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Tanie Kitabayashi

May 21, 1911 - Apr 27, 2010 (98 years old) in 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 Rainbow Kids (1991), a film that also earned her honors from the Mainichi Film Awards and from Kinema Junpo. She died on April 27, 2010, of pneumonia at a Tokyo hospital. She was 98.

Known For

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Mayuko hitori
加野のぶ
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My Neighbor Totoro
Granny (voice)
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おくさまは18歳
Asuka's grandmother
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The Burmese Harp
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A Lonely Woman in a Lonely Land
Ohana
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The Insect Woman
Madam
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Odd Obsession
Hana
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White Snake Enchantment
Tane
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Proof of the Man
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Never Give Up
Kiyo Matsushita

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