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Portrait of Sumie Tanaka

Writing

Sumie Tanaka

Career

Active from 1951 to 1980, busiest in 1951 and 1956 with 4 main titles each.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score73/100
Highest rated
Poster for A Wanderer's Notebook
A Wanderer's Notebook
GoodWatch score80/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 6 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Sumie Tanaka Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Mystery
    0.7, average 4.0
  • Crime
    0.4, average 3.6
  • Adrenaline
    1.6, average 4.8
  • Contemporary Realism
    2.6, average 5.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Melancholic Tone 3
  • Post-War Japan 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

31
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

1 title
Twenty-Four Eyes
Twenty-Four Eyes (1980)

Screenplay

1960s

7 titles · average score 74
The Journey
The Journey (1967)

Screenplay

Eddy Currents of Life
Eddy Currents of Life (1964)

Screenplay

A Wanderer's Notebook
A Wanderer's Notebook (1962)
GoodWatch score 80

Screenplay

Girls of the Night
Girls of the Night (1961)
GoodWatch score 69

Screenplay

The Orphan Brother
The Orphan Brother (1961)

Writer

Onna no hashi
Onna no hashi (1961)

Writer

The Izu Dancer
The Izu Dancer (1960)

Screenplay

1950s

23 titles · average score 73
Beauty the Enemy
Beauty the Enemy (1959)

Screenplay

Little Peach
Little Peach (1958)
GoodWatch score 67

Screenplay

Night Butterflies
Night Butterflies (1957)

Screenplay

Dancing Girl
Dancing Girl (1957)

Screenplay

Flowing
Flowing (1956)
GoodWatch score 73

Screenplay

Undercurrent
Undercurrent (1956)
GoodWatch score 67

Screenplay

Forever a Woman
Forever a Woman (1955)
GoodWatch score 76

Screenplay

Lightning
Lightning (1952)
GoodWatch score 77

Screenplay

Repast
Repast (1951)
GoodWatch score 76

Screenplay

Dispersed Clouds
Dispersed Clouds (1951)

Screenplay

Boyhood
Boyhood (1951)

Screenplay

Home Sweet Home
Home Sweet Home (1951)

Screenplay, Original Story