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Sumie Tanaka

Bio: Sumie Tanaka (田中澄江, Tanaka Sumie, 11 April 1908 — 1 March 2000) was a Japanese screenwriter and playwright with a feminist agenda. She was a long-time collaborator of film director Mikio Naruse and wrote screenplays for Japan's first major female director Kinuyo Tanaka
Born: Sat, Apr 11 1908
Birthplace: Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

Death: Wed, Mar 01 2000
Sumie Tanaka is 91 years old
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Movies (As Crew)

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Poster of Twenty-Four Eyes
Twenty-Four Eyes
Sumie Tanaka was
72 in Twenty-Four Eyes
as 'Screenplay'.
Fri, Oct 10 1980
Poster of Journey
Journey
Sumie Tanaka was
59 in Journey
as 'Screenplay'.
Sun, Nov 12 1967
Poster of Eddy Currents of Life
Eddy Currents of Life
Sumie Tanaka was
56 in Eddy Currents of Life
as 'Screenplay'.
Sun, Nov 22 1964
Poster of A Wanderer's Notebook
A Wanderer's Notebook
Sumie Tanaka was
54 in A Wanderer's Notebook
as 'Screenplay'.
Sat, Sep 29 1962
Poster of Girls of the Night
Girls of the Night
Sumie Tanaka was
53 in Girls of the Night
as 'Screenplay'.
Mon, Sep 04 1961
Poster of The Orphan Brother
The Orphan Brother
Sumie Tanaka was
53 in The Orphan Brother
as 'Writer'.
Wed, Jul 19 1961
Poster of The Izu Dancer
The Izu Dancer
Sumie Tanaka was
52 in The Izu Dancer
as 'Screenplay'.
Fri, May 13 1960
Poster of Beauty the Enemy
Beauty the Enemy
Sumie Tanaka was
51 in Beauty the Enemy
as 'Screenplay'.
Wed, Aug 12 1959
Poster of Little Peach
Little Peach
Sumie Tanaka was
50 in Little Peach
as 'Screenplay'.
Tue, May 13 1958
Poster of Woman Unveiled
Woman Unveiled
Sumie Tanaka was
49 in Woman Unveiled
as 'Screenplay'.
Wed, Jan 15 1958
Poster of Night Butterflies
Night Butterflies
Sumie Tanaka was
48 in Night Butterflies
as 'Screenplay'.
Mon, Apr 01 1957
Poster of Dancing Girl
Dancing Girl
Sumie Tanaka was
48 in Dancing Girl
as 'Screenplay'.
Tue, Feb 12 1957
Poster of Flowing
Flowing
Sumie Tanaka was
48 in Flowing
as 'Writer'.
Tue, Nov 20 1956
Poster of Night River
Night River
Sumie Tanaka was
48 in Night River
as 'Screenplay'.
Wed, Sep 12 1956
Poster of Women in Prison
Women in Prison
Sumie Tanaka was
48 in Women in Prison
as 'Writer'.
Tue, Sep 11 1956
Poster of Forever a Woman
Forever a Woman
Sumie Tanaka was
47 in Forever a Woman
as 'Screenplay'.
Wed, Nov 23 1955
Poster of Late Chrysanthemums
Late Chrysanthemums
Sumie Tanaka was
46 in Late Chrysanthemums
as 'Adaptation'.
Tue, Jun 15 1954
Poster of An Heir's Place
An Heir's Place
Sumie Tanaka was
45 in An Heir's Place
as 'Writer'.
Wed, Jun 03 1953
Poster of Aiyoku no sabaki
Aiyoku no sabaki
Sumie Tanaka was
45 in Aiyoku no sabaki
as 'Screenplay'.
Wed, May 06 1953
Poster of Lightning
Lightning
Sumie Tanaka was
44 in Lightning
as 'Screenplay'.
Thu, Oct 09 1952
Poster of Dispersed Clouds
Dispersed Clouds
Sumie Tanaka was
43 in Dispersed Clouds
as 'Screenplay'.
Fri, Nov 23 1951
Poster of Repast
Repast
Sumie Tanaka was
43 in Repast
as 'Screenplay'.
Fri, Nov 23 1951
Poster of Boyhood
Boyhood
Sumie Tanaka was
43 in Boyhood
as 'Screenplay'.
Sat, May 12 1951
Poster of Home Sweet Home
Home Sweet Home
Sumie Tanaka was
42 in Home Sweet Home
as 'Original Story, Screenplay'.
Wed, Mar 21 1951

TV Shows (As Crew)

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Poster of Niji
Niji
Sumie Tanaka was
61+ in Niji
as 'Writer'.
First Air Date
Mon, Apr 06 1970
Poster of Uzushio
Uzushio
Sumie Tanaka was
55+ in Uzushio
as 'Screenplay'.
First Air Date
Mon, Apr 06 1964