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.
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 1.52 |
Birthday | 1930-06-29 |
Place of Birth | Sendagaya, Tokyo, Japan |
Also Known As | 富士山君子, |
1952
Ikiru
8.3/1115
Kanji Watanabe is a middle-aged man who has worked in the same monotonous bureaucratic position for decades. Learning he has cancer, he starts to look...
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Ikiru
1955
Striving to Live
0/0
Yasuichiro Isa, who works in the labor section of Sone Mining Tokyo Headquarters, paid a monthly fee for his younger brother, Reiji, who was in troubl...
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Striving to Live
1953
Zoku jūdai no seiten
0/0
Film directed by Saeki Kozo with Wakao Ayako.
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Zoku jūdai no seiten
1971
Shiosai
0/0
Lonely youth Shinji meets Hatsue, a pretty pearl diver, on the beach and the two fall in love. But Shinji has a rival for Hatsue's affections, Yasuo....
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Shiosai
1953
The Wild Geese
6.3/10
A young woman, who must support her father as a middle-aged man's mistress, finds herself falling in love with a student closer to her age.
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The Wild Geese
1959
When a Woman Loves
0/0
Story of a romance between a middle-aged journalist and a young woman.
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When a Woman Loves
1962
Boku chin hōrō-ki
0/0
1962 Japanese movie
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Boku chin hōrō-ki
1987
Shinran: Path to Purity
5/4
In the 12th century, Buddhism was still a relatively new religion in Japan. At that time, one school (Shingon) offered extensive training in complex a...
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Shinran: Path to Purity
1938
Pastoral Symphony
0/0
A priest in Hokkaido adopts a blind orphan girl, and as she grows up he finds himself falling in love with her.
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Pastoral Symphony
1953
Jûdai no seiten
0/0
Film directed by Shima Koji and starring Wakao Ayako
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Jûdai no seiten
1954
A Certain Woman
0/0
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A Certain Woman
1955
Policeman's Diary
6.5/4
Lending money, job hunting for civilians and babysitting. All these things are usually not listed on a policeman's job description. But for the office...
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Policeman's Diary
1955
The Motherless
0/0
Japanese drama film.
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The Motherless
1958
Stakeout
6.9/17
Two detectives begin a stakeout based on the slim chance of catching a murderer whom they suspect will try to reunite with an old flame.
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Stakeout
1955
The Moon Has Risen
6.81/21
Mokichi is the widowed father of three daughters, with whom he lives on the premises of a temple since the war. All three daughters become involved in...
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The Moon Has Risen
1963
To Your Majesty, The Emperor
0/0
A conscript from a poor background writes the Emperor asking if he can stay in the army when his service is up.
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To Your Majesty, The Emperor
1956
Pure Emotions of the Sea
0/0
A romantic adventure tale about a young guy working on a whale-hunting vessel and his love for a childhood sweetheart.
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Pure Emotions of the Sea
1954
The Street Without Sun
0/0
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The Street Without Sun
2002
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ikiru'
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Documentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all of its Kurosawa films. This one focuses on "Ikiru" (1952).
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Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ikiru'
1953
Tower of Lilies
6.8/8
A group of Okinawan high school girls are drafted as nurses during the American invasion of the island. As the enemy army advances further, the situat...
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Tower of Lilies
1955
Duel at Sundown
0/0
A remake of High Noon (1952) as a Japanese jidai-geki sword-fighting movie.
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Duel at Sundown
1955
Burden of Love
6.75/6
The female members of the family of the Minister of Health and Welfare, who has just proposed a program of birth control, become pregnant one after th...
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Burden of Love
1956
Nikoyon monogatari
0/0
Japanese drama film.
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Nikoyon monogatari
1953
続々十代の性典
0/0
Film directed by Eichi Koishi and starring Wakao Ayako
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続々十代の性典
1955
Policeman's Diary, Part 2
6/1
From runaway brides to a typhoon, the continued adventures of Ushikata police station.
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Policeman's Diary, Part 2
1954
Women's House
0/0
After Shuichiro moved to Tokyo, the Tanno family became completely female, including Mrs. Tanno, Shuichiro's daughter-in-law Manzuko, painter Takashir...
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Women's House
1954
Student Double Suicide
0/0
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