Sumie Tanaka
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- April 11, 1908
- Died
- March 1, 2000 (aged 91)
- Birthplace
- Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
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
Filmography
Twenty-Four Eyes
Movie · Screenplay
Niji
TV · Writer · 310 eps
The Journey
Movie · Screenplay
Eddy Currents of Life
Movie · Screenplay
Uzushio
TV · Screenplay · 310 eps
A Wanderer's Notebook
Movie · Screenplay
Girls of the Night
Movie · Screenplay
The Orphan Brother
Movie · Writer
Onna no hashi
Movie · Writer
The Izu Dancer
Movie · Screenplay
Beauty the Enemy
Movie · Screenplay
A Woman's Heart
Movie · Adaptation
Woman Unveiled
Movie · Screenplay
Little Peach
Movie · Screenplay
Night Butterflies
Movie · Screenplay
Dancing Girl
Movie · Screenplay
Seagull of the Night
Movie · Screenplay
Undercurrent
Movie · Screenplay
Women in Prison
Movie · Writer
This Is Home
Movie · Screenplay
Flowing
Movie · Screenplay
Forever a Woman
Movie · Screenplay
Kokoro ni hana no saku hi made
Movie · Novel, Screenplay
Late Chrysanthemums
Movie · Adaptation
Aiyoku no sabaki
Movie · Screenplay
An Heir's Place
Movie · Writer
Yōsei wa hana no nioi gasuru
Movie · Adaptation
Lightning
Movie · Screenplay
Red Fan
Movie · Screenplay
Repast
Movie · Screenplay
Boyhood
Movie · Screenplay
Home Sweet Home
Movie · Original Story, Screenplay
Dispersed Clouds
Movie · Screenplay