Miki Odagiri
6/29/1930
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.
Miki Odagiri
Appeared In:
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Ikiru
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Striving to Live
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Zoku jūdai no seiten
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Shiosai
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The Wild Geese
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When a Woman Loves
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Boku chin hōrō-ki
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Shinran: Path to Purity
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Pastoral Symphony
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Jûdai no seiten
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A Certain Woman
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Policeman's Diary
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The Motherless
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Stakeout
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The Moon Has Risen
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To Your Majesty, The Emperor
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Pure Emotions of the Sea
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The Street Without Sun
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Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ikiru'
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Tower of Lilies
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Duel at Sundown
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Burden of Love
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Nikoyon monogatari
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続々十代の性典
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Policeman's Diary, Part 2
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Women's House
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Student Double Suicide