1930-06-29 Sendagaya, Tokyo, Japan
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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黒澤明～創ると云う事は素晴らしい～生きる | Self | 2002-10-25 |
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親鸞 白い道 | 1987-06-02 | |
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潮騒 | 1971-09-24 | |
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拝啓天皇陛下様 | 1963-04-28 | |
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僕チン放浪記 | 1962-08-26 | |
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わが愛 | Ohana | 1959-09-24 |
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張込み | 1958-01-15 | |
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ニコヨン物語 | 1956-09-11 | |
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海の純情 | Yumiko | 1956-06-28 |
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月は上りぬ | Fumiya | 1955-01-08 |
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続警察日記 | 1955-11-16 | |
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生きとし生けるもの | 1955-02-25 | |
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母なき子 | Miyoko | 1955-12-04 |
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落日の血闘 | Okatsu | 1955-05-24 |
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警察日記 | Momoyo | 1955-02-03 |
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愛のお荷物 | Teru | 1955-03-18 |
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女人の館 | 1954-11-23 | |
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学生心中 | 1954-07-27 | |
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太陽のない街 | Fusa-chan | 1954-06-24 |
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或る女 | Tsuya | 1954-03-13 |
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続々十代の性典 | 1953-09-22 | |
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続十代の性典 | Misae Numakura | 1953-05-15 |
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ひめゆりの塔 | 1953-01-09 | |
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雁 | Oume | 1953-09-15 |
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十代の性典 | 1953-02-05 | |
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生きる | Toyo | 1952-10-09 |
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田園交響楽 | 1938-06-11 |
