Acting
Sumiko Kurishima
Born — Died
1902-03-15 — 1987-08-16
Place of birth
Tokyo, Japan
Known for
Acting
Credits
19 titles
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
7.2Otsuta 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.
Flowing
1956
6.3A 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.
What Did the Lady Forget?
1937
8.0Bored 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.
A Primer on Marriage
1930
Japanese silent film from 1931.
Sisters: Part 1
1931
9.0Lost 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.
Young Lady
1930
No synopsis available yet.
Reijin
1930
Film credits
1930s · 11 titles
6.3A 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.
What Did the Lady Forget?
1937
8.0Bored 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.
A Primer on Marriage
1930
Japanese silent film from 1931.
Sisters: Part 1
1931
9.0Lost 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.
Young Lady
1930
No synopsis available yet.
Reijin
1930
7.3In 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.
Every-Night Dreams
1933
5.6A fatherless boy's mother passes him from one aunt to another.
Crybaby Apprentice
1938
NRJapanese silent film from 1930 with an acclaimed performance by Sumiko Kurishima.
Where Do Women Go?
1930
Japanese silent film from 1931.
Sisters: Part 2
1931
Japanese film from 1933, adapted from a story serialized in the entertainment magazine "Fuji."
Clear and Cloudy
1933
Japanese drama from 1934. A major production of Shochiku Studio, directed by Hiroshi Shimizu.
Mother of the East
1934
1920s · 6 titles
Japanese silent film from 1927, based on a popular serialized novel by Kan Kikuchi.
Madame Pearl
1927
Japanese silent film from 1929.
The Father and His Son
1929
No synopsis available yet.
Junange
1926
No synopsis available yet.
An Electrician and His Wife
1921
9.0No synopsis available yet.
Gubijinsô
1921
7.0No synopsis available yet.
The Cuckoo
1922