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|image=Megumi_Odaka_2014.jpg
|type1        =Steel
|name = Megumi Odaka
|type2        =Ghost
|character = [[Miki Saegusa]]
|image       =Megumi_Odaka_2014.jpg
|birthday = May 9, 1972
|name         =Megumi Odaka
|birthplace = Kanagawa, Japan
|caption      =Megumi Odaka holding a figure of Burning Godzilla in 2014
|firstfilm = [[Godzilla vs. Biollante]]
|occupation  =Actress, singer
|notablefilm = [[Godzilla vs. Destoroyah]]
|character   =Akeno, [[Miki Saegusa]], Aki
|imdb =http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0643894/
|birthday     =May 9, 1972
|wikipedia =https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megumi_Odaka
|birthplace   =Kanagawa, [[Japan]]
|first        =''[[Princess from the Moon]]'' (1987)
|notable      =''[[Godzilla vs. Destoroyah]]'' (1995)
|imdb         =http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0643894/
|wikipedia   =https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megumi_Odaka
}}
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'''Megumi Odaka''' {{Nihongo|小高恵美|Odaka Megumi}}, born May 9, 1972 in Kanagawa, Japan, is a former Japanese idol, actress and singer.
'''Megumi Odaka''' {{Nihongo|小高 恵美|Odaka Megumi}} is a retired [[Japan]]ese idol, actress, and singer. She began acting in 1987 with the film ''[[Princess from the Moon]]'' after winning grand prize at the 2nd [[Toho Cinderella Audition]]. She portrayed the psychic [[Miki Saegusa]] in six ''[[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla]]'' [[:Category:Godzilla Films|films]] from 1989 to 1995, the long-running franchise's most prominent recurring role.
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==Biography==
==Selected filmography==
After winning the "Toho Cinderella" beauty contest in 1987, where she took place with 1984 winner Yasuko Sawaguchi, she made her film debut as the blind girl Akeno in the movie "Taketori Monogatari" aka "Princess from the Moon". The following year she won a Japanese Academy Award for "Rookie of the year" for her performance in this movie, amongst others.<ref>[http://www.japan-academy-prize.jp/prizes/?t=11 Japanese Academy Awards of 1988 (in Japanese)]</ref>
*''[[Princess from the Moon]]'' (1987) as Akeno
 
*''[[Godzilla vs. Biollante]]'' (1989) as [[Miki Saegusa]]
In 1988 she starred in the TV series Hana no Asuka-gumi as Asuka Kuraku along with Natsuki Ozawa and Hikari Ishida, based on a manga series about a 14 year old delinquent girl.
*''[[Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah]]'' (1991) as Miki Saegusa
 
*''[[Godzilla vs. Mothra]]'' (1992) as Miki Saegusa
After playing roles in a number of TV series, she landed the role of Miki Saegusa in [[Godzilla vs. Biollante]] in 1989. At this time she was a second year high school student and was first afraid of the [[BioGoji]] suit, but she quickly befriended suit-actor [[Kenpachiro Satsuma]]. [[Toho Company Ltd.|Toho]] was impressed with her acting skills and she ended up playing [[Miki Saegusa]] in the following installment and the rest of the [[Heisei era|Heisei Series]].
*''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II]]'' (1993) as Miki Saegusa
 
*''[[Monster Planet of Godzilla]]'' (1994) as Miki Saegusa [short]
She was one of the few actors to play the same role in more than one original Japanese release of a Godzilla film (Takashi Shimura played Dr. Kyouhei Yamane in the first two films, [[Raymond Burr]] reprised his role as [[Steve Martin]] in the edited American releases ''[[Godzilla (1954 film)#U.S. Release|Godzilla, King of the Monsters!]]'' and ''[[The Return of Godzilla|Godzilla 1985]]'', and finally Momoko Kochi who portrayed [[Emiko Yamane]] on the original 1954 Godzilla film reprised her role in a cameo appearance in ''[[Godzilla vs. Destoroyah]]'').
*''[[Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla]]'' (1994) as Miki Saegusa
 
