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Tanie Kitabayashi

Tanie Kitabayashi

Acting 1911-05-21 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 …

Known For

My Neighbor Totoro
MOV ⭐ 8.1
My Neighbor Totoro 1988
The Insect Woman
MOV ⭐ 7.2
The Insect Woman 1963
Rikyu
MOV ⭐ 7.5
Rikyu 1989
Never Give Up
MOV ⭐ 6.2
Never Give Up 1978
Yomigaeri
MOV ⭐ 6.1
Yomigaeri 2003
Children of Hiroshima
MOV ⭐ 7.1
Children of Hiroshima 1952
Conflagration
MOV ⭐ 7.1
Conflagration 1958
The Human Bullet
MOV ⭐ 5.9
The Human Bullet 1968
Foundry Town
MOV ⭐ 7.8
Foundry Town 1962
A Japanese Tragedy
MOV ⭐ 5.8
A Japanese Tragedy 1953
White Beast
MOV ⭐ 5.6
White Beast 1950
Beauty and the Thief
MOV ⭐ 9.0
Beauty and the Thief 1952
Apart from Life
MOV ⭐ 6.2
Apart from Life 1970
Musume no boken
MOV
Musume no boken 1958
Jinsei Gekijo: dai ichi bu
MOV
Jinsei Gekijo: dai ichi bu 1952
Red Bud and White Flower
MOV ⭐ 7.0
Red Bud and White Flower 1962
Farewell to Spring
MOV
Farewell to Spring 1952
Jūdai no yūwaku
MOV
Jūdai no yūwaku 1953
Dolls floating down the river
MOV
Dolls floating down the river 1962
Koibito
MOV ⭐ 6.0
Koibito 1951