Kitabayashi Tanie

Name: Kitabayashi Tanie
Native name: 北林谷栄
Given name: Ando Reiko
Also Known as: 安藤蓮以子,
Nationality: Japanese
Gender: Female
Born: May 21, 1911
Died: April 27, 2010

Kitabayashi Tanie was a Japanese 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, a film that also earned her honors from the Mainichi Film Awards and from Kinema Junpo.

One of her memorable roles was that of the voice of Kanta's grandmother in the 1988 Studio Ghibli movie My Neighbor Totoro (Tonari no Totoro).

She died on April 27, 2010, of pneumonia at a Tokyo hospital. She was 98. Edit Biography

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
1985	Chichi Kara no Okurimono Japanese Drama, 1985, 20 eps (Support Role)	20	Support Role	0.0
1976	Goodbye Mama Japanese Drama, 1976, 11 eps [Jinkuro's wife] (Guest Role)	11	[Jinkuro's wife] Guest Role	0.0
1974	Onna Kazoku Japanese Drama, 1974, 26 eps Yamashiro Momoko (Main Role)	26	Yamashiro Momoko Main Role	8.0
1971	Mayuko Hitori Japanese Drama, 1971, 310 eps Kano Nobu [Mayuko's grandmother] (Support Role)	310	Kano Nobu [Mayuko's grandmother] Support Role	0.0
1967	Midaregami Japanese Drama, 1967, 51 eps (Support Role)	51	Support Role	0.0
1966	Hassuru Oku-sama Japanese Drama, 1966, 25 eps (Support Role)	25	Support Role	0.0
1965	Taikoki Japanese Drama, 1965, 52 eps [Old woman selling tea] (Support Role)	52	[Old woman selling tea] Support Role	1.0