*''[[Godzilla vs. Destoroyah]]'' (1995) as Miki Saegusa
At the end of the Heisei Series she said: "He (actor Akira Takarada) was in the first Godzilla nearly 40 years ago, before I was even born. I want to be like him at that age--if Toho is still making Godzilla movies then, I`d like to come back and appear in them as Miki Saegusa."
*''[[Godzilla vs. Gigan Rex]]'' (2022) as narrator [short; voice]<ref name="Megumi">{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/godzilla_jp/status/1587821835374166017|title=<nowiki>【ゴジラ・フェスまであと12時間！】本日公開の『ゴジラVSガイガンレクス』ですが、声の出演に小高恵美さんが決定！平成VSシリーズの三枝未希役でおなじみの小高さんからコメントをお寄せいただきました。本編の公開を、お楽しみに！※ゴジラ・フェス2022公式サイト</nowiki>|author=@godzilla_jp|date=2 November 2022|work=Twitter}}</ref>
 
*''[[Hoshi 35]]'' (2023) as Aki
Megumi also had a short singing career from 1988 to 1991, which spawned six singles and the two albums Milky Cotton (1988) and Powder Snow (1989). She also acted in several Live Stage Productions such as "Anne no aijou" (or "Anne no ai") aka "Anne's Love" or "Anne's Affection" in 1991, "Kiki's Delivery Service" in 1995,<ref>http://www.cat-group.co.jp/history/1995.html</ref> "Peter Pan" in 1996<ref>http://www.cat-group.co.jp/history/1996.html</ref> and "Yana no ue no Violinjiki" ("Violin Player on top of the Roof" or "Fiddler on the Roof") in 1994, 1996 and 1998.
==Videos==
 
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">xzoeY1sEKxk</youtube>|2018 [[G-Fest]] panel}}{{clear}}
Megumi's last noticeable appearance was at G-Fest 2000. The last known was on 25 April 2001, which can be seen here: [http://www.geocities.co.jp/MusicStar-Drum/5154/yubin.html]
 
When Megumi was supposed to perform in the stageplay "The bird of fire", her physical condition was bad. She went sick for a time, but she's supposed to be better now. Megumi left the Toho-Office and actually retired, although she didn't carry it out properly.
==Kaiju Filmography==
*''[[Godzilla vs. Biollante]]'' as [[Miki Saegusa]]
*''[[Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah]]'' as [[Miki Saegusa]]
*''[[Godzilla vs. Mothra]]'' as [[Miki Saegusa]]
*''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla 2]]'' as [[Miki Saegusa]]
*''[[Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla]]'' as [[Miki Saegusa]]
*''[[Godzilla vs. Destoroyah]]'' was [[Miki Saegusa]]
==References==
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*[[wikipedia:Megumi Odaka|Wikipedia's article on Megumi Odaka.]]
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Megumi Odaka
Megumi Odaka holding a figure of Burning Godzilla in 2014
Born May 9, 1972
Kanagawa, Japan
Occupation Actress, singer
Notable role(s) Akeno, Miki Saegusa, Aki
First work Princess from the Moon (1987)
Notable work Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995)
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Megumi Odaka (小高 恵美,   Odaka Megumi) is a retired Japanese idol, actress, and singer. She began acting in 1987 with the film Princess from the Moon after winning grand prize at the 2nd Toho Cinderella Audition. She portrayed the psychic Miki Saegusa in six Godzilla films from 1989 to 1995, the long-running franchise's most prominent recurring role.

Selected filmography

Videos

2018 G-Fest panel


References

This is a list of references for Megumi Odaka. These citations are used to identify the reliable sources on which this article is based. These references appear inside articles in the form of superscript numbers, which look like this: [1]

  1. ↑ @godzilla_jp (2 November 2022). "【ゴジラ・フェスまであと12時間！】本日公開の『ゴジラVSガイガンレクス』ですが、声の出演に小高恵美さんが決定！平成VSシリーズの三枝未希役でおなじみの小高さんからコメントをお寄せいただきました。本編の公開を、お楽しみに！※ゴジラ・フェス2022公式サイト". Twitter.

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