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Tanie Kitabayashi

Tanie Kitabayashi

Tanie Kitabayashi (北林谷栄, Kitabayashi Tanie, May 21, 1911 – April 27, 2010) was a Japanese actress and voice actress. Born Reiko Ando in Tokyo, she began as a stage actress. Early in her career, she became well known for portraying older women. Kitabayashi was a founding member of the famed Mingei Theatre, founded in 1950. In 1960, she won best actress awards at the 10th Blue Ribbon Awards and at the Mainichi Film Awards for Kiku to Isamu. She also won the Japan Academy Prize for best a

Born

May 21, 1911

Tokyo, Japan

Died

Apr 27, 2010

Known For

Acting

Movies

172 acting

0 crew

Popularity

1.3

Known For

My Neighbor Totoro
My Neighbor Totoro
1988 • as Granny (voice)
★ 8.1
The Burmese Harp
★ 7.9
Scandal
Scandal
1950 • as Yasu Hiruta
★ 6.9
White Snake Enchantment
White Snake Enchantment
1983 • as Tane
★ 5.6
Station
Station
1981 • as Masayo Mikami
★ 6.2
Odd Obsession
Odd Obsession
1959 • as Hana
★ 6.1
Never Give Up
Never Give Up
1978 • as Kiyo Matsushita
★ 6.4
Yomigaeri
Yomigaeri
2003 • as Saki Naito
★ 6.1
The Insect Woman
The Insect Woman
1963 • as Madam
★ 7.2
Letter from the Mountain
★ 8.2
Amagi Pass
Amagi Pass
1983 • as Tea house's old woman
★ 6.5
Proof of the Man
★ 7.8
Suspicion
Suspicion
1982 • as Harue Shirakawa
★ 7.0
Stakeout
★ 7.1
Intentions of Murder
Intentions of Murder
1964 • as Kinu Takahashi
★ 7.1
Buddha
Buddha
1961 • as Sumi
★ 10.0
Wrath of Daimajin
Wrath of Daimajin
1966 • as Old Woman Kane
★ 6.3
The Human Bullet
The Human Bullet
1968 • as Bookstore Owner's Wife
★ 6.0
Children of Hiroshima
Children of Hiroshima
1952 • as Otoyo
★ 7.1
The Sea of Eden
★ 8.0
Nomugi Pass
★ 7.2
Writhing Tongue
Writhing Tongue
1980 • as Akira's mother
★ 7.0
Tale of Japanese Burglars
Tale of Japanese Burglars
1965 • as Hayashida's mother
★ 7.0
Rikyu
Rikyu
1989 • as Mother
★ 7.5
Only on Mondays
Only on Mondays
1964 • as Yuka's mother
★ 6.7
The Incident
The Incident
1978 • as Kane Shinozaki
★ 7.2
Thousand Cranes
Thousand Cranes
1969 • as Toyo
★ 8.2
A Japanese Tragedy
A Japanese Tragedy
1953 • as Ichizo's wife
★ 5.8
Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan
★ 5.9
Conflagration
Conflagration
1958 • as Aki, Goichi's mother
★ 7.1
The Human Wall
★ 6.2
Bad Girl
★ 7.6
Chance Meeting
Chance Meeting
1958 • as Tetsu Koyanagi
★ 10.0
Hole in One
Hole in One
1957 • as Suga Akabane
★ 8.0
Miniature
★ 7.8
The Sun's Burial
The Sun's Burial
1960 • as Chika
★ 6.5
Rainbow Kids
Rainbow Kids
1991 • as Mrs. Toshiko 'Toji' Yanagawa
★ 6.7
Foundry Town
Foundry Town
1962 • as Ume
★ 7.8
Call from Darkness
Call from Darkness
1981 • as Sukeno
★ 6.3
Umarekawatta Tamegorō
Umarekawatta Tamegorō
1972 • as Uma Ōnuma
The Third Will
The Third Will
1963 • as Kimie
★ 7.7
Youth
Youth
1955
A Lonely Woman in a Lonely Land
★ 7.0
