Sumie Tanaka

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.

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