Directing
Sumiko Haneda
Directing · Born 1926-01-03 · Dalian, Liaoning province, China
Born 1926 in Dalian, China, Sumiko Haneda graduated from Jiyu Gakuen, and joined Iwanami Productions at its founding. She has been involved in over eighty documentaries, starting with Women’s College in the Village (1957). After The Cherry Tree with Gray Blossoms (1977) she took to independent filmmaking, and has made over ten films including Ode to Mt. Hayachine (1982), How to Care for the Senile (1986), Getting Old without Anxiety (1990) and Woman Was the Sun—The Life of Hiratsuka Raicho (2001). She participated as a juror in the International Competition in YIDFF ’99.
Credits · 10
FilmThe Japanese Settlers to the Manchuria and Inner Mongolia of Mainland China
2009 · Director
FilmInto the Picture Scroll: The Tale of Yamanaka Tokiwa
2004 · Director
FilmDevotion: A Film About Ogawa Productions
2002 · Self
FilmKabuki Actor Kataoka Nizaemon
1992 · Director
FilmGetting Old without Anxiety
1990 · Director
FilmHow to Care for the Senile
1986 · Director
FilmIsland of Loves
1982 · Dialogue
FilmThe Poem of Hayachine Valley
1982 · Screenplay
FilmThe Cherry Tree with Gray Blossoms
1977 · Writer
FilmChildren in the Classroom
1954 · Assistant Director