Year	Title	Role	Rating
2002	Letter from the Mountain Japanese Movie, 2002, Oume (Support Role)	Oume Support Role	7.8
1989	Rikyu Japanese Movie, 1989, [Hideyoshi's mother] (Support Role)	[Hideyoshi's mother] Support Role	6.6
1986	Ai no Kagero Japanese Movie, 1986, [Granny] (Support Role)	[Granny] Support Role	2.0
1985	Ai Tabidachi Japanese Movie, 1985, (Support Role)	Support Role	5.0
1983	Amagi Pass Japanese Movie, 1983, [Grandmother at teahouse] (Support Role)	[Grandmother at teahouse] Support Role	7.4
1982	Suspicion Japanese Movie, 1982, Shirakawa Harue (Support Role)	Shirakawa Harue Support Role	7.1
1981	Station Japanese Movie, 1981, Masayo Mikami (Support Role)	Masayo Mikami Support Role	7.2
1981	Call from Darkness Japanese Movie, 1981, Sukeno (Support Role)	Sukeno Support Role	0.0
1980	Furueru Shita Japanese Movie, 1980, [Aki's mother] (Support Role)	[Aki's mother] Support Role	7.2
1979	Oh! The Nomugi Pass Japanese Movie, 1979, [Old woman at teahouse] (Support Role)	[Old woman at teahouse] Support Role	7.0
1978	Never Give Up Japanese Movie, 1978, Matsushita Kiyo (Support Role)	Matsushita Kiyo Support Role	6.4
1978	The Incident Japanese Movie, 1978, Shinozaki Kane (Support Role)	Shinozaki Kane Support Role	6.0
1977	The Wild Daisy Japanese Movie, 1977, [Tamiko's grandmother] (Support Role)	[Tamiko's grandmother] Support Role	7.0
1976	The Possessed Japanese Movie, 1976, [Midwife] (Support Role)	[Midwife] Support Role	6.2
1976	Eden no Umi Japanese Movie, 1976, [Chrysanthemum] (Support Role)	[Chrysanthemum] Support Role	6.6
1971	Gorotsuki Mushuku Japanese Movie, 1971, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1971	En to Iu Onna Japanese Movie, 1971, Kisa (Support Role)	Kisa Support Role	0.0
1970	The Devil Is Calling Japanese Movie, 1970, Shino [Old woman] (Support Role)	Shino [Old woman] Support Role	0.0
1970	Apart from Life Japanese Movie, 1970, Matsuko (Support Role)	Matsuko Support Role	7.4
1969	Senbazuru Japanese Movie, 1969, Toyo (Support Role)	Toyo Support Role	0.0
1968	The Human Bullet Japanese Movie, 1968, (Support Role)	Support Role	7.7
1968	The Final Winner? Japanese Movie, 1968, Miyagawa Ayaka (Support Role)	Miyagawa Ayaka Support Role	0.0
1968	The Sands of Kurobe Japanese Movie, 1968, Kiru [Forest's wife] (Main Role)	Kiru [Forest's wife] Main Role	7.3
1967	The Last Lady Japanese Movie, 1967, Tsuru (Support Role)	Tsuru Support Role	6.0
1967	Song of Love Japanese Movie, 1967, Orin (Support Role)	Orin Support Role	6.7
1965	Tale of Japanese Burglars Japanese Movie, 1965, [Gisuke's mother] (Support Role)	[Gisuke's mother] Support Role	7.0
1964	Intentions of Murder Japanese Movie, 1964, Takahashi Kinu (Support Role)	Takahashi Kinu Support Role	7.2
1964	A Story from Echigo Japanese Movie, 1964, Mrs. Segami [Oshin's mother-in-law] (Support Role)	Mrs. Segami [Oshin's mother-in-law] Support Role	6.8
1964	Only on Mondays Japanese Movie, 1964, [Yuka's mother] (Support Role)	[Yuka's mother] Support Role	6.9
1964	Konnichiwa Akachan Japanese Movie, 1964, Nishizaka Yuki (Support Role)	Nishizaka Yuki Support Role	4.0
1963	Akatsuki Chorus Japanese Movie, 1963, [Old woman] (Guest Role)	[Old woman] Guest Role	0.0
1963	The Bad Girl Japanese Movie, 1963, Nakano Shizue (Support Role)	Nakano Shizue Support Role	8.2
1963	All My Children Japanese Movie, 1963, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1963	Beyond the Green Hills Japanese Movie, 1963, Shiraki (Support Role)	Shiraki Support Role	0.0
1962	Shirobanba Japanese Movie, 1962, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1962	Asu no Hanayome Japanese Movie, 1962, Segawa (Support Role)	Segawa Support Role	0.0
1962	Cupola, Where the Furnaces Glow Japanese Movie, 1962, Tsukamoto Ume (Support Role)	Tsukamoto Ume Support Role	7.8
1961	The Night Before Execution Japanese Movie, 1961, Takamura Sumie (Support Role)	Takamura Sumie Support Role	0.0
1961	The Matsukawa Incident Japanese Movie, 1961, Shimo [Takeda's mother] (Bit part)	Shimo [Takeda's mother] Bit part	0.0
1960	The Reformer Japanese Movie, 1960, Otoyo (Support Role)	Otoyo Support Role	6.0
1960	Genroku Onna Daimyo Japanese Movie, 1960, [Rensho-in] (Support Role)	[Rensho-in] Support Role	0.0
1960	The Son Japanese Movie, 1960, Uchida Maki (Support Role)	Uchida Maki Support Role	7.5
1960	The Sun's Burial Japanese Movie, 1960, Chika [Batasuke's wife] (Support Role)	Chika [Batasuke's wife] Support Role	6.8
