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Sumiko Kurishima

Date of birth: 1902-03-15

Place of birth: Tokyo, Japan

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Kōsen Mizuki, Kakō Mizuki, Сумико Курисима

Sumiko Kurishima

Biography

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.

Movie Credits

Gubijinsô
0

Gubijinsô

1921-04-29

Flowing
3.5

Flowing

1956-11-20

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

What Did the Lady Forget?
3.2

What Did the Lady Forget?

1937-03-03

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

Every-Night Dreams
3.6

Every-Night Dreams

1933-06-08

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

Junange
0

Junange

1926-12-12

The Cuckoo
0

The Cuckoo

1922-03-09

An Electrician and His Wife
0

An Electrician and His Wife

1921-05-06

New Story of Momotarô
0

New Story of Momotarô

1909-07-01

One of 3 movies released 1909 with the same name.

Crybaby Apprentice
2.5

Crybaby Apprentice

1938-03-17

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

A Primer on Marriage
0

A Primer on Marriage

1930-01-05

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

Young Lady
0

Young Lady

1930-12-12

Lost film. Two reporters find that they are repeatedly beaten to the scoop by a new female journalis

Reijin
0

Reijin

1930-04-26

Madame Pearl
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Madame Pearl

1927-05-26

Japanese silent film from 1927, based on a popular serialized novel by Kan Kikuchi.

The Father and His Son
0

The Father and His Son

1929-09-13

Japanese silent film from 1929.

Where Do Women Go?
0

Where Do Women Go?

1930-05-24

Japanese silent film from 1930 with an acclaimed performance by Sumiko Kurishima.

Sisters: Part 1
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Sisters: Part 1

1931-07-04

Japanese silent film from 1931.

Sisters: Part 2
0

Sisters: Part 2

1931-07-04

Japanese silent film from 1931.

Clear and Cloudy
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Clear and Cloudy

1933-05-04

Japanese film from 1933, adapted from a story serialized in the entertainment magazine "Fuji."

Mother of the East
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Mother of the East

1934-02-01

Japanese drama from 1934. A major production of Shochiku Studio, directed by Hiroshi Shimizu.