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.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: March 15, 1902
Deathday: August 16, 1987
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虞美人草
1921-04-29
虞美人草
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Genres: Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1921-04-29
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Flowing
1956-11-20
Flowing
Overview: Otsuta 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 portraits the day time life of geisha when not entertaining customers.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1956-11-20
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What Did the Lady Forget?
1937-03-03
What Did the Lady Forget?
Overview: A professor, Komiya, and his bossy wife, Tokio, 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.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1937-03-03
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Every-Night Dreams
1933-06-08
Every-Night Dreams
Overview: In 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.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1933-06-08
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Junange
1926-12-12
Junange
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1926-12-12
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The Cuckoo
1922-03-09
The Cuckoo
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1922-03-09
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An Electrician and His Wife
1921-05-06
An Electrician and His Wife
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: jv
Release Date: 1921-05-06
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New Story of Momotarô
1909-07-01
New Story of Momotarô
Overview: One of 3 movies released 1909 with the same name.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1909-07-01
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Crybaby Apprentice
1938-03-17
Crybaby Apprentice
Overview: A fatherless boy's mother passes him from one aunt to another.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1938-03-17
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Young Lady
1930-12-12
Young Lady
Overview: Two reporters find that they are repeatedly beaten to the scoop by a new female journaist, 'young miss'. They decide to team up with her to investigate a secret club for wealthy voyeurs. Considered to be a lost film.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1930-12-12
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A Primer on Marriage
1930-01-05
A Primer on Marriage
Overview: Bored 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.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1930-01-05
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Reijin
1930-04-26
Reijin
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Genres: Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1930-04-26
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