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Miki Odagiri

Miki Odagiri

Actor Jun 29 (died age 76) Sendagaya, Tokyo, Japan 1938–2002 (64 year career)
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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

Ikiru
Film

Ikiru

Toyo
The Moon Has Risen
Film

The Moon Has Risen

Fumiya
Stakeout
Film

Stakeout

6.9 1958
The Wild Geese
Film

The Wild Geese

Oume
Tower of Lilies
Film

Tower of Lilies

6.8 1953
Burden of Love
Film

Burden of Love

Teru
Policeman's Diary
Film

Policeman's Diary

Momoyo
Shinran: Path to Purity
Film

Shinran: Path to Purity

5.0 1987

Filmography