7.6
Movie
Writing
Sumie Tanaka
- Born
- Died
- (aged 91)
- Birthplace
- Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
- Credits
- 33 titles
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.
Signature work
Known For
7.6
Movie
7.2
Movie
Late Chrysanthemums
7.5
Movie
Forever a Woman
7.2
Movie
Flowing
7.3
Movie
Lightning
6.5
Movie
Girls of the Night
6.1
Movie
Little Peach
6.2
Movie
Undercurrent
7.2
Movie
A Wanderer's Notebook
6.9
Movie
Boyhood
6.3
Movie
The Orphan Brother
6.8
Movie
Home Sweet Home
6.5
Movie
Night Butterflies
4.0
Movie
Women in Prison
7.0
Movie
Dispersed Clouds
8.0
Movie
Woman Unveiled
8.0
Movie
Dancing Girl
7.5
Movie
Beauty the Enemy
Crew credits 33
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Twenty-Four Eyes Film | Screenplay |
| 1970 | Niji TV | Writer (310 ep) |
| 1967 | The Journey Film | Screenplay |
| 1964 | Eddy Currents of Life Film | Screenplay |
| 1964 | Uzushio TV | Screenplay (310 ep) |
| 1962 | A Wanderer's Notebook Film | Screenplay |
| 1961 | Girls of the Night Film | Screenplay |
| 1961 | The Orphan Brother Film | Writer |
| 1961 | Onna no hashi Film | Writer |
| 1960 | The Izu Dancer Film | Screenplay |
| 1959 | Beauty the Enemy Film | Screenplay |
| 1959 | A Woman's Heart Film | Adaptation |
| 1958 | Little Peach Film | Screenplay |
| 1958 | Woman Unveiled Film | Screenplay |
| 1957 | Seagull of the Night Film | Screenplay |
| 1957 | Night Butterflies Film | Screenplay |
| 1957 | Dancing Girl Film | Screenplay |
| 1956 | Flowing Film | Screenplay |
| 1956 | Undercurrent Film | Screenplay |
| 1956 | Women in Prison Film | Writer |
| 1956 | This Is Home Film | Screenplay |
| 1955 | Forever a Woman Film | Screenplay |
| 1955 | Kokoro ni hana no saku hi made Film | Novel, Screenplay |
| 1954 | Late Chrysanthemums Film | Adaptation |
| 1953 | An Heir's Place Film | Writer |
| 1953 | Aiyoku no sabaki Film | Screenplay |
| 1953 | Yōsei wa hana no nioi gasuru Film | Adaptation |
| 1952 | Lightning Film | Screenplay |
| 1952 | Red Fan Film | Screenplay |
| 1951 | Repast Film | Screenplay |
| 1951 | Dispersed Clouds Film | Screenplay |
| 1951 | Boyhood Film | Screenplay |
| 1951 | Home Sweet Home Film | Original Story, Screenplay |