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