Sumiko Kurishima

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.

Often works with

Tatsuo Saitō
7 titles together
What Did the Lady Forget?, Every-Night Dreams, Mother of the East
Kinuyo Tanaka
6 titles together
Flowing, Mother of the East, Sisters: Part 2
Yukichi Iwata
5 titles together
Mother of the East, Reijin, The Father and His Son
Chōko Iida
4 titles together
What Did the Lady Forget?, Every-Night Dreams, Mother of the East
Mitsuko Yoshikawa
4 titles together
What Did the Lady Forget?, Every-Night Dreams, Mother of the East
Shizue Tatsuta
4 titles together
Sisters: Part 2, Young Lady, A Primer on Marriage

Full filmography · 13

Flowing
as Ohama
19567.2
Crybaby Apprentice
cast
1938
What Did the Lady Forget?
as Tokiko
19376.3
Mother of the East
as Oshima
1934
Every-Night Dreams
as Omitsu
19337.2
Sisters: Part 2
cast
1931
Young Lady
as Young Lady
1930
Where Do Women Go?
as Ogin
1930
Reijin
as Tomoko Mizuhara
1930
A Primer on Marriage
as Toshiko, his wife
1930
The Father and His Son
cast
1929
The Cuckoo
cast
1922