

Writing
Sumie Tanaka
- Titles
- 25movies2TV shows
- Career
Active from 1951 to 1980, busiest in 1951 with 4 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 0top three billing
- Average score
73/100
- Highest rated
Forever a Woman76/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 4 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.4average 2.6
- Class & Capitalism6.7average 3.3
- Melancholy8.0average 4.7
- Family Dynamics7.6average 4.7
- Pathos7.7average 5.2
- Social Commentary7.3average 4.9
- Nostalgia5.2average 3.6
- Catharsis6.7average 5.1
Rarely in their work
- Crime0.6, average 3.7
- Adrenaline2.0, average 5.1
- Mystery1.2, average 4.1
- Violence1.7, average 4.3
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Historical Setting 3
- Melancholy 3
- Social Commentary 3
- Character-Driven 3
- Post-War Japan 2
- Resilience 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- IIchirō SaitōComposerLittle Peach, Lightning, Flowing, Women in Prison, Dispersed Clouds, +1 more
Kinuyo TanakaActorGirls of the Night, Forever a Woman, Flowing, An Heir's Place, A Wanderer's Notebook
Kyōko KagawaActorGirls of the Night, Little Peach, Lightning, Women in Prison, Aiyoku no sabaki
Mikio NaruseDirectorRepast, Little Peach, Lightning, Flowing, A Wanderer's Notebook
Hideko TakamineActorLightning, Flowing, A Wanderer's Notebook, Home Sweet Home
Toshiro IdeWriterRepast, Flowing, A Wanderer's Notebook, Woman Unveiled
Keiju KobayashiActorRepast, Little Peach, A Wanderer's Notebook
Yōko SugiActorRepast, Forever a Woman, Women in Prison
So YamamuraActorLittle Peach, Night Butterflies, The Orphan Brother
Mutsuko SakuraActorBoyhood, Home Sweet Home, The Izu Dancer
Haruko SugimuraActorRepast, Flowing, Beauty the Enemy
Chieko NakakitaActorGirls of the Night, Lightning, Flowing
Movies and TV shows
251980s
1 title

Twenty-Four Eyes (1980)
Screenplay
1960s
6 titles · average score 72

Journey (1967)
Screenplay

Eddy Currents of Life (1964)
Screenplay
74
A Wanderer's Notebook (1962)
Screenplay
71
Girls of the Night (1961)
Screenplay

The Izu Dancer (1960)
Screenplay
1950s
18 titles · average score 74

Beauty the Enemy (1959)
Screenplay

Little Peach (1958)
Screenplay

Woman Unveiled (1958)
Screenplay

Night Butterflies (1957)
Screenplay

Dancing Girl (1957)
Screenplay
73
Flowing (1956)
Writer

Women in Prison (1956)
Writer
76
Forever a Woman (1955)
Screenplay
73
Lightning (1952)
Screenplay
75
Repast (1951)
Screenplay

Boyhood (1951)
Screenplay

Home Sweet Home (1951)
Original Story, Screenplay
