Known For
Acting
Born
Dec 01, 1945
Place of Birth
Gobo, Wakayama, Japan
Credits
127 titles
Sumiko Fuji
Biography
Sumiko Fuji (富司 純子 Fuji Sumiko, born 1 December 1945) is a Japanese actress. The daughter of a producer at the Tōei studios, she originally began acting under the name Junko Fuji (藤 純子), becoming famous as the female lead in yakuza films against such stars as Ken Takakura and Kōji Tsuruta. She even starred in her own series as the knife-wielding gambler Red Peony (the "Hibotan Bakuto" or "Red Peony Gambler" series). Initially retiring in 1972 after getting married, she began appearing on TV in 1974 using the name "Sumiko Fuji." She later returned to films and expanded her acting repertoire. She won a Blue Ribbon Award for best supporting actress in 1999 and 2006. She is married to the kabuki actor Onoe Kikugorō VII and is the mother of the actress Shinobu Terajima and the kabuki actor Onoe Kikunosuke V. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sumiko Fuji , licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
DIVOC-12
Garden of Camellias
Kinuko
A Day-Off of Ryoma Takeuchi
Sumako
Children of the Sea
Dede (voice)
Falling Camellia
A Loving Husband
Reiko Inoue
Fake Marriage
Kanae Himura
紅雲町珈琲屋こよみ
스기우라 소우
April Fools
Royal Madam
Murder on the Orient Express
Murder on the Orient Express
Fuji Hatori
Twilight: Saya in Sasara
Onatsu
Lady Maiko
Chiharu Kojima
It's a Beautiful Life - Irodori
Hanae ishimoto
Casting Blossoms to the Sky
Ririko Motoki
Teppan
The History of Our Family
Maki Yame
Air Doll
Chiyoko
Summer Wars
Sakae Jinnouchi (voice)
Ah, It's True, You Are Already Gone
Yoko Sugiura
Heart of a Samurai
The Cherry Orchard: Blossoming
Reiko Takayama
Yamazakura, The Cherry Tree in the Hills
Shizu Tezuka
Sweet Rain: Accuracy of Death
Kazue (as Junko Fuji)
Best Wishes for Tomorrow
Haruko Okada
Murder of the Inugami Clan
Matsuko Inugami
Hula Girls
Chiyo Tanikawa
Milk White
Dream Maker
The Geisha House
Satoe
Wait and See
Kimiyi, Hiroshi's Mother
Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands
Chizuko's Younger Sister
Mother
Tasmania Story
Buddies
Tami
The Brave Man Says Little
The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang
Tsuruji
Red Peony Gambler: Execution of Duty
The Man
Trials of an Okinawa Village
Bitter Tears of a Woman Gambler
Red Peony Gambler: Here to Kill You
Takiko Yano
Bloodiest Flower
Okoma, the Orphan Gambler
Tsumagoi Okoma
The Silk Hat Boss 2
The Last Kamikaze
Shizuko Munakata
Brutal Tales of Chivalry 7: Hell Is a Man's Destiny
A Lively Geisha
Koshizu
Yukyo-retsuden
Silk Hat Boss
Oryu