Acting
Tanie Kitabayashi
- Titles
- 76movies2TV shows
- Career
Active from 1951 to 2002, with a break from 1992 to 2001, busiest in 1970 with 4 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 11top three billing
- Average score
72/100
- Highest rated
My Neighbor Totoro87/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 21 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.5average 2.6
- Class & Capitalism5.6average 3.3
- Social Commentary7.0average 4.9
- Melancholy6.5average 4.7
- Politics4.2average 2.6
- Pathos6.6average 5.2
- Spiritual3.4average 2.0
- Nostalgia4.8average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Pop Culture0.5, average 2.2
- Contemporary Realism3.8, average 5.4
- Romance2.7, average 3.8
- Adrenaline4.0, average 4.9
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Japanese Cinema 5
- Post-War Japan 3
- Psychological Drama 3
- Historical Setting 3
- Character Study 2
- Social Realism 2
- Complex Relationships 2
- Character-Driven 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Eijirō TōnoActorFoundry Town, The Street Without Sun, Farewell to Spring, Muntinlupa no yo wa fukete, Journey to the North
Kon IchikawaDirectorOdd Obsession, The Heart, The Burmese Harp, Conflagration, Koibito
Machiko KyōActorOdd Obsession, Thousand Cranes, Paper Pigeon, The Bitch
Natto WadaWriterOdd Obsession, The Burmese Harp, Conflagration, Koibito- KKeiji HasebeWriterOdd Obsession, The Heart, Conflagration, Summer Storm
Katsumi NishikawaDirectorBeyond the Green Hills, Shiawase wa doko ni, The Wild Daisy, Journey to the North
Riichirō ManabeComposerOur Town, The Sun's Burial, Terror in the Streets, Summer Storm
Sayuri YoshinagaActorFoundry Town, The Last Lady, Beyond the Green Hills
Mayumi KurataActorOdd Obsession, Paper Pigeon, Blind Devotion
Masao ShimizuActorFarewell to Spring, Shiawase wa doko ni, Haha no nai ko to ko no nai haha to
Yūnosuke ItōActorTale of Japanese Burglars, Farewell to Spring, Koibito
Jūkichi UnoActorWrithing Tongue, Apart from Life, Haha no nai ko to ko no nai haha to
Movies and TV shows
782000s
2 titles · average score 70
as Saki Naito
1990s
1 title · average score 67
as Mrs. Toshiko 'Toji' Yanagawa
1980s
11 titles · average score 71
as Mother
as Granny (voice)
as Torah (voice)
as Old Woman
as Mrs. Kinumura
as Tea house's old woman
as Harue Shirakawa
as Masayo Mikami
as Sukeno
as Akira's mother
1970s
12 titles · average score 70
as Kiyo Matsushita
as Kane Shinozaki
as Tamiko's Grandmother
as Uma Ōnuma
as Moko's mother
as Tome
TV show · as 加野のぶ
as Shino
as Matsuko Fukuji
as Harumi
as Goze / Narrator (voice)
TV show · as Asuka's grandmother
1960s
24 titles · average score 69
as Toyo
as Bookstore Owner's Wife
as Old Woman Kane
as Hayashida's mother
as Yuka's mother
as Kinu Takahashi
as Shiraki, Teacher
as Fusakichi's mother
as Madam
as Ume
as Kumi
as Chika
1950s
28 titles · average score 73
as Hana
as Grandma Shigeko
as Aki, Goichi's mother
as Otaka
as Mitsu Asai
as Hioki's mother
as Aunt of Matsutaro
as Ichizo's wife
as Otoyo
as Tami
as Mrs. Saeki
as Yasu Hiruta