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Sumie Tanaka

Known For
Writing

Known Credits
0

Gender
Female

Birthday
April 11, 1908 (118 years old)

Place of Birth
Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

Sumie Tanaka

Biography

Sumie Tanaka (田中澄江, Tanaka Sumie, 11 April 1908 — 1 March 2000) was a Japanese screenwriter and playwright. An outspoken feminist, her stories often focused on women struggling with familial and societal expectations. She was a long-time collaborator of film director Mikio Naruse and wrote screenplays for Japan's first major female director Kinuyo Tanaka.

Known For

Writing

1980Twenty-Four Eyes...Screenplay
1970Niji...Writer
1967Journey...Screenplay
1964Eddy Currents of Life...Screenplay
1964Uzushio...Screenplay
1962A Wanderer's Notebook...Screenplay
1961Girls of the Night...Screenplay
1961The Orphan Brother...Writer
1961Onna no hashi...Writer
1960The Izu Dancer...Screenplay
1959Beauty the Enemy...Screenplay
1958Little Peach...Screenplay
1958Woman Unveiled...Screenplay
1957Night Butterflies...Screenplay
1957Dancing Girl...Screenplay
1956Flowing...Screenplay
1956Undercurrent...Screenplay
1956Women in Prison...Writer
1956This Is Home...Screenplay
1955Forever a Woman...Screenplay
1955Kokoro ni hana no saku hi made...Novel
1955Kokoro ni hana no saku hi made...Screenplay
1954Late Chrysanthemums...Adaptation
1953An Heir's Place...Writer
1953Aiyoku no sabaki...Screenplay
1952Lightning...Screenplay
1952Red Fan...Screenplay
1951Dispersed Clouds...Screenplay
1951Repast...Screenplay
1951Boyhood...Screenplay
1951Home Sweet Home...Original Story
1951Home Sweet Home...Screenplay

Acting