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    Miki Odagiri

    1930-06-29 (94 years old) in 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.

    Movies

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    Shinran: Path to Purity
    50 %|Jun 2, 1987
    Drama
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    Shiosai
    0 %|Sep 24, 1971
    Drama
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    To Your Majesty, The Emperor
    0 %|Apr 28, 1963
    Comedy, War
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    Boku chin hōrō-ki
    0 %|Aug 26, 1962
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    When a Woman Loves
    0 %|Sep 24, 1959
    Romance, Drama
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    Stakeout
    69 %|Jan 15, 1958
    Crime, Drama
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    Nikoyon monogatari
    0 %|Sep 11, 1956
    Drama
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    Pure Emotions of the Sea
    0 %|Jun 28, 1956
    Romance, Comedy
    actor
    The Motherless
    0 %|Dec 4, 1955
    Drama
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    Policeman's Diary, Part 2
    60 %|Nov 16, 1955
    Drama
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    Duel at Sundown
    0 %|May 24, 1955
    Action, Adventure, Thriller
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    Burden of Love
    68 %|Mar 18, 1955
    Comedy, Drama
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    Striving to Live
    0 %|Feb 25, 1955
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    Policeman's Diary
    65 %|Feb 3, 1955
    Drama, Comedy
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    The Moon Has Risen
    68 %|Jan 8, 1955
    Drama, Romance, Comedy
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    Women's House
    0 %|Nov 23, 1954
    Romance, Comedy
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    Student Double Suicide
    0 %|Jul 27, 1954
    Drama
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    The Street Without Sun
    0 %|Jun 24, 1954
    Drama
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    A Certain Woman
    0 %|Mar 13, 1954
    Drama
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    続々十代の性典
    0 %|Sep 22, 1953
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    The Wild Geese
    63 %|Sep 15, 1953
    Drama
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    Zoku jūdai no seiten
    0 %|May 15, 1953
    poster
    Jûdai no seiten
    0 %|Feb 5, 1953
    poster
    Tower of Lilies
    68 %|Jan 9, 1953
    War, Drama
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    Ikiru
    83.08999999999999 %|Oct 9, 1952
    Drama
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    Pastoral Symphony
    0 %|Jun 11, 1938
    Drama

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