Portrait of Tanie Kitabayashi

Acting

Tanie Kitabayashi

Career

Active from 1951 to 2002, with a break from 1992 to 2001, busiest in 1970 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
11
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score72/100
Highest rated
Poster for My Neighbor Totoro
My Neighbor Totoro
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 22 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Tanie Kitabayashi Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.7, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.5, average 2.2
  • Romance
    2.8, average 3.8
  • Situational Comedy
    1.9, average 2.7

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Japanese Cinema 5
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Psychological Drama 3
  • Post-War Japan 3
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Complex Relationships 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Social Realism 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

78
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

2 titles · average score 70
Yomigaeri
Yomigaeri (2003)
GoodWatch score 63

as Saki Naito

Letter from the Mountain
Letter from the Mountain (2002)
GoodWatch score 77

as Oume

1990s

1 title · average score 67
Rainbow Kids
Rainbow Kids (1991)
GoodWatch score 67

as Mrs. Toshiko 'Toji' Yanagawa

1980s

11 titles · average score 71
Rikyu
Rikyu (1989)
GoodWatch score 74

as Mother

My Neighbor Totoro
My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
GoodWatch score 87

as Granny (voice)

Twilight of the Cockroaches
Twilight of the Cockroaches (1987)
GoodWatch score 68

as Torah (voice)

The Burmese Harp
The Burmese Harp (1985)
GoodWatch score 63

as Old Woman

Dangerous Women
Dangerous Women (1985)

as Mrs. Kinumura

White Snake Enchantment
White Snake Enchantment (1983)

as Tane

Amagi Pass
Amagi Pass (1983)
GoodWatch score 67

as Tea house's old woman

Suspicion
Suspicion (1982)
GoodWatch score 70

as Harue Shirakawa

Station
Station (1981)
GoodWatch score 67

as Masayo Mikami

Call from Darkness
Call from Darkness (1981)

as Sukeno

Writhing Tongue
Writhing Tongue (1980)
GoodWatch score 70

as Akira's mother

1970s

12 titles · average score 70
The Incident
The Incident (1978)
GoodWatch score 69

as Kane Shinozaki

Never Give Up
Never Give Up (1978)
GoodWatch score 72

as Kiyo Matsushita

The Wild Daisy
The Wild Daisy (1977)

as Tamiko's Grandmother

Umarekawatta Tamegorō
Umarekawatta Tamegorō (1972)

as Uma Ōnuma

Musume-tachi wa kaze ni mukatte
Musume-tachi wa kaze ni mukatte (1972)

as Moko's mother

Price of Life
Price of Life (1971)

as Tome

Mayuko hitori
Mayuko hitori (1971)

TV show · as 加野のぶ

Apart from Life
Apart from Life (1970)

as Matsuko Fukuji

Terror in the Streets
Terror in the Streets (1970)

as Shino

Oh, My Comrade!
Oh, My Comrade! (1970)

as Harumi

おくさまは18歳
おくさまは18歳 (1970)

TV show · as Asuka's grandmother

Pure Land, Poisoned Sea
Pure Land, Poisoned Sea (1970)

as Goze / Narrator (voice)

1960s

24 titles · average score 69
Thousand Cranes
Thousand Cranes (1969)

as Toyo

The Human Bullet
The Human Bullet (1968)
GoodWatch score 66

as Bookstore Owner's Wife

Wrath of Daimajin
Wrath of Daimajin (1966)
GoodWatch score 62

as Old Woman Kane

Tale of Japanese Burglars
Tale of Japanese Burglars (1965)

as Hayashida's mother

Only on Mondays
Only on Mondays (1964)
GoodWatch score 67

as Yuka's mother

Intentions of Murder
Intentions of Murder (1964)
GoodWatch score 68

as Kinu Takahashi

All My Children
All My Children (1963)

as Fusakichi's mother

Beyond the Green Hills
Beyond the Green Hills (1963)

as Shiraki, Teacher

The Insect Woman
The Insect Woman (1963)
GoodWatch score 79

as Madam

Nippon no obaachan
Nippon no obaachan (1962)

as Kumi

Foundry Town
Foundry Town (1962)
GoodWatch score 75

as Ume

The Sun's Burial
The Sun's Burial (1960)
GoodWatch score 65

as Chika

1950s

28 titles · average score 73
Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan
Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan (1959)

as Grandma Shigeko

Odd Obsession
Odd Obsession (1959)
GoodWatch score 72

as Hana

Conflagration
Conflagration (1958)
GoodWatch score 84

as Aki, Goichi's mother

Our Town
Our Town (1956)
GoodWatch score 70

as Otaka

Summer Storm
Summer Storm (1956)

as Mitsu Asai

The Heart
The Heart (1955)
GoodWatch score 72

as Hioki's mother

The Street Without Sun
The Street Without Sun (1954)

as Aunt of Matsutaro

A Japanese Tragedy
A Japanese Tragedy (1953)
GoodWatch score 67

as Ichizo's wife

Children of Hiroshima
Children of Hiroshima (1952)
GoodWatch score 72

as Otoyo

The Bitch
The Bitch (1951)

as Tami

Koibito
Koibito (1951)

as Mrs. Saeki

Scandal
Scandal (1950)
GoodWatch score 78

as Yasu Hiruta