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 memor...
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Ikiru
As Toyo
Striving to Live
Zoku jūdai no seiten
As Misae Numakura
Shiosai
The Wild Geese
As Oume
When a Woman Loves
As Ohana
Boku chin hōrō-ki
Shinran: Path to Purity
Pastoral Symphony
Jûdai no seiten
A Certain Woman
As Tsuya
Policeman's Diary
As Momoyo
The Motherless
As Miyoko
Stakeout
The Moon Has Risen
As Fumiya
To Your Majesty, The Emperor
Pure Emotions of the Sea
As Yumiko
The Street Without Sun
As Fusa-chan
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ikiru'
As Self
Tower of Lilies
Duel at Sundown
As Okatsu
Burden of Love
As Teru
Nikoyon monogatari
続々十代の性典
Policeman's Diary, Part 2
Women's House
Student Double Suicide