
Sumie Tanaka
Born
April 11, 1908
Died
March 1, 2000 (91 years old)
Known For
Writing
Place of Birth
Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
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.