
Miki Odagiri
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.
30Credits0 TV · 30 films
1938–1987Years activefirst to latest
9.0 Highest ratedPastoral Symphony
7.5 Average ratingacross 21 titles
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Top movies 30best Miki Odagiri movies
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Pastoral Symphony1938 - 2The MotherlessMiyoko · 1955
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Pure Emotions of the SeaYumiko · 1956 - 4
Nikoyon monogatari1956 - 5
IkiruToyo · 1952 - 6
Shiosai1971 - 7
When a Woman LovesOhana · 1960 - 8
The Valley Between Love and Death1954 - 9
お月様には悪いけど芸妓小きん · 1954 - 10
Policeman's Diary, Part 21955 - 11
Burden of LoveTeru · 1955 - 12
Stakeout1958 - 13
Jūdai no seiten1953 - 14
A Certain WomanTsuya · 1954 - 15
Policeman's DiaryMomoyo · 1955 - 16
The Street Without SunFusa-chan · 1954 - 17
The Moon Has RisenFumiya · 1955 - 18
Tower of Lilies1953 - 19
The Wild GeeseOume · 1953 - 20
Women's House1954 - 21
Shinran: Path to Purity1987 - 22
Striving to Live1955 - 23
Zoku jūdai no seitenMisae Numakura · 1953 - 24
Boku chin hōrō-ki1962 - 25
To Your Majesty, The Emperor1963 - 26
Duel at SundownOkatsu · 1955 - 27
Zoku zoku Jûdai no seiten1953 - 28
Student Double Suicide1954 - 29
Monthly Salary: 13,000 Yen1958 - 30
The Last Trump CardToyo · 1960