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Director
Sumie Tanaka
Writing
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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 30
TMDB ID: 136388
IMDb ID: nm0849068
Known for: Writing
Born: April 11, 1908
Died: March 1, 2000
Age: 91
Place of birth: Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1951 - 1980
Years active: 30
Average TMDB rating: 7.25
Wikidata: Q11575719
Also known as
Sumie Tsujimura
Frequent jobs
Screenplay (22)Writer (5)Adaptation (1)Novel (1)Original Story (1)
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.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Sumie Tanaka.
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An Heir's Place
1953 • Movie
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Women in Prison
1956 • Movie
Screenplay
Dispersed Clouds
1951 • Movie
Original Story
Home Sweet Home
1951 • Movie
Novel
Kokoro ni hana no saku hi made
1955 • Movie
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The Orphan Brother
1961 • Movie
Screenplay
This Is Home
1956 • Movie
Screenplay
Red Fan
1952 • Movie
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Onna no hashi
1961 • Movie
Screenplay
A Wanderer's Notebook
1962 • Movie
Screenplay
Dancing Girl
1957 • Movie
Screenplay
Lightning
1952 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Sumie Tanaka.
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Sumie Tanaka.
Screenplay
Twenty-Four Eyes
1980 • Movie
Screenplay
Journey
1967 • Movie
Screenplay
Eddy Currents of Life
1964 • Movie
Screenplay
A Wanderer's Notebook
1962 • Movie
Screenplay
Girls of the Night
1961 • Movie
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The Orphan Brother
1961 • Movie
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Onna no hashi
1961 • Movie
Screenplay
The Izu Dancer
1960 • Movie
Screenplay
Beauty the Enemy
1959 • Movie
Screenplay
Little Peach
1958 • Movie
Screenplay
Woman Unveiled
1958 • Movie
Screenplay
Night Butterflies
1957 • Movie
Screenplay
Dancing Girl
1957 • Movie
Screenplay
Flowing
1956 • Movie
Screenplay
Undercurrent
1956 • Movie
Writer
Women in Prison
1956 • Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Sumie Tanaka.