Miki Odagiri
Acting
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Acting Credits
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...
Known For
Filmography
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ikiru'
2002
as Self
Shinran: Path to Purity
1987
Shiosai
1971
To Your Majesty, The Emperor
1963
Boku chin hōrō-ki
1962
When a Woman Loves
1960
as Ohana
The Last Trump Card
1960
as Toyo
Stakeout
1958
Monthly Salary: 13,000 Yen
1958
Pure Emotions of the Sea
1956
as Yumiko
Nikoyon monogatari
1956
Striving to Live
1955
Policeman's Diary
1955
as Momoyo
The Motherless
1955
as Miyoko
The Moon Has Risen
1955
as Fumiya
Duel at Sundown
1955
as Okatsu
Burden of Love
1955
as Teru
Policeman's Diary, Part 2
1955
A Certain Woman
1954
as Tsuya
The Street Without Sun
1954
as Fusa-chan
Women's House
1954
Student Double Suicide
1954
The Valley Between Love and Death
1954
お月様には悪いけど
1954
as 芸妓小きん
Zoku jūdai no seiten
1953
as Misae Numakura
The Wild Geese
1953
as Oume
Jūdai no seiten
1953
Tower of Lilies
1953
Zoku zoku Jûdai no seiten
1953
Ikiru
1952
as Toyo
Pastoral Symphony
1938