Sumiko Kurishima

Born: 1902-03-15

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.


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Flowing

as Ohama
Released: 1956-11-20

Otsuta is running the geisha house Tsuta in Tokyo. Her business is heavily in debt. Her daughter...

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Young Lady

as Young Lady
Released: 1930-12-12

Two reporters find that they are repeatedly beaten to the scoop by a new female journaist,...

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What Did the Lady Forget?

as Tokiko
Released: 1937-03-03

A professor, Komiya, and his bossy wife, Tokio, are to look after Setsuko, their high-spirited...

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Every-Night Dreams

as Omitsu
Released: 1933-06-08

In Depression-era Tokyo, the life of a single mother and her young son are disrupted by the...

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Crybaby Apprentice

as uncredited
Released: 1938-03-17

A fatherless boy's mother passes him from one aunt to another.

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A Primer on Marriage

as Toshiko, his wife
Released: 1930-01-05

Bored in his marriage, a dentist flirts with a young woman on a train. However he soon finds...

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虞美人草

as uncredited
Released: 1921-04-29

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