
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
March 15, 1902
Died
August 16, 1987 (age 85)
Place of Birth
Tokyo, Japan
Also Known As
Kōsen Mizuki
Kakō Mizuki
Сумико Курисима
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.
Known For

Film
Flowing
Ohama
1956

Film
Crybaby Apprentice
1938

Film
Young Lady
Young Lady
1930
Film
Reijin
Tomoko Mizuhara
1930

Film
Every-Night Dreams
Omitsu
1933

Film
What Did the Lady Forget?
Tokiko
1937
Film
The Father and His Son
1929

Film
Where Do Women Go?
Ogin
1930
Film
Mother of the East
Oshima
1934
Film
Junange
1926

Film
The Cuckoo
1922

Film
A Primer on Marriage
Toshiko, his wife
1930
Film
Clear and Cloudy
Sachiko
1933
Film
Madame Pearl
1927
Film
An Electrician and His Wife
1921

Film
Gubijinsô
1921
Film
Sisters: Part 1
1931
Film
New Story of Momotarô
1909
Film
Sisters: Part 2
1931
Filmography
1956FilmFlowingas Ohama1938FilmCrybaby Apprentice1937FilmWhat Did the Lady Forget?as Tokiko1934FilmMother of the Eastas Oshima1933FilmEvery-Night Dreamsas Omitsu1933FilmClear and Cloudyas Sachiko1931FilmSisters: Part 11931FilmSisters: Part 21930FilmYoung Ladyas Young Lady1930FilmWhere Do Women Go?as Ogin1930FilmReijinas Tomoko Mizuhara1930FilmA Primer on Marriageas Toshiko, his wife1929FilmThe Father and His Son1927FilmMadame Pearl1926FilmJunange1922FilmThe Cuckoo1921FilmAn Electrician and His Wife1921FilmGubijinsô1909FilmNew Story of Momotarô