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Sumie Tanaka

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Japanese screenwriter and playwright

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Born
1908
Died
2000
Works
26

Top works

  • たけくらべ ; にごりえ
  • Hana no meizuihitsu
  • Shinkō to kaigi
  • Tabi to densetsu no onnatachi
  • Watakushi no tabi watakushi no hana

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Film & TV

Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

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.

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Instance of
human
Gender
female
Citizenship
Empire of Japan
Place of death
Tokyo
Occupation
novelist
Languages spoken
Japanese
Notable work
Repast
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Sumie Tanaka
date of death
2000-03-01
date of birth
1908-04-11
name in kana
たなか すみえ
ethnic group
Japanese people
name in native language
田中澄江
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