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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
June 29, 1930
Died
November 28, 2006
Place of Birth
Sendagaya, Tokyo, Japan
Also Known As
- 富士山君子
Miki Odagiri
0.5 Popularity
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.
Known For
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Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ikiru'
2002
5.0
Shinran: Path to Purity
1987
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Shiosai
1971
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To Your Majesty, The Emperor
1963
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Boku chin hōrō-ki
1962
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Ohana
When a Woman Loves
1959
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Monthly Salary: 13,000 Yen
1958
6.9
Stakeout
1958
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Nikoyon monogatari
1956
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Yumiko
Pure Emotions of the Sea
1956
Credits
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ikiru'
as Self
2002
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Shinran: Path to Purity
1987
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Shiosai
1971
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To Your Majesty, The Emperor
1963
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Boku chin hōrō-ki
1962
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When a Woman Loves
as Ohana
1959
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Monthly Salary: 13,000 Yen
1958
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Stakeout
1958
6.9
Nikoyon monogatari
1956
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Pure Emotions of the Sea
as Yumiko
1956
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The Motherless
as Miyoko
1955
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Policeman's Diary, Part 2
1955
6.0
Duel at Sundown
as Okatsu
1955
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Burden of Love
as Teru
1955
6.8
Striving to Live
1955
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Policeman's Diary
as Momoyo
1955
6.5
The Moon Has Risen
as Fumiya
1955
6.8
Women's House
1954
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Student Double Suicide
1954
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The Street Without Sun
as Fusa-chan
1954
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A Certain Woman
as Tsuya
1954
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Zoku zoku Jûdai no seiten
1953
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The Wild Geese
as Oume
1953
6.5
Zoku jūdai no seiten
as Misae Numakura
1953
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Jūdai no seiten
1953
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Tower of Lilies
1953
6.8
Ikiru
as Toyo
1952
8.3
Pastoral Symphony
1938
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