Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1930-06-29
Day of Death
2006-11-28
Place of Birth
Sendagaya, Tokyo, Japan
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.
Filmography (31)
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ikiru'
2002
Shinran: Path to Purity
1987
Shiosai
1971
To Your Majesty, The Emperor
1963
Boku chin hōrō-ki
1962
The Last Trump Card
1960
When a Woman Loves
1960
Monthly Salary: 13,000 Yen
1958
Stakeout
1958
Nikoyon monogatari
1956
Pure Emotions of the Sea
1956The Motherless
1955
Policeman's Diary, Part 2
1955
Duel at Sundown
1955
