Tanie Kitabayashi

Tanie Kitabayashi

Date of Birth:

May 21, 1911

Place of Birth:

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:

Blind Devotion Blind Devotion

1961

Terror in the Streets Terror in the Streets

1970

The Sea of Eden The Sea of Eden

1976

Suspicion Suspicion

1982

The Final Winner? The Final Winner?

1968

Muntinlupa no yo wa fukete Muntinlupa no yo wa fukete

1952

Welcome, My Baby Welcome, My Baby

1964

Haze of Love Haze of Love

1985

Darkness at Noon Darkness at Noon

1956

The Start of Life The Start of Life

1965

The Flesh Is Weak The Flesh Is Weak

1957

Oh, My Comrade! Oh, My Comrade!

1970

Chance Meeting Chance Meeting

1958

Love is Lost Love is Lost

1956

The Shadow of Fear The Shadow of Fear

1956

Twilight of the Cockroaches Twilight of the Cockroaches

1987

Our Teacher Our Teacher

1983

The Street Without Sun The Street Without Sun

1954

The Human Wall The Human Wall

1959

A Windmill, Tulips and Love A Windmill, Tulips and Love

1966

Love: Starting on a Journey Love: Starting on a Journey

1985

Call from Darkness Call from Darkness

1981

Stakeout Stakeout

1958

Beyond the Green Hills Beyond the Green Hills

1963

Odd Obsession Odd Obsession

1959

Enraptured Enraptured

1961

The Maid's Kid The Maid's Kid

1955

Bad Girl Bad Girl

1963

Amagi Pass Amagi Pass

1983

Patience Has An End Patience Has An End

1971

The Wolves The Wolves

1955

Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan

1959

A Story from Echigo A Story from Echigo

1964

Marriageable Age Marriageable Age

1961

The Burmese Harp The Burmese Harp

1956

Song of Love Song of Love

1967

Yokubo Yokubo

1953

Tomoshibi Tomoshibi

1954

Become a Mother, Become a Woman Become a Mother, Become a Woman

1952

Tora-san's Song of Love Tora-san's Song of Love

1983

My Voiceless Friends My Voiceless Friends

1972

The Three Undelivered Letters The Three Undelivered Letters

1979

Policeman's Diary, Part 2 Policeman's Diary, Part 2

1955

A Good Man, A Good Day A Good Man, A Good Day

1961

The Valley Between Love and Death The Valley Between Love and Death

1954

Ghost Story of Youth Ghost Story of Youth

1955

Dangerous Women Dangerous Women

1985

Actress Actress

1956

Price of Life Price of Life

1971

Jigoku no hatoba Jigoku no hatoba

1956

Musume-tachi wa kaze ni mukatte Musume-tachi wa kaze ni mukatte

1972

Children of Izu Children of Izu

1962

Summer Storm Summer Storm

1956

Learn from Experience, Part Two Learn from Experience, Part Two

1937

The Young and Bad The Young and Bad

1962

A Chain of Islands A Chain of Islands

1965

The Bitch The Bitch

1951

Nippon no obaachan Nippon no obaachan

1962

Intentions of Murder Intentions of Murder

1964

Ningen Gari Ningen Gari

1962

Nomugi Pass Nomugi Pass

1979

The Third Will The Third Will

1963

Thousand Cranes Thousand Cranes

1969

Shiawase wa doko ni Shiawase wa doko ni

1956

Miniature Miniature

1953

Gazing at Love and Death Gazing at Love and Death

1964

Proof of the Man Proof of the Man

1977

Tale of Japanese Burglars Tale of Japanese Burglars

1965

The Long Death The Long Death

1964

Letter from the Mountain Letter from the Mountain

2002

Station Station

1981

The Heart The Heart

1955

Only on Mondays Only on Mondays

1964

All My Children All My Children

1963

Apart from Life Apart from Life

1970

The Human Bullet The Human Bullet

1968

Hole in One Hole in One

1957

Blood and Sea Blood and Sea

1965

A Woman Called En A Woman Called En

1971

The Greatest Challenge of All The Greatest Challenge of All

1967

The Wild Daisy The Wild Daisy

1977

Gassan Gassan

1979

Writhing Tongue Writhing Tongue

1980

A Billionaire A Billionaire

1954

River Without a Bridge Part 2 River Without a Bridge Part 2

1970

Conflagration Conflagration

1958

Children of Hiroshima Children of Hiroshima

1952

Rikyu Rikyu

1989

Jūdai no yūwaku Jūdai no yūwaku

1953

Dolls floating down the river Dolls floating down the river

1962

Jinsei Gekijo: dai ichi bu Jinsei Gekijo: dai ichi bu

1952

Never Give Up Never Give Up

1978

My Neighbor Totoro My Neighbor Totoro

1988

Red Bud and White Flower Red Bud and White Flower

1962

The Insect Woman The Insect Woman

1963

Koibito Koibito

1951

Resurrection Resurrection

2003

White Beast White Beast

1950

A Japanese Tragedy A Japanese Tragedy

1953

Foundry Town Foundry Town

1962

Beauty and the Thief Beauty and the Thief

1952

Farewell to Spring Farewell to Spring

1952

Bonchi Bonchi

1960

Saigo no sentō-ki Saigo no sentō-ki

1956

The Golden Bat Shows Up The Golden Bat Shows Up

1972

The Burmese Harp The Burmese Harp

1985

Rainbow Kids Rainbow Kids

1991

The Sands of Kurobe The Sands of Kurobe

1968

Buddha Buddha

1961

River Without a Bridge River Without a Bridge

1969

White Snake Enchantment White Snake Enchantment

1983

The Possessed The Possessed

1976

How Sorrowful How Sorrowful

1956

The Motherless The Motherless

1955

Before Dawn Before Dawn

1953

The Little Hero The Little Hero

1970

A Hole of My Own Making A Hole of My Own Making

1955

Haha no nai ko to ko no nai haha to Haha no nai ko to ko no nai haha to

1952

Our Town Our Town

1956

The Sun's Burial The Sun's Burial

1960

Mysterious Thirteen Nights: Chapter 3 - The Mysterious Haunted Mansion Mysterious Thirteen Nights: Chapter 3 - The Mysterious Haunted Mansion

1971

The Dawn of Judo The Dawn of Judo

1955

Dorei kōjō Dorei kōjō

1968

Kobayashi Takiji Kobayashi Takiji

1974

男の哀愁 男の哀愁

1951

Ashita au hito Ashita au hito

1962

Asu no hanayome Asu no hanayome

1962

A Lonely Woman in a Lonely Land A Lonely Woman in a Lonely Land

1953

Les Miserables I: God and the Devil Les Miserables I: God and the Devil

1950

Les Miserables II: Banner of Love and Freedom Les Miserables II: Banner of Love and Freedom

1950

Scandal Scandal

1950

Pure Land, Poisoned Sea Pure Land, Poisoned Sea

1970

Heat Wave Island Heat Wave Island

1969

限りなき情熱 限りなき情熱

1951

Wrath of Daimajin Wrath of Daimajin

1966

Journey to the North Journey to the North

1967

Musume no boken Musume no boken

1958

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