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 (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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ikiru'
Character:Self
Release Date:25/10/2002
Shinran: Path to Purity
Character:
Release Date:02/06/1987
Shiosai
Character:
Release Date:24/09/1971
To Your Majesty, The Emperor
Character:
Release Date:28/04/1963
Boku chin hōrō-ki
Character:
Release Date:26/08/1962
When a Woman Loves
Character:Ohana
Release Date:03/01/1960
Monthly Salary: 13,000 Yen
Character:
Release Date:11/03/1958
Stakeout
Character:
Release Date:15/01/1958
Nikoyon monogatari
Character:
Release Date:11/09/1956
Pure Emotions of the Sea
Character:Yumiko
Release Date:28/06/1956
The Motherless
Character:Miyoko
Release Date:04/12/1955
Policeman's Diary, Part 2
Character:
Release Date:16/11/1955
Duel at Sundown
Character:Okatsu
Release Date:24/05/1955
Burden of Love
Character:Teru
Release Date:18/03/1955
Striving to Live
Character:
Release Date:25/02/1955
Policeman's Diary
Character:Momoyo
Release Date:03/02/1955
The Moon Has Risen
Character:Fumiya
Release Date:08/01/1955
お月様には悪いけど
Character:芸妓小きん
Release Date:29/12/1954
Women's House
Character:
Release Date:23/11/1954
The Valley Between Love and Death
Character:
Release Date:21/09/1954
Student Double Suicide
Character:
Release Date:27/07/1954
The Street Without Sun
Character:Fusa-chan
Release Date:24/06/1954
A Certain Woman
Character:Tsuya
Release Date:13/03/1954
Zoku zoku Jûdai no seiten
Character:
Release Date:22/09/1953
The Wild Geese
Character:Oume
Release Date:15/09/1953
Zoku jūdai no seiten
Character:Misae Numakura
Release Date:15/05/1953
Jūdai no seiten
Character:
Release Date:05/02/1953
Tower of Lilies
Character:
Release Date:09/01/1953
Ikiru
Character:Toyo
Release Date:09/10/1952
Pastoral Symphony
Character:
Release Date:11/06/1938
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