Sumiko Fuji
Acting
Born: 1945-12-01 in Gobo, Wakayama, Japan
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
Summer Wars
Sakae Jinnouchi (voice)
Children of the Sea
Dede (voice)
Air Doll
Chiyoko
Hula Girls
Chiyo Tanikawa
13 Assassins
Kayo
Sweet Rain: Accuracy of Death
Kazue (as Junko Fuji)
April Fools
Royal Madam
Big Time Gambling Boss
Hiroe
Murder of the Inugami Clan
Matsuko Inugami
Red Peony Gambler: Oryu's Return
Oryu
Red Peony Gambler
Hibotan no Ryu
Falling Camellia
Chizuko's Younger Sister
Mother
Casting Blossoms to the Sky
Ririko Motoki
Buddies
Tami
Lady Maiko
Chiharu Kojima
A Loving Husband
Reiko Inoue
Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's Obligation
O-Ryu
The Geisha House
Satoe
Red Peony Gambler: Biographies of a Gambling Room
Ryuko Yano/Oryu-The Red Peony
Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Game
Red Peony Oryu
Murder on the Orient Express
Fuji Hatori
Fake Marriage
Kanae Himura
Trials of an Okinawa Village
Red Peony Gambler: Second Generation Ceremony
Ryuko Yano
Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo
Blood of Revenge
Hatsue
Wait and See
Kimiyi, Hiroshi's Mother
Heart of a Samurai
Red Peony Gambler: Here to Kill You
Takiko Yano
Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall
Twilight: Saya in Sasara
Onatsu
Bloodiest Flower
The Domain
The History of Our Family
Maki Yame
Teppan
Red Peony Gambler: Execution of Duty
DIVOC-12
Brave Red Flower of the North
A Lively Geisha
Koshizu