Deceased

How Did Tanie Kitabayashi Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 98

Also known asТаниэ Китабаяси, 北村谷栄, 北林谷栄GenderFemaleNationalityEmpire of JapanBorn21/05/1911Born inTokyo, JapanDied27/04/2010Died inTokyoCausepneumoniaWikidataQ3547309 ↗TMDb#55666 ↗

Tanie Kitabayashi was a Japanese actress and voice actress. Born Reiko Ando in Tokyo, she began as a stage actress. Kitabayashi was a founding member of the famed Mingei Theatre Company, founded in 1950. Early in her career, she became well known for portraying older women. In 1960, she won best actress awards at the 10th Blue Ribbon Awards and at the Mainichi Film Awards for Kiku to Isamu.

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Filmography151 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2003	YomigaeriMovie	Saki Naito	92
2002	Letter from the MountainMovie	Oume	91
1991	Rainbow KidsMovie	Mrs. Toshiko 'Toji' Yanagawa	80
1989	RikyuMovie	Mother	78
1988	My Neighbor TotoroMovie	Granny (voice)	77
1988	Yamada Village WaltzMovie	—	77
1987	Twilight of the CockroachesMovie	Torah (voice)	76
1985	Dangerous WomenMovie	Mrs. Kinumura	74
1985	Haze of LoveMovie	—	74
1983	Amagi PassMovie	Tea house's old woman	72
1983	Our TeacherMovie	—	72
1983	Tora-san's Song of LoveMovie	—	72
1983	White Snake EnchantmentMovie	Tane	72
1982	SuspicionMovie	Harue Shirakawa	71
1982	The Legend of SayoMovie	—	71
1981	StationMovie	Masayo Mikami	70
1981	Call from DarknessMovie	Sukeno	70
1980	Writhing TongueMovie	Akira's mother	69
1980	Kanebo Human Special: Pediatric Ward - Her devoted love saved Taro's soulMovie	—	69
1979	The Three Undelivered LettersMovie	—	68
1979	Nomugi PassMovie	—	68
1979	GassanMovie	—	68
1978	The IncidentMovie	Kane Shinozaki	67
1978	Never Give UpMovie	Kiyo Matsushita	67
1977	Proof of the ManMovie	—	66
1977	The Wild DaisyMovie	Tamiko's Grandmother	66
1976	The Sea of EdenMovie	—	65
1976	The PossessedMovie	—	65
1974	Kobayashi TakijiMovie	—	63
1972	Musume-tachi wa kaze ni mukatteMovie	Moko's mother	61
1972	Umarekawatta TamegorōMovie	Uma Ōnuma	61
1972	My Voiceless FriendsMovie	—	61
1972	Kamishibai Showa History: The Golden Bat is HereMovie	—	61
1971	Patience Has An EndMovie	—	60
1971	A Woman Called EnMovie	—	60
1971	Price of LifeMovie	Tome	60
1971	Mysterious Thirteen Nights: Chapter 3 - The Mysterious Haunted MansionMovie	—	60
1971	Mayuko hitoriSeries	加野のぶ	60
1970	Apart from LifeMovie	Matsuko Fukuji	59
1970	Terror in the StreetsMovie	Shino	59
1970	The Little HeroMovie	—	59
1970	River Without a Bridge Part 2Movie	—	59
1970	おくさまは18歳Series	Asuka's grandmother	59
1969	Heat Wave IslandMovie	—	58
1969	Thousand CranesMovie	Toyo	58
1969	River Without a BridgeMovie	—	58
1968	The Sands of KurobeMovie	—	57
1968	The Final Winner?Movie	—	57
1968	Slave FactoryMovie	—	57
1968	The Human BulletMovie	Bookstore Owner's Wife	57
1967	Journey to the NorthMovie	Hana Kanai	56
1967	The Last LadyMovie	Tsuru	56
1967	Song of LoveMovie	Orin	56
1967	The Greatest Challenge of AllMovie	—	56
1966	A Windmill, Tulips and LoveMovie	—	55
1966	She Was Like a Wild ChrysanthemumMovie	—	55
1965	A Chain of IslandsMovie	Kikuko Sasaki	54
1965	Blood and SeaMovie	—	54
1965	Tale of Japanese BurglarsMovie	Hayashida's mother	54
1965	Ane to imôtoMovie	Itoko	54
1965	The Start of LifeMovie	Tomi Ishiguro	54
