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Miki Odagiri‌

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1930-06-29

Popularity

star1.6

Miki Odagiri

Sendagaya, Tokyo, Japan

Miki Odagiri

Sendagaya, Tokyo, Japan

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1930-06-29

Popularity

star1.6

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.

Movie Credits

Ikiru

Ikiru‌
star8.3
calendar 1952

Striving to Live

Striving to Live‌
star0.0
calendar 1955

Zoku jūdai no seiten

Zoku jūdai no seiten‌
star0.0
calendar 1953

Shiosai

Shiosai‌
star0.0
calendar 1971

The Wild Geese

The Wild Geese‌
star6.3
calendar 1953

When a Woman Loves

When a Woman Loves‌
star0.0
calendar 1959

Boku chin hōrō-ki

Boku chin hōrō-ki‌
star0.0
calendar 1962

Shinran: Path to Purity

Shinran: Path to Purity‌
star5.0
calendar 1987

Pastoral Symphony

Pastoral Symphony‌
star0.0
calendar 1938

Jûdai no seiten

Jûdai no seiten‌
star0.0
calendar 1953

A Certain Woman

A Certain Woman‌
star0.0
calendar 1954

Policeman's Diary

Policeman's Diary‌
star6.5
calendar 1955

The Motherless

The Motherless‌
star0.0
calendar 1955

Stakeout

Stakeout‌
star6.9
calendar 1958

The Moon Has Risen

The Moon Has Risen‌
star6.8
calendar 1955

To Your Majesty, The Emperor

To Your Majesty, The Emperor‌
star0.0
calendar 1963

Pure Emotions of the Sea

Pure Emotions of the Sea‌
star0.0
calendar 1956

The Street Without Sun

The Street Without Sun‌
star0.0
calendar 1954

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ikiru'

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ikiru'‌
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calendar 2002

Tower of Lilies

Tower of Lilies‌
star6.8
calendar 1953

Duel at Sundown

Duel at Sundown‌
star0.0
calendar 1955

Burden of Love

Burden of Love‌
star6.8
calendar 1955

Nikoyon monogatari

Nikoyon monogatari‌
star0.0
calendar 1956

続々十代の性典

続々十代の性典‌
star0.0
calendar 1953

Policeman's Diary, Part 2

Policeman's Diary, Part 2‌
star6.0
calendar 1955

Women's House

Women's House‌
star0.0
calendar 1954

Student Double Suicide

Student Double Suicide‌
star0.0
calendar 1954

Tv Credits