Miki Odagiri

Miki Odagiri was born on Jun 29, 1930 in Japan. Miki Odagiri's big-screen debut came with Ikiru directed by Akira Kurosawa in 1952. Miki Odagiri is known for Gan directed by Shirô Toyoda, Hideko Takamine stars as Otama and Hiroshi Akutagawa as Mr. Okada. The upcoming new movie Miki Odagiri plays is Gan which will be released on Feb 02, 1959.

Miki Odagiri is 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.