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Miki Odagiri

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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Born:
Jun 29, 1930 In Sendagaya, Tokyo, Japan
Movie/TV Credits:
24
First Appeared:
In the movie Pastoral Symphony 1938-06-11
Latest Project:
Movie Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ikiru' 2002-10-25
Known For
Poster of Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ikiru'
Poster of Pure Emotions of the Sea
Poster of The Motherless
Poster of The Street Without Sun
Filmography
Movie Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ikiru' Self 2002-10-25
Movie Shinran: Path to Purity 1987-06-02
Movie To Your Majesty, The Emperor 1963-04-28
Movie When a Woman Loves Ohana 1959-09-24
Movie Stakeout 1958-01-15
Movie Nikoyon monogatari 1956-09-11
Movie Pure Emotions of the Sea Yumiko 1956-06-28
Movie Burden of Love Teru 1955-03-18
Movie The Moon Has Risen Fumiya 1955-01-08
Movie Policeman's Diary Momoyo 1955-02-03
Movie Striving to Live 1955-02-25
Movie Duel at Sundown Okatsu 1955-05-24
Movie The Motherless Miyoko 1955-12-04
Movie Policeman's Diary, Part 2 1955-11-16
Movie A Certain Woman Tsuya 1954-03-13
Movie Women's House 1954-11-23
Movie The Street Without Sun Fusa-chan 1954-06-24
Movie Tower of Lilies 1953-01-09
Movie Jûdai no seiten 1953-02-05
Movie 続々十代の性典 1953-09-22
Movie Zoku jūdai no seiten Misae Numakura 1953-05-15
Movie The Wild Geese Oume 1953-09-15
Movie Ikiru Toyo 1952-10-09
Movie Pastoral Symphony 1938-06-11