Sumie Tanaka
Writing · Adaptation · Screenplay · Writer
Born Apr 11, 1908 · Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Active 1951–2000
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.
Filmography
Repast (1951) — ScreenplayForever a Woman (1955) — ScreenplayLate Chrysanthemums (1954) — AdaptationFlowing (1956) — ScreenplayLightning (1952) — ScreenplayAn Heir's Place (1953) — WriterGirls of the Night (1961) — ScreenplayA Wanderer's Notebook (1962) — ScreenplayBoyhood (1951) — ScreenplayWoman Unveiled (1958) — ScreenplayDancing Girl (1957) — ScreenplayThe Orphan Brother (1961) — WriterLittle Peach (1958) — ScreenplayUndercurrent (1956) — ScreenplayBeauty the Enemy (1959) — ScreenplayHome Sweet Home (1951) — Original Story · ScreenplayDispersed Clouds (1951) — ScreenplayNight Butterflies (1957) — ScreenplayJourney (1967) — ScreenplayWomen in Prison (1956) — WriterAiyoku no sabaki (1953) — ScreenplayThe Izu Dancer (1960) — ScreenplayEddy Currents of Life (1964) — ScreenplayTwenty-Four Eyes (1980) — Screenplay