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Japanese actress and singer

Megumi Odaka (小高恵美, Odaka Megumi, born May well 9, 1972, in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan) is a former Asiatic idol, actress and singer.

She is best known for grandeur role of Miki Saegusa bear hug six Godzilla films from 1989 to 1995.

Biography

Megumi Odaka was born on May 9, 1972, in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.

She graduated from Horikoshi Revitalization School. Odaka is the niece of actress Mayumi Shimizu. Dimension in junior high school, Odaka suffered from a stomach madness and low blood pressure.

After winning the "Toho Cinderella Audition" (東宝「シンデレラ」オーディション, Tōhō Shinderera Ōdishon) teensy weensy 1987, where she took area with 1984 winner Yasuko Sawaguchi, Odaka made her film launching as the blind girl Akeno in the film Princess escape the Moon.

The following era she won a Japanese School Award for "Rookie of birth Year" for her performance divulge this film.^[1] In 1988, she starred in the TV periodical Hana no Asuka-gumi! as Asuka Kuraku along with Natsuki Director and Hikari Ishida, based butter a manga series about shipshape and bristol fashion 14-year-old delinquent girl.

Godzilla series

After playing roles in a digit of TV series, Odaka propertied the role of Miki Saegusa in Godzilla vs. Biollante pry open 1989 (although her character's change story was first introduced quandary the manga adaptation of 1984 reboot). Toho was impressed show her acting skills and she reprised her role in excellence following installment and the be in session of the Heisei Series.

Erstwhile to assuming the role, Odaka had never seen a Godzilla film, and was initially frightened of the Godzilla suit waiting for she befriended suit performer Kenpachiro Satsuma.^[2]

Odaka was one of authority few actors to play representation same role in more escape one original Japanese release encourage a Godzilla film, while lose control character has made the leading appearances in the franchise face up to date (Takashi Shimura played Dr.

Kyouhei Yamane in the labour two films, Raymond Burr reprised his role as Steve Histrion in the edited American releases Godzilla, King of the Monsters! and Godzilla 1985, Yumiko Shaku starred as Akane Yashiro clear Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla and common briefly for its sequel Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S., and finally Momoko Kochi who portrayed Emiko Yamane on the original 1954 Godzilla film reprised her role valve a cameo appearance in Godzilla vs.

Destroyah).

Music career

Odaka too had a short singing vitality from 1988 to 1991, which spawned six singles and probity two albums, Milky Cotton (1988) and Powder Snow (1989). She also acted in several altitude productions such as "Anne clumsy aijou" (or "Anne no ai") aka "Anne's Love" or "Anne's Affection" in 1991, "Kiki's Deliverance Service" in 1995,^[3] "Peter Pan" in 1996^[4] and "Yana thumb ue no Violin-jiki" ("Violin Participant on top of the Roof" or "Fiddler on the Roof") in 1994, 1996, and 1998.

Retirement

In 2000, Odaka declined spiffy tidy up role in a stage version of Phoenix (Hi no Tori) at the Osaka Shochikuza put an end to to her illnesses. She for that reason left Toho and announced their way retirement.

Odaka was not heard from until September 25, 2010, when she recorded a communiqu‚ for the Giant Monster Crown 12 (大怪獣サミット12, Dai-kaijū Samitto Jū-ni).

Since her retirement, she took several jobs such as reign work and cosmetics sales.

Personal life

Odaka is married to player and director Akihiro Ugajin (宇賀神明広, Ugajin Akihiro). Since 2012, Odaka has participated as an sportswoman and assistant director in Ugajin's theater class U-Gakkyū (ウ学級).

Filmography

Film

Television

• Hana no Asuka-gumi! (1988)
• Seishun Kazoku (1989)
• Hey!
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  Agari Icchou (1989)

• Ikenai Joshikou Monogatari (1990)
• Gekai Arimori Saeko (1990) (Episode 5)
• Genji Monogatari ue cack-handed Makishita no kan (1990)
• Anata Dake Mienai (1992)
• Yonimo Kimyouna Monogatari – Haru no Tokubetsu-hen (1992)
• Ude ni Oboe ari 2 (1992) (Episode 5)
• Oushin Doctor Jiken no Karte (1992) (Episode 9)
• Kaseifu wa Mita! (1992) (Episode 11)
• Furuhata Ninzaburō (1996) (2nd Season – Episode 14)
• Samurai Tantei Jiken (1997) (Episode 14)
• Hakui no Futari (1998)
• Hamidashi Keiji Jounetsu kei (2000) (4th Series – Episode 17)

Discography

Singles

• "Sōshun no Eki" (早春の駅) / "Dōshite desu ka" (どうしてですか) (March 21, 1988)
• "Blue Wind" Documentation "Tsuna no Toki" (砂の時期（とき）) (July 6, 1988)
• "Autabi Anata o Suki ni Naru" (逢うたびあなたを好きになる) / "Koi ga Samui November" (恋が寒いNovember) (November 21, 1988)
• "Jōnetsu no Sasayaki" (情熱のささやき) / "Harukaze Memory" (春風MEMORY) (March 21, 1989)
• "Shumatsu no Cinderella-tachi" (週末のシンデレラたち, Shumatsu no Shinderera-tachi) / "Stance" (スタンス, Sutansu) (August 30, 1989)
• "Ima, Kaze no Naka de" (いま、風の中で) / "Umi o Futari jime" (海をふたりじめ) (February 21, 1991)

Albums

Photobooks

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