Sumiko Kurishima

Acting

Sumiko Kurishima

Born March 15, 1902 · Tokyo, Japan

Died August 16, 1987 · aged 85

Sumiko Kurishima (栗島すみ子 Kurishima Sumiko) was a Japanese actress and master of traditional Japanese dance. She is often considered Japan's first female movie star.

Known For

What Did the Lady Forget?What Did the Lady Forget? · 1937
What Did the Lady Forget?
6.31937
MovieDramaComedy
A professor, Komiya, and his bossy wife, Tokiko, are to look after Setsuko, their high-spirited niece from Osaka. Despite being a minor, Setsuko is a liberated woman who does whatever she wants, including smoking. She even convinces Koyima to take her to a geisha house. When she gets rather tipsy, the professor calls Okada, one of his students, to take her home. The wife becomes suspicious of Setsuko when she sees Okada bringing her home.
A Primer on MarriageA Primer on Marriage · 1930
A Primer on Marriage
8.01930
MovieComedy
Bored in his marriage, a dentist flirts with a young woman on a train. However he soon finds himself embroiled in a series of misunderstandings with his wife, the young woman and her husband. Considered to be a lost film.
Every-Night DreamsEvery-Night Dreams · 1933
Every-Night Dreams
7.21933
MovieDrama
In Depression-era Tokyo, the life of a single mother and her young son are disrupted by the return of her ex-husband, who fathered the child and walked out on her years earlier.
Young LadyYoung Lady · 1930
Young Lady
9.01930
MovieComedy
Lost film. Two reporters find that they are repeatedly beaten to the scoop by a new female journalist, 'young miss'. They decide to team up with her to investigate a secret club for wealthy voyeurs. Considered to be a lost film.
FlowingFlowing · 1956
Flowing
7.21956
MovieDrama
Otsuta is running the geisha house Tsuta in Tokyo. Her business is heavily in debt. Her daughter Katsuyo doesn't see any future in her mother's trade in the late days of geisha. But Otsuta will not give up. This film portrays the day time life of geisha when not entertaining customers.
The CuckooThe Cuckoo · 1922
The Cuckoo
7.01922
Movie
GubijinsôGubijinsô · 1921
Gubijinsô
9.01921
MovieRomance
Where Do Women Go?Where Do Women Go? · 1930
Where Do Women Go?
1930
Movie
Japanese silent film from 1930 with an acclaimed performance by Sumiko Kurishima.

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