Tanie Kitabayashi
Biography
Tanie Kitabayashi was a Japanese actress and voice actress. Born Reiko Ando in Tokyo, she began her career as a stage actress. Kitabayashi was a founding member of the Mingei Theatre, founded in 1950. She is known for portraying older women. Kitabayashi won best actress awards at the 10th Blue Ribbon Awards and at the Mainichi Film Awards for Kiku to Isamu in 1960. She also won the Japan Academy Prize for best actress in Rainbow Kids, a film that earned her honors from the Mainichi Film Awards and from Kinema Junpo. Kitabayashi died on April 27, 2010, at a Tokyo hospital, at the age of 98.
Career overview
Tanie Kitabayashi was a Japanese actress and voice actress. Born Reiko Ando in Tokyo, she began her career as a stage actress. Kitabayashi became well known for portraying older women early in her career. She was a founding member of the Mingei Theatre, which was founded in 1950. Throughout her career, Kitabayashi accumulated 166 known credits.
Kitabayashi won several awards for her performances. In 1960, she received best actress awards at the 10th Blue Ribbon Awards and at the Mainichi Film Awards for the film Kiku to Isamu. She also won the Japan Academy Prize for best actress in the 1991 film Rainbow Kids. Additionally, the film Rainbow Kids earned her honors from the Mainichi Film Awards and from Kinema Junpo.
Kitabayashi's filmography includes titles such as Kiku to Isamu, Rainbow Kids, and other films. She was known for her work in various Japanese films and series.
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161 titles- 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)
- Twilight of the Cockroaches (1987) as Torah (voice)
- Love: Starting on a Journey (1985)
- The Burmese Harp (1985) as Old Woman
- Dangerous Women (1985) as Mrs. Kinumura
- Haze of Love (1985)
- White Snake Enchantment (1983) as Tane
- Amagi Pass (1983) as Tea house's old woman
- Our Teacher (1983)
- Tora-san's Song of Love (1983)
- 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)
- Writhing Tongue (1980) as Akira's mother
- The Three Undelivered Letters (1979)
- Nomugi Pass (1979)
- Gassan (1979)
- The Incident (1978) as Kane Shinozaki
- Never Give Up (1978) as Kiyo Matsushita
- Proof of the Man (1977)
- The Wild Daisy (1977) as Tamiko's Grandmother
- The Possessed (1976)
- The Sea of Eden (1976)
- Kobayashi Takiji (1974)
- Musume-tachi wa kaze ni mukatte (1972) as Moko's mother
- Umarekawatta Tamegorō (1972) as Uma Ōnuma
- My Voiceless Friends (1972)
- Kamishibai Showa History: The Golden Bat is Here (1972)
- Mayuko hitori (1971) as 加野のぶ
- A Woman Called En (1971)
- Patience Has An End (1971)
- Price of Life (1971) as Tome
- Mysterious Thirteen Nights: Chapter 3 - The Mysterious Haunted Mansion (1971)
- おくさまは18歳 (1970) as Asuka's grandmother
- River Without a Bridge Part 2 (1970)
- Terror in the Streets (1970) as Shino
- Apart from Life (1970) as Matsuko Fukuji
- Oh, My Comrade! (1970) as Harumi
- The Little Hero (1970)
- Pure Land, Poisoned Sea (1970) as Goze / Narrator (voice)
- Thousand Cranes (1969) as Toyo
- Heat Wave Island (1969)
- River Without a Bridge (1969)
- The Human Bullet (1968) as Bookstore Owner's Wife
- The Sands of Kurobe (1968)
- Slave Factory (1968)
- The Final Winner? (1968)
- The Last Lady (1967) as Tsuru
- Song of Love (1967) as Orin
- The Greatest Challenge of All (1967)
- Journey to the North (1967) as Hana Kanai
- Wrath of Daimajin (1966) as Old Woman Kane
- She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum (1966)
- A Windmill, Tulips and Love (1966)
- Tale of Japanese Burglars (1965) as Hayashida's mother
- A Chain of Islands (1965) as Kikuko Sasaki
- The Start of Life (1965) as Tomi Ishiguro
- Blood and Sea (1965)
- Intentions of Murder (1964) as Kinu Takahashi
- A Story from Echigo (1964)
- Only on Mondays (1964) as Yuka's mother
- The Long Death (1964)
- Gazing at Love and Death (1964)
