Tanie Kitabayashi
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 21, 1911
- Died
- April 27, 2010
- Birthplace
- Tokyo, Japan
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.
Filmography
Yomigaeri 2003
as Saki Naito
Letter from the Mountain 2002
as Oume
Rainbow Kids 1991
as Mrs. Toshiko 'Toji' Yanagawa
Rikyu 1989
as Mother
My Neighbor Totoro 1988
as Granny (voice)
Yamada Village Waltz 1988
Actor
Twilight of the Cockroaches 1987
as Torah (voice)
The Burmese Harp 1985
as Old Woman
Love: Starting on a Journey 1985
Actor
- Haze of Love
Haze of Love 1985
Actor
Dangerous Women 1985
as Mrs. Kinumura
White Snake Enchantment 1983
as Tane
Our Teacher 1983
Actor
Tora-san's Song of Love 1983
Actor
Amagi Pass 1983
as Tea house's old woman
The Legend of Sayo 1982
Actor
Suspicion 1982
as Harue Shirakawa
Station 1981
as Masayo Mikami
Call from Darkness 1981
as Sukeno
Kanebo Human Special: Pediatric Ward - Her devoted love saved Taro's soul 1980
Actor
Writhing Tongue 1980
as Akira's mother
Gassan 1979
Actor
The Three Undelivered Letters 1979
Actor
Nomugi Pass 1979
Actor
Never Give Up 1978
as Kiyo Matsushita
The Incident 1978
as Kane Shinozaki
Proof of the Man 1977
Actor
The Wild Daisy 1977
as Tamiko's Grandmother
The Possessed 1976
Actor
The Sea of Eden 1976
Actor
Kobayashi Takiji 1974
Actor
Musume-tachi wa kaze ni mukatte 1972
as Moko's mother
Kamishibai Showa History: The Golden Bat is Here 1972
Actor
My Voiceless Friends 1972
Actor
Umarekawatta Tamegorō 1972
as Uma Ōnuma
Price of Life 1971
as Tome
Mysterious Thirteen Nights: Chapter 3 - The Mysterious Haunted Mansion 1971
Actor
Patience Has An End 1971
Actor
A Woman Called En 1971
Actor
Pure Land, Poisoned Sea 1970
as Goze / Narrator (voice)
The Little Hero 1970
Actor
Oh, My Comrade! 1970
as Harumi
Terror in the Streets 1970
as Shino
River Without a Bridge Part 2 1970
Actor
Apart from Life 1970
as Matsuko Fukuji
Heat Wave Island 1969
Actor
Thousand Cranes 1969
as Toyo
River Without a Bridge 1969
Actor
The Human Bullet 1968
as Bookstore Owner's Wife
The Final Winner? 1968
Actor
The Sands of Kurobe 1968
Actor
Slave Factory 1968
Actor
The Last Lady 1967
as Tsuru
The Greatest Challenge of All 1967
Actor
Song of Love 1967
as Orin
Journey to the North 1967
as Hana Kanai
Wrath of Daimajin 1966
as Old Woman Kane
- A Windmill, Tulips and Love
A Windmill, Tulips and Love 1966
Actor
She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum 1966
Actor
Trigger Happy Romeo 1965
Actor
Blood and Sea 1965
Actor
A Chain of Islands 1965
as Kikuko Sasaki
Tale of Japanese Burglars 1965
as Hayashida's mother
The Start of Life 1965
as Tomi Ishiguro
Ane to imôto 1965
as Itoko
Gazing at Love and Death 1964
Actor
Intentions of Murder 1964
as Kinu Takahashi
A Story from Echigo 1964
Actor
The Long Death 1964
Actor
Only on Mondays 1964
as Yuka's mother
Welcome, My Baby 1964
as Yuki Nishizaka
Daybreak Chorus 1963
as Old Woman
The Insect Woman 1963
as Madam
The Third Will 1963
as Kimie
Bad Girl 1963
Actor
All My Children 1963
as Fusakichi's mother
Beyond the Green Hills 1963
as Shiraki, Teacher
Children of Izu 1962
Actor
