as Asuka Kuraku along with Natsuki Ozawa and Hikari Ishida, based on a manga series about a 14-year-old delinquent girl.
[2] Odaka was one of the few actors to play the same role in more than one original Japanese release of a Godzilla film, while her character has made the most appearances in the franchise to date (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, King of the Monsters!
Odaka 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).
In 2000, Odaka declined a role in a stage adaptation of Phoenix (Hi no Tori) at the Osaka Shochikuza due to her illnesses.
Odaka was not heard from until September 25, 2010, when she recorded a message for the Giant Monster Summit 12 (大怪獣サミット12, Dai-kaijū Samitto Jū-ni).