Miki Odagiri

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Miki Odagiri

Acting June 29, 1930

Sendagaya, Tokyo, Japan

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…

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Ikiru

Ikiru

8.3 1952 Movie
The Moon Has Risen

The Moon Has Risen

6.9 1955 Movie
Stakeout

Stakeout

7.1 1958 Movie
Burden of Love

Burden of Love

6.8 1955 Movie
The Wild Geese

The Wild Geese

6.7 1953 Movie
Shinran: Path to Purity

Shinran: Path to Purity

5.8 1987 Movie
Tower of Lilies

Tower of Lilies

6.8 1953 Movie
Policeman's Diary

Policeman's Diary

7.0 1955 Movie
お月様には悪いけど

お月様には悪いけど

8.0 1954 Movie
The Valley Between Love and Death

The Valley Between Love and Death

8.0 1954 Movie
When a Woman Loves

When a Woman Loves

8.0 1960 Movie
Policeman's Diary, Part 2

Policeman's Diary, Part 2

7.5 1955 Movie

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2002
    Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ikiru'

    Movie Self

  2. 1987
    Shinran: Path to Purity

    Movie

  3. 1971
    Shiosai

    Movie

  4. 1963
    To Your Majesty, The Emperor

    Movie

  5. 1962
    Boku chin hōrō-ki

    Movie

  6. 1960
    The Last Trump Card

    Movie Toyo

  7. 1960
    When a Woman Loves

    Movie Ohana

  8. 1958
    Monthly Salary: 13,000 Yen

    Movie

  9. 1958
    Stakeout

    Movie

  10. 1956
    Nikoyon monogatari

    Movie

  11. 1956
    Pure Emotions of the Sea

    Movie Yumiko

  12. 1955
    The Motherless

    Movie Miyoko

  13. 1955
    Policeman's Diary, Part 2

    Movie

  14. 1955
    Duel at Sundown

    Movie Okatsu

  15. 1955
    Burden of Love

    Movie Teru

  16. 1955
    Striving to Live

    Movie

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  1. 1955
    Policeman's Diary

    Movie Momoyo

  2. 1955
    The Moon Has Risen

    Movie Fumiya

  3. 1954
    お月様には悪いけど

    Movie 芸妓小きん

  4. 1954
    Women's House

    Movie

  5. 1954
    The Valley Between Love and Death

    Movie

  6. 1954
    Student Double Suicide

    Movie

  7. 1954
    The Street Without Sun

    Movie Fusa-chan

  8. 1954
    A Certain Woman

    Movie Tsuya

  9. 1953
    Zoku zoku Jûdai no seiten

    Movie

  10. 1953
    The Wild Geese

    Movie Oume

  11. 1953
    Zoku jūdai no seiten

    Movie Misae Numakura

  12. 1953
    Jūdai no seiten

    Movie

  13. 1953
    Tower of Lilies

    Movie

  14. 1952
    Ikiru

    Movie Toyo

  15. 1938
    Pastoral Symphony

    Movie