Known For
Acting
Born
Jun 29, 1930
Died
Nov 28, 2006
Place of Birth
Sendagaya, Tokyo, Japan
Credits
31 titles
Miki Odagiri
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.
Known For
Filmography
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ikiru'
Self
Shinran: Path to Purity
Shiosai
To Your Majesty, The Emperor
Boku chin hōrō-ki
The Last Trump Card
Toyo
When a Woman Loves
Ohana
Monthly Salary: 13,000 Yen
Stakeout
Nikoyon monogatari
Pure Emotions of the Sea
Yumiko
The Motherless
Miyoko
Policeman's Diary, Part 2
Duel at Sundown
Okatsu
Burden of Love
Teru
Striving to Live
Policeman's Diary
Momoyo
The Moon Has Risen
Fumiya
お月様には悪いけど
芸妓小きん
Women's House
The Valley Between Love and Death
Student Double Suicide
The Street Without Sun
Fusa-chan
A Certain Woman
Tsuya
Zoku zoku Jûdai no seiten
The Wild Geese
Oume
Zoku jūdai no seiten
Misae Numakura
Jūdai no seiten
Tower of Lilies
Ikiru
Toyo
Pastoral Symphony