
Sumie Tanaka(Writing)
Date of Birth:
Apr 11, 1908 (118 years)
Place of Birth:
Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
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.




























