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Age: 24
The Valley Between Love and Death
1954
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Age: 24
Student Double Suicide
1954
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Age: 24