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Sumiko Kurishima
Born
15 March 1902
Died
16 August 1987
Place
Tokyo, Japan
Acting

Sumiko Kurishima

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.

As actor

Flowing

Flowing

1956 · Ohama
Crybaby Apprentice

Crybaby Apprentice

1938
What Did the Lady Forget?

What Did the Lady Forget?

1937 · Tokiko

Mother of the East

1934 · Oshima
Every-Night Dreams

Every-Night Dreams

1933 · Omitsu

Clear and Cloudy

1933 · Sachiko

Sisters: Part 1

1931

Sisters: Part 2

1931
Young Lady

Young Lady

1930 · Young Lady
A Primer on Marriage

A Primer on Marriage

1930 · Toshiko, his wife

Reijin

1930 · Tomoko Mizuhara
Where Do Women Go?

Where Do Women Go?

1930 · Ogin

The Father and His Son

1929

Madame Pearl

1927

Junange

1926
The Cuckoo

The Cuckoo

1922
Gubijinsô

Gubijinsô

1921

An Electrician and His Wife

1921

New Story of Momotarô

1909