Writing
Sumie Tanaka
JA cinema · 31 credits
Born
11 April 1908
Died
1 March 2000 (aged 91)
Birthplace
Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Also known as Sumie Tsujimura
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
Filmography
Twenty-Four Eyes
Screenplay
The Journey
Screenplay
Eddy Currents of Life
Screenplay
A Wanderer's Notebook
Screenplay
Girls of the Night
Screenplay
The Izu Dancer
Screenplay
Beauty the Enemy
Screenplay
A Woman's Heart
Adaptation
Woman Unveiled
Screenplay
Little Peach
Screenplay
Night Butterflies
Screenplay
Dancing Girl
Screenplay
Seagull of the Night
Screenplay
Undercurrent
Screenplay
This Is Home
Screenplay
Flowing
Screenplay
Forever a Woman
Screenplay
Kokoro ni hana no saku hi made
Novel, Screenplay
Late Chrysanthemums
Adaptation
Aiyoku no sabaki
Screenplay
Lightning
Screenplay
Red Fan
Screenplay
Repast
Screenplay
Boyhood
Screenplay
Home Sweet Home
Original Story, Screenplay
Dispersed Clouds
Screenplay