Sumiko Kurishima

Acting

Born March 15, 1902, Tokyo, Japan

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.

Filmography

• 1956Flowing — Ohama
• 1938Crybaby Apprentice
• 1937What Did the Lady Forget? — Tokiko
• 1934Mother of the East — Oshima
• 1933Clear and Cloudy — Sachiko
• 1933Every-Night Dreams — Omitsu
• 1931Sisters: Part 1
• 1931Sisters: Part 2
• 1930A Primer on Marriage — Toshiko, his wife
• 1930Reijin — Tomoko Mizuhara
• 1930Where Do Women Go? — Ogin
• 1930Young Lady — Young Lady
• 1929The Father and His Son
• 1927Madame Pearl
• 1926Junange
• 1922The Cuckoo
• 1921An Electrician and His Wife
• 1921Gubijinsô
• 1909New Story of Momotarô