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
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
1921-04-29
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?
1937-03-03
A professor, Komiya, and his bossy wife, Tokiko, are to look after Setsuko, their high-spirited niec
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
1926-12-12
The Cuckoo
1922-03-09
An Electrician and His Wife
1921-05-06
New Story of Momotarô
1909-07-01
One of 3 movies released 1909 with the same name.
Crybaby Apprentice
1938-03-17
A fatherless boy's mother passes him from one aunt to another.
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
1930-12-12
Lost film. Two reporters find that they are repeatedly beaten to the scoop by a new female journalis
Reijin
1930-04-26
Madame Pearl
1927-05-26
Japanese silent film from 1927, based on a popular serialized novel by Kan Kikuchi.
The Father and His Son
1929-09-13
Japanese silent film from 1929.
Where Do Women Go?
1930-05-24
Japanese silent film from 1930 with an acclaimed performance by Sumiko Kurishima.
Sisters: Part 1
1931-07-04
Japanese silent film from 1931.
Sisters: Part 2
1931-07-04
Japanese silent film from 1931.
Clear and Cloudy
1933-05-04
Japanese film from 1933, adapted from a story serialized in the entertainment magazine "Fuji."
Mother of the East
1934-02-01
Japanese drama from 1934. A major production of Shochiku Studio, directed by Hiroshi Shimizu.