- Welcome, My Baby (1964) as Yuki Nishizaka
- The Insect Woman (1963) as Madam
- Bad Girl (1963)
- Beyond the Green Hills (1963) as Shiraki, Teacher
- The Third Will (1963) as Kimie
- Daybreak Chorus (1963) as Old Woman
- All My Children (1963) as Fusakichi's mother
- Foundry Town (1962) as Ume
- The Young and Bad (1962)
- Red Bud and White Flower (1962)
- Children of Izu (1962)
- Ningen Gari (1962)
- Asu no hanayome (1962)
- Nippon no obaachan (1962) as Kumi
- Ashita au hito (1962)
- Dolls floating down the river (1962) as Fuku
- Blind Devotion (1961) as Saoko
- Enraptured (1961)
- Buddha (1961) as Sumi
- 小父さんありがとう (1961)
- A Good Man, A Good Day (1961)
- Marriageable Age (1961)
- The Famous Wanderer (1961)
- Shokei zen'ya (1961)
- The Sun's Burial (1960) as Chika
- Yakuza sensei (1960)
- Bonchi (1960)
- The Grave Tells All (1960)
- Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan (1959) as Grandma Shigeko
- Odd Obsession (1959) as Hana
- My Second Brother (1959)
- Paper Pigeon (1959) as Yuki Kashiwabara
- The Human Wall (1959)
- Conflagration (1958) as Aki, Goichi's mother
- Stakeout (1958)
- Omoni to shounen (1958)
- Chance Meeting (1958) as Tetsu Koyanagi
- Musume no boken (1958)
- But the Flesh is Weak (1957) as Doctor
- Hole in One (1957) as Suga Akabane
- Summer Storm (1956) as Mitsu Asai
- The Shadow of Fear (1956)
- The Burmese Harp (1956)
- Actress (1956)
- Hana no unga (1956)
- Shiawase wa doko ni (1956) as Kane
- Darkness at Noon (1956) as Satoe Miyazaki
- Our Town (1956) as Otaka
- How Sorrowful (1956)
- Love is Lost (1956) as Nobuyo
- Jigoku no hatoba (1956)
- Saigo no sentō-ki (1956)
- Youth (1955)
- The Heart (1955) as Hioki's mother
- A Hole of My Own Making (1955)
- The Motherless (1955)
- The Maid's Kid (1955)
- The Wolves (1955)
- A Girl Who Delivers Happiness (1955)
- Policeman's Diary, Part 2 (1955)
- Ghost Story of Youth (1955) as Nanny at Okumura's
- The Dawn of Judo (1955)
- Sisters (1955)
- A Billionaire (1954)
- The Street Without Sun (1954) as Aunt of Matsutaro
- Tomoshibi (1954)
- The Valley Between Love and Death (1954) as Tetsu Ishida
- Victory or Defeat (1954)
- Before Dawn (1953) as Ofuki
- A Japanese Tragedy (1953) as Ichizo's wife
- Miniature (1953)
- Jinsei Gekijo: dai ni bu (1953)
- A Lonely Woman in a Lonely Land (1953) as Ohana
- Jūdai no yūwaku (1953)
- Yokubo (1953)
- Beauty and the Thief (1952) as Mrs. Inokuma
- Jinsei Gekijo: dai ichi bu (1952)
- Children of Hiroshima (1952) as Otoyo
- Become a Mother, Become a Woman (1952) as Hide
- Muntinlupa no yo wa fukete (1952) as Fusako Kawai
- Farewell to Spring (1952) as Old woman
- Haha no nai ko to ko no nai haha to (1952) as Aunt Otora
- The Bitch (1951) as Tami
- 男の哀愁 (1951)
- Koibito (1951) as Mrs. Saeki
- 限りなき情熱 (1951)
- Scandal (1950) as Yasu Hiruta
- White Beast (1950)
- Les Miserables I: God and the Devil (1950)
- Les Miserables II: Banner of Love and Freedom (1950)
- Koga Manshion (1949)
- Learn from Experience, Part Two (1937)
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Tanie Kitabayashi best known for?
Tanie Kitabayashi is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Rikyu (1989), Popeye the Sailor (1960), White Snake Enchantment (1983), Proof of the Man (1977).
When and where was Tanie Kitabayashi born?
Tanie Kitabayashi was born on May 21, 1911 in Tokyo, Japan. They passed away on April 27, 2010.
How many credits does Tanie Kitabayashi have?
Tanie Kitabayashi has accumulated over 161 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1937 to 2003.
What is Tanie Kitabayashi's background in cinema and television?
Tanie Kitabayashi was a Japanese actress and voice actress. Born Reiko Ando in Tokyo, she began her career as a stage actress. Kitabayashi was a founding member of the Mingei Theatre, founded in 1950. She is known for portraying older women. Kitabayashi won best actress awards at the 10th Blue Ribbon Awards and at the ...