1964	Intentions of MurderMovie	Kinu Takahashi	53
1964	The Long DeathMovie	—	53
1964	Only on MondaysMovie	Yuka's mother	53
1964	Gazing at Love and DeathMovie	—	53
1964	Welcome, My BabyMovie	Yuki Nishizaka	53
1963	Beyond the Green HillsMovie	Shiraki, Teacher	52
1963	All My ChildrenMovie	Fusakichi's mother	52
1963	Bad GirlMovie	—	52
1963	Daybreak ChorusMovie	Old Woman	52
1963	The Insect WomanMovie	Madam	52
1963	The Third WillMovie	Kimie	52
1962	Asu no hanayomeMovie	—	51
1962	Foundry TownMovie	Ume	51
1962	Ningen GariMovie	—	51
1962	The Young and BadMovie	—	51
1962	Children of IzuMovie	—	51
1962	Nippon no obaachanMovie	Kumi	51
1962	Red Bud and White FlowerMovie	—	51
1962	Ashita au hitoMovie	—	51
1961	BuddhaMovie	Sumi	50
1961	小父さんありがとうMovie	—	50
1961	EnrapturedMovie	—	50
1961	The Famous WandererMovie	—	50
1961	Marriageable AgeMovie	—	50
1961	Blind DevotionMovie	Saoko	50
1961	A Good Man, A Good DayMovie	—	50
1960	BonchiMovie	—	49
1960	The Sun's BurialMovie	Chika	49
1959	My Second BrotherMovie	—	48
1959	Paper PigeonMovie	Yuki Kashiwabara	48
1959	The Human WallMovie	—	48
1959	Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in JapanMovie	Grandma Shigeko	48
1959	Odd ObsessionMovie	Hana	48
1958	ConflagrationMovie	Aki, Goichi's mother	47
1958	StakeoutMovie	—	47
1958	Musume no bokenMovie	—	47
1957	But the Flesh is WeakMovie	Doctor	46
1957	Hole in OneMovie	Suga Akabane	46
1956	How SorrowfulMovie	—	45
1956	Summer StormMovie	Mitsu Asai	45
1956	The Burmese HarpMovie	—	45
1956	The Shadow of FearMovie	—	45
1956	Darkness at NoonMovie	Satoe Miyazaki	45
1956	Hana no ungaMovie	—	45
1956	Saigo no sentō-kiMovie	—	45
1956	Jigoku no hatobaMovie	—	45
1956	Our TownMovie	Otaka	45
1956	ActressMovie	—	45
1956	Shiawase wa doko niMovie	Kane	45
1956	Love is LostMovie	Nobuyo	45
1955	The HeartMovie	Hioki's mother	44
1955	The WolvesMovie	—	44
1955	A Hole of My Own MakingMovie	—	44
1955	The MotherlessMovie	—	44
1955	Ghost Story of YouthMovie	Nanny at Okumura's	44
1955	The Maid's KidMovie	—	44
1955	SistersMovie	—	44
1955	Policeman's Diary, Part 2Movie	—	44
1955	YouthMovie	—	44
1955	The Dawn of JudoMovie	—	44
1955	A Girl Who Delivers HappinessMovie	—	44
1954	The Valley Between Love and DeathMovie	Tetsu Ishida	43
1954	The Street Without SunMovie	Aunt of Matsutaro	43
1954	Shinzōyaburi no okaMovie	—	43
1954	Victory or DefeatMovie	—	43
1954	TomoshibiMovie	—	43
1953	MiniatureMovie	—	42
1953	Before DawnMovie	Ofuki	42
1953	Jūdai no yūwakuMovie	—	42
1953	Jinsei Gekijo: dai ni buMovie	—	42
1953	OutlawMovie	—	42
1953	A Lonely Woman in a Lonely LandMovie	Ohana	42
1953	A Japanese TragedyMovie	Ichizo's wife	42
1952	Children of HiroshimaMovie	Otoyo	41
1952	Jinsei Gekijo: dai ichi buMovie	—	41
1952	Muntinlupa no yo wa fuketeMovie	Fusako Kawai	41
1952	Farewell to SpringMovie	Old woman	41
1952	Beauty and the ThiefMovie	Mrs. Inokuma	41
1952	Become a Mother, Become a WomanMovie	Hide	41
1952	Haha no nai ko to ko no nai haha toMovie	Aunt Otora	41
1951	KoibitoMovie	Mrs. Saeki	40
1951	限りなき情熱Movie	—	40
1951	The BitchMovie	Tami	40
1951	男の哀愁Movie	—	40
1950	Les Miserables II: Banner of Love and FreedomMovie	—	39
1950	Les Miserables I: God and the DevilMovie	—	39
1950	ScandalMovie	Yasu Hiruta	39
1950	White BeastMovie	—	39
1949	Koga ManshionMovie	—	38
1937	Learn from Experience, Part TwoMovie	—	26