1959	My Second Brother Japanese Movie, 1959, Mrs. Sakata (Support Role)	Mrs. Sakata Support Role	7.2
1959	Wakai Keisha Japanese Movie, 1959, Dou Tamiko (Support Role)	Dou Tamiko Support Role	0.0
1959	Sono Kabe o Kudake Japanese Movie, 1959, Tsuma Tamiko (Support Role)	Tsuma Tamiko Support Role	3.0
1959	Odd Obsession Japanese Movie, 1959, Hana [Maid] (Support Role)	Hana [Maid] Support Role	7.0
1959	Kiku to Isamu Japanese Movie, 1959, Kawada Shigeko (Support Role)	Kawada Shigeko Support Role	8.1
1958	Conflagration Japanese Movie, 1958, Aki [Goichi's mother] (Support Role)	Aki [Goichi's mother] Support Role	6.9
1958	Stakeout Japanese Movie, 1958, [Public bath proprietress] (Support Role)	[Public bath proprietress] Support Role	6.0
1957	Kunin no Shikeishu Japanese Movie, 1957, Ohno Tomiko (Support Role)	Ohno Tomiko Support Role	0.0
1957	Misstepping of Virtue Japanese Movie, 1957, [Doctor] (Bit part)	[Doctor] Bit part	6.0
1957	The Hole Japanese Movie, 1957, Akabane Suga (Support Role)	Akabane Suga Support Role	7.0
1957	Aishu no Sono Japanese Movie, 1957, Saku (Support Role)	Saku Support Role	4.0
1956	Actress Japanese Movie, 1956, [Grandmother of Mute] (Support Role)	[Grandmother of Mute] Support Role	0.0
1956	Natsu no Arashi Japanese Movie, 1956, Asai Mitsu (Support Role)	Asai Mitsu Support Role	0.0
1956	Our Town Japanese Movie, 1956, Otaka (Support Role)	Otaka Support Role	7.0
1956	Darkness in the Noon Japanese Movie, 1956, Rie Miyazaki (Support Role)	Rie Miyazaki Support Role	1.0
1956	Love is Lost Japanese Movie, 1956, Nobuyo (Support Role)	Nobuyo Support Role	5.0
1956	The Burmese Harp Japanese Movie, 1956, [Peddling old woman] (Support Role)	[Peddling old woman] Support Role	7.8
1955	The Policeman's Diary Part 2 Japanese Movie, 1955, Yaeko Ueda (Support Role)	Yaeko Ueda Support Role	6.0
1955	A Hole of My Own Making Japanese Movie, 1955, [Aunt] (Support Role)	[Aunt] Support Role	6.0
1955	Ghost Story of Youth Japanese Movie, 1955, [Nanny at Okumura's] (Support Role)	[Nanny at Okumura's] Support Role	6.0
1955	Kyodai Japanese Movie, 1955, Shige (Support Role)	Shige Support Role	0.0
1955	The Heart Japanese Movie, 1955, [Hioki's mother] (Support Role)	[Hioki's mother] Support Role	8.0
1954	Billionaire Japanese Movie, 1954, Yamako [Wife] (Support Role)	Yamako [Wife] Support Role	2.0
1954	Dorodarake no Seishun Japanese Movie, 1954, [Shigeki's mother] (Bit part)	[Shigeki's mother] Bit part	0.0
1954	Ai to Shi no Tanima Japanese Movie, 1954, Ishida Tetsu (Support Role)	Ishida Tetsu Support Role	1.0
1954	The Street Without Sun Japanese Movie, 1954, [Matsutaro's aunt] (Guest Role)	[Matsutaro's aunt] Guest Role	4.0
1954	Tomoshibi Japanese Movie, 1954, [Senta's grandmother] (Support Role)	[Senta's grandmother] Support Role	2.0
1953	Red Bicycle Japanese Movie, 1953, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1953	Before Dawn Japanese Movie, 1953, Ofuki (Support Role)	Ofuki Support Role	4.0
1953	Tragedy of Japan Japanese Movie, 1953, Sue [Ichizo's wife] (Support Role)	Sue [Ichizo's wife] Support Role	9.0
1953	Epitome Japanese Movie, 1953, Shima (Support Role)	Shima Support Role	6.0
1952	Beauty and the Thieves Japanese Movie, 1952, [Inokuma's wife] (Support Role)	[Inokuma's wife] Support Role	0.0
1952	Children of Hiroshima Japanese Movie, 1952, Otoyo (Support Role)	Otoyo Support Role	7.2
1951	Koibito Japanese Movie, 1951, Saekisan (Support Role)	Saekisan Support Role	0.0
1950	White Beast Japanese Movie, 1950, Masuda Tamae (Support Role)	Masuda Tamae Support Role	7.1
1950	Scandal Japanese Movie, 1950, Hiruda Yasu (Support Role)	Hiruda Yasu Support Role	7.1
1948	Apostasy Japanese Movie, 1948, [Aunt] (Support Role)	[Aunt] Support Role	7.0
1937	Learn from Experience Part II Japanese Movie, 1937, (Unknown)	Unknown	6.9

Year	Title	#	Role
1988	Kikyo Japanese Special, 1988, 1 eps (Unknown)	1	Unknown
1966	Gyunyu to Burande Japanese Special, 1966, 1 eps (Support Role)	1	Support Role
1965	Otto Yori mo Tsuma Yori mo Japanese Special, 1965, 1 eps (Support Role)	1	Support Role
1959	Hiroshima ni Ikiru Japanese Special, 1959, 1 eps (Support Role)	1	Support Role

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
1991	Kitano Fan Club Japanese TV Show, 1991, 232 eps (Guest)	232	Guest	0.0

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