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 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 (160 titles)
6.1MovieYomigaeri
Saki Naito · 2003
8.2MovieLetter from the Mountain
Oume · 2002
6.6MovieRainbow Kids
Mrs. Toshiko 'Toji' Yanagawa · 1991
7.5MovieRikyu
Mother · 1989
8.1MovieMy Neighbor Totoro
Granny (voice) · 1988
10.0MovieYamada Village Waltz
1988
6.2MovieTwilight of the Cockroaches
Torah (voice) · 1987
5.6MovieThe Burmese Harp
Old Woman · 1985
4.7MovieLove: Starting on a Journey
1985
Haze of Love
1985
MovieDangerous Women
Mrs. Kinumura · 1985
5.6MovieWhite Snake Enchantment
Tane · 1983
8.0MovieOur Teacher
1983
8.3MovieTora-san's Song of Love
1983
6.5MovieAmagi Pass
Tea house's old woman · 1983
7.0MovieSuspicion
Harue Shirakawa · 1982
6.3MovieStation
Masayo Mikami · 1981
6.3MovieCall from Darkness
Sukeno · 1981
MovieKanebo Human Special: Pediatric Ward - Her devoted love saved Taro's soul
1980
6.8MovieWrithing Tongue
Akira's mother · 1980
7.0MovieGassan
1979
6.6MovieThe Three Undelivered Letters
1979
7.2MovieNomugi Pass
1979
6.2MovieNever Give Up
Kiyo Matsushita · 1978
7.3MovieThe Incident
Kane Shinozaki · 1978
7.8MovieProof of the Man
1977
9.0MovieThe Wild Daisy
Tamiko's Grandmother · 1977
7.0MovieThe Possessed
1976
8.0MovieThe Sea of Eden
1976
8.0MovieKobayashi Takiji
1974