Ashita au hito 1962
Actor
The Young and Bad 1962
Actor
Asu no hanayome 1962
Actor
Red Bud and White Flower 1962
Actor
Foundry Town 1962
as Ume
Dolls floating down the river 1962
as Fuku
Ningen Gari 1962
Actor
Nippon no obaachan 1962
as Kumi
Buddha 1961
as Sumi
A Good Man, A Good Day 1961
Actor
Yoru wa ijiwaru 1961
Actor
- Enraptured
Enraptured 1961
Actor
Adorable Schemers 1961
Actor
The Famous Wanderer 1961
Actor
- 小父さんありがとう
小父さんありがとう 1961
Actor
Blind Devotion 1961
as Saoko
Shokei zen'ya 1961
Actor
Marriageable Age 1961
Actor
Yakuza sensei 1960
Actor
Genroku onna daimyō 1960
Actor
The Sun's Burial 1960
as Chika
Bonchi 1960
Actor
The Grave Tells All 1960
Actor
A Week in Hawaii 1959
Actor
My Second Brother 1959
Actor
The Human Wall 1959
Actor
Odd Obsession 1959
as Hana
Paper Pigeon 1959
as Yuki Kashiwabara
Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan 1959
as Grandma Shigeko
Musume no boken 1958
Actor
Conflagration 1958
as Aki, Goichi's mother
My Son's Revolt 1958
Actor
Chance Meeting 1958
as Tetsu Koyanagi
Stakeout 1958
Actor
- Omoni to shounen
Omoni to shounen 1958
Actor
But the Flesh is Weak 1957
as Doctor
Hole in One 1957
as Suga Akabane
Actress 1956
Actor
Saigo no sentō-ki 1956
Actor
Summer Storm 1956
as Mitsu Asai
The Shadow of Fear 1956
Actor
- How Sorrowful
How Sorrowful 1956
Actor
Our Town 1956
as Otaka
Hana no unga 1956
Actor
Shiawase wa doko ni 1956
as Kane
Darkness at Noon 1956
as Satoe Miyazaki
Jigoku no hatoba 1956
Actor
Love is Lost 1956
as Nobuyo
The Burmese Harp 1956
Actor
- The Motherless
The Motherless 1955
Actor
Policeman's Diary, Part 2 1955
Actor
Youth 1955
Actor
A Hole of My Own Making 1955
Actor
The Dawn of Judo 1955
Actor
The Heart 1955
as Hioki's mother
The Wolves 1955
Actor
The Maid's Kid 1955
Actor
Inhibited Love 1955
Actor
Ghost Story of Youth 1955
as Nanny at Okumura's
Sisters 1955
Actor
Dawn Chorus 1955
Actor
A Girl Who Delivers Happiness 1955
Actor
Victory or Defeat 1954
Actor
A Billionaire 1954
Actor
The Valley Between Love and Death 1954
as Tetsu Ishida
The Street Without Sun 1954
as Aunt of Matsutaro
Tomoshibi 1954
Actor
Shinzōyaburi no oka 1954
Actor
Jūdai no yūwaku 1953
Actor
Outlaw 1953
Actor
Before the Dawn 1953
as Ofuki
A Japanese Tragedy 1953
as Ichizo's wife
Desire 1953
Actor
Miniature 1953
Actor
A Lonely Woman in a Lonely Land 1953
as Ohana
Jinsei Gekijo: dai ni bu 1953
Actor
Jinsei Gekijo: dai ichi bu 1952
Actor
- Haha no nai ko to ko no nai haha to
Haha no nai ko to ko no nai haha to 1952
as Aunt Otora
Muntinlupa no yo wa fukete 1952
as Fusako Kawai
Beauty and the Thief 1952
as Mrs. Inokuma
Children of Hiroshima 1952
as Otoyo
Farewell to Spring 1952
as Old woman
Become a Mother, Become a Woman 1952
as Hide
The Bitch 1951
as Tami
限りなき情熱 1951
Actor
男の哀愁 1951
Actor
Koibito 1951
as Mrs. Saeki
The Scarlet Bat 1950
Actor
Les Miserables II: Banner of Love and Freedom 1950
Actor
Les Miserables I: God and the Devil 1950
Actor
White Beast 1950
Actor
Scandal 1950
as Yasu Hiruta
Koga Manshion 1949
Actor
Learn from Experience, Part Two 1937
Actor
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