Sue Sumii was born on January 7, 1902 in Prefecture Nara, Japan. She was a writer, known for
Hashi no nai kawa (1969),
Yoru ake asa ake (1956) and
The River with No Bridge (1992). She was married to Shigeru Inuta. She died on June 16, 1997 in Ushiku, Prefecture Ibaraki, Japan.