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.
Wrote 33
1980s
- 1980
Twenty-Four Eyes
Screenplay
1970s
- 1970
1960s
- 1967
The Journey
Screenplay
- 1964
- 1962
A Wanderer's Notebook
Screenplay
- 1961
Girls of the Night
Screenplay
The Orphan Brother
Writer
Onna no hashi
Writer
- 1960
The Izu Dancer
Screenplay
1950s
- 1959
Beauty the Enemy
Screenplay
A Woman's Heart
Adaptation
- 1958
Little Peach
Screenplay
Woman Unveiled
Screenplay
- 1957
Seagull of the Night
Screenplay
Dancing Girl
Screenplay
- 1956
Flowing
Screenplay
Undercurrent
Screenplay
Women in Prison
Writer
This Is Home
Screenplay
- 1955
Kokoro ni hana no saku hi made
Novel, Screenplay
- 1954
Late Chrysanthemums
Adaptation
- 1953
Aiyoku no sabaki
Screenplay
Yōsei wa hana no nioi gasuru
Adaptation
- 1952
Lightning
Screenplay
Red Fan
Screenplay
- 1951
Repast
Screenplay
Dispersed Clouds
Screenplay
Boyhood
Screenplay
Home Sweet Home
Original Story, Screenplay