Nippon no obaachan
Nippon no obaachan
1962 • as Kumi
★ 7.0
Twilight of the Cockroaches
Twilight of the Cockroaches
1987 • as Torah (voice)
★ 6.2
movie
A Chain of Islands
A Chain of Islands
1965 • as Kikuko Sasaki
★ 6.8
The Long Death
★ 9.0
Beyond the Green Hills
Beyond the Green Hills
1963 • as Shiraki, Teacher
★ 7.0
Love is Lost
Love is Lost
1956 • as Nobuyo
★ 8.0
White Beast
★ 5.8
Muntinlupa no yo wa fukete
Muntinlupa no yo wa fukete
1952 • as Fusako Kawai
The Heart
The Heart
1955 • as Hioki's mother
★ 7.0
The Burmese Harp
The Burmese Harp
1985 • as Old Woman
★ 5.6
But the Flesh is Weak
But the Flesh is Weak
1957 • as Doctor
★ 7.3
Paper Pigeon
Paper Pigeon
1959 • as Yuki Kashiwabara
Darkness at Noon
Darkness at Noon
1956 • as Satoe Miyazaki
★ 6.9
A Billionaire
★ 6.8
Desire
★ 9.0
Apart from Life
Apart from Life
1970 • as Matsuko Fukuji
★ 6.2
Before the Dawn
Before the Dawn
1953 • as Ofuki
★ 10.0
The Little Hero
★ 9.0
The Maid's Kid
★ 8.3
Bonchi
★ 7.7
Dangerous Women
Dangerous Women
1985 • as Mrs. Kinumura
Beauty and the Thief
Beauty and the Thief
1952 • as Mrs. Inokuma
★ 9.0
The Wolves
★ 6.9
Shiawase wa doko ni
Shiawase wa doko ni
1956 • as Kane
★ 9.0
The Wild Daisy
The Wild Daisy
1977 • as Tamiko's Grandmother
★ 9.0
movie
Blind Devotion
Blind Devotion
1961 • as Saoko
★ 9.0
Ane to imôto
Ane to imôto
1965 • as Itoko
Journey to the North
Journey to the North
1967 • as Hana Kanai
Song of Love
Song of Love
1967 • as Orin
★ 6.5
Our Town
Our Town
1956 • as Otaka
★ 6.9
Gassan
★ 7.0
Ghost Story of Youth
Ghost Story of Youth
1955 • as Nanny at Okumura's
★ 10.0
My Second Brother
★ 6.6
The Valley Between Love and Death
The Valley Between Love and Death
1954 • as Tetsu Ishida
★ 8.0
Heat Wave Island
★ 6.7
The Bitch
The Bitch
1951 • as Tami
★ 8.0
Yakuza sensei
★ 7.0
Actress
★ 8.0
Price of Life
Price of Life
1971 • as Tome
Musume-tachi wa kaze ni mukatte
Musume-tachi wa kaze ni mukatte
1972 • as Moko's mother
Oh, My Comrade!
Oh, My Comrade!
1970 • as Harumi
★ 10.0
All My Children
All My Children
1963 • as Fusakichi's mother
★ 7.3
Marriageable Age
★ 7.0
movie
★ 9.0
Summer Storm
Summer Storm
1956 • as Mitsu Asai
★ 6.5
movie
movie
Koibito
Koibito
1951 • as Mrs. Saeki
★ 6.0
Kobayashi Takiji
★ 8.0
The Start of Life
The Start of Life
1965 • as Tomi Ishiguro
Tomoshibi
★ 7.0
The Last Lady
The Last Lady
1967 • as Tsuru
The Possessed
★ 7.0
Our Teacher
★ 8.0
Welcome, My Baby
Welcome, My Baby
1964 • as Yuki Nishizaka
The Final Winner?
★ 8.0
The Street Without Sun
The Street Without Sun
1954 • as Aunt of Matsutaro
★ 7.0
Slave Factory
★ 9.0
Daybreak Chorus
Daybreak Chorus
1963 • as Old Woman
Sisters
★ 7.0
Terror in the Streets
Terror in the Streets
1970 • as Shino
★ 7.5
Farewell to Spring
Farewell to Spring
1952 • as Old woman
Pure Land, Poisoned Sea
Pure Land, Poisoned Sea
1970 • as Goze / Narrator (voice)