Sumie Tanaka
Known for writing · Born 11 April 1908 · Died 1 March 2000 · aged 91 · Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
33 credits
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
Niji
1970
Uzushio
1964
Repast
1951
Forever a Woman
1955
Flowing
1956
Lightning
1952
Girls of the Night
1961
Little Peach
1958
Undercurrent
1956
A Wanderer's Notebook
1962
The Orphan Brother
1961
Boyhood
1951
Writing (33)
1980Twenty-Four EyesScreenplayFilm
1970NijiWriterSeries
1967The JourneyScreenplayFilm
1964Eddy Currents of LifeScreenplayFilm
1964UzushioScreenplaySeries
1962A Wanderer's NotebookScreenplayFilm
1961Girls of the NightScreenplayFilm
1961The Orphan BrotherWriterFilm
1961Onna no hashiWriterFilm
1960The Izu DancerScreenplayFilm
1959Beauty the EnemyScreenplayFilm
1959A Woman's HeartAdaptationFilm
1958Little PeachScreenplayFilm
1958Woman UnveiledScreenplayFilm
1957Night ButterfliesScreenplayFilm
1957Dancing GirlScreenplayFilm
1957Seagull of the NightScreenplayFilm
1956FlowingScreenplayFilm
1956UndercurrentScreenplayFilm
1956Women in PrisonWriterFilm
1956This Is HomeScreenplayFilm
1955Forever a WomanScreenplayFilm
1955Kokoro ni hana no saku hi madeNovel, ScreenplayFilm
1954Late ChrysanthemumsAdaptationFilm
1953An Heir's PlaceWriterFilm
1953Aiyoku no sabakiScreenplayFilm
1953Yōsei wa hana no nioi gasuruAdaptationFilm
1952LightningScreenplayFilm
1952Red FanScreenplayFilm
1951RepastScreenplayFilm
1951BoyhoodScreenplayFilm
1951Home Sweet HomeOriginal Story, ScreenplayFilm
1951Dispersed CloudsScreenplayFilm