Sumie Tanaka
Birth date
April 11, 1908
Death date
March 1, 2000
Place of birth
Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Profession
Writing
Age
91 years
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.
Also known as
Sumie Tsujimura
