Tanie Kitabayashi
Acting
Biography
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 actress in Rainbow Kids (1991), a film that also earned her honors from the Mainichi Film Awards and from Kinema Junpo. She died on April 27, 2010, of pneumonia at a Tokyo hospital. She was 98.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Tanie Kitabayashi
Scandal
1950
Filmography
Acting (167)
2003
Yomigaerias Saki Naito
6.1
2002
Letter from the Mountainas Oume
8.2
1991
Rainbow Kidsas Mrs. Toshiko 'Toji' Yanagawa
6.7
1989
Rikyuas Mother
7.5
1988
My Neighbor Totoroas Granny (voice)
8.1
10.0
1987
Twilight of the Cockroachesas Torah (voice)
6.2
1985
The Burmese Harpas Old Woman
5.6
4.7
1985
1985
Dangerous Womenas Mrs. Kinumura
1983
White Snake Enchantmentas Tane
5.6
1983
8.0
8.3
1983
Amagi Passas Tea house's old woman
6.5
7.0
1982
Suspicionas Harue Shirakawa
7.0
1981
Stationas Masayo Mikami
6.4
1981
Call from Darknessas Sukeno
6.3
1980
Writhing Tongueas Akira's mother
7.0
1979
7.0
1979
7.2
1978
Never Give Upas Kiyo Matsushita
6.4
1978
The Incidentas Kane Shinozaki
7.2
1977
7.8
1977
The Wild Daisyas Tamiko's Grandmother
9.0
1976
7.0
1976
8.0
1974
8.0
1972
Musume-tachi wa kaze ni mukatteas Moko's mother
9.0
1972
Umarekawatta Tamegorōas Uma Ōnuma
1971
Price of Lifeas Tome
5.9
1970
Pure Land, Poisoned Seaas Goze / Narrator (voice)
1970
9.0
1970
Oh, My Comrade!as Harumi
10.0
1970
Terror in the Streetsas Shino
7.5
1970
Apart from Lifeas Matsuko Fukuji
6.2
1969
6.7
1969
Thousand Cranesas Toyo
8.2
7.5
1968
The Human Bulletas Bookstore Owner's Wife
6.0
8.0
7.0
1968
9.0
1967
The Last Ladyas Tsuru
1967
Song of Loveas Orin
6.5
1967
Journey to the Northas Hana Kanai
1966
Wrath of Daimajinas Old Woman Kane
6.3
7.5
1965
1965
A Chain of Islandsas Kikuko Sasaki
6.8
1965
Tale of Japanese Burglarsas Hayashida's mother
7.0
1965
The Start of Lifeas Tomi Ishiguro
1965
Ane to imôtoas Itoko
7.0
1964
Intentions of Murderas Kinu Takahashi
7.0
7.2
1964
9.0
1964
Only on Mondaysas Yuka's mother
6.7
1964
Welcome, My Babyas Yuki Nishizaka
1963
Daybreak Chorusas Old Woman
1963
The Insect Womanas Madam
7.2
1963
The Third Willas Kimie
7.7
1963
7.6
1963
All My Childrenas Fusakichi's mother
7.3
1963
Beyond the Green Hillsas Shiraki, Teacher
7.0
1962
1962
1962
7.0
1962
Foundry Townas Ume
7.8
1962
1962
1962
Nippon no obaachanas Kumi
7.0
1961
Buddhaas Sumi
10.0
1961
1961
1961
Blind Devotionas Saoko
9.0
1961
1961
7.0
1960
7.0
1960
The Sun's Burialas Chika
6.5
1960
7.7
6.6
1959
6.3
1959
Odd Obsessionas Hana
6.2
1959
Paper Pigeonas Yuki Kashiwabara
1959
Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japanas Grandma Shigeko
5.9
1958
1958
Conflagrationas Aki, Goichi's mother
7.1
1958
7.1
1958
Chance Meetingas Tetsu Koyanagi
10.0
1958
1957
But the Flesh is Weakas Doctor
7.3
1957
Hole in Oneas Suga Akabane
8.0
1956
8.0
1956
Summer Stormas Mitsu Asai
6.5
1956
1956
Our Townas Otaka
6.9
1956
1956
Shiawase wa doko nias Kane
9.0
1956
Darkness at Noonas Satoe Miyazaki
6.9
1956
1956
Love is Lostas Nobuyo
8.0
1956
7.8
1955
9.0
7.5
1955
1955
8.0
1955
The Heartas Hioki's mother
7.0
1955
6.9
1955
8.3
1955
1955
Ghost Story of Youthas Nanny at Okumura's
10.0
1955
7.0
1955
1954
6.8
1954
The Valley Between Love and Deathas Tetsu Ishida
8.0
1954
The Street Without Sunas Aunt of Matsutaro
7.0
1954
7.0
1953
1953
1953
Before the Dawnas Ofuki
10.0
1953
A Japanese Tragedyas Ichizo's wife
5.8
1953
9.0
1953
7.8
1953
A Lonely Woman in a Lonely Landas Ohana
7.0
1952
Haha no nai ko to ko no nai haha toas Aunt Otora
1952
Muntinlupa no yo wa fuketeas Fusako Kawai
1952
Beauty and the Thiefas Mrs. Inokuma
9.0
1952
Children of Hiroshimaas Otoyo
7.1
1952
Farewell to Springas Old woman
1952
1951
The Bitchas Tami
8.0
1951
1951
1951
Koibitoas Mrs. Saeki
6.0
1950
1950
5.6
1950
Scandalas Yasu Hiruta
6.9
1949