
Sumiko Fuji
Known for Acting · 127 credits
- Born
- 1945-12-01 (age 80)
- Place of birth
- Gobo, Wakayama, Japan
- Also known as
- Junko Fuji · Junko Shundô · Junko Terashima · 藤純子 · سومیکو فوجی · 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.
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Known For
TV Shows (12)

The History of Our Family
2010
as Maki Yame

Teppan
2010

Minamoto no Yoshitsune
1966
as Shizuka Gozen

Heart of a Samurai
2009

Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands
1993

A Day-Off of Ryoma Takeuchi
2020
as Sumako

Murder on the Orient Express
2015
Women of Osaka Castle
1970

Fake Marriage
2015
as Kanae Himura

Ooku
1968

紅雲町珈琲屋こよみ
2015
as 스기우라 소우

The Brave Man Says Little
1983
Movies (115)

Summer Wars
2009
as Sakae Jinnouchi (voice)

Children of the Sea
2019
as Dede (voice)

Air Doll
2009
as Chiyoko

True Osaka Grit
1965

Hula Girls
2006
as Chiyo Tanikawa

April Fools
2015
as Royal Madam

A Loving Husband
2016
as Reiko Inoue

Murder of the Inugami Clan
2006
as Matsuko Inugami

Falling Camellia
2018

The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang
1972
as Tsuruji

13 Assassins
1963
as Kayo

The Geisha House
1999
as Satoe

Sweet Rain: Accuracy of Death
2008
as Kazue (as Junko Fuji)

Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's Obligation
1968
as O-Ryu

Memoir of Japanese Assassinations
1969
as Takako

Human Torpedoes
1968

Nunnery Confidential
1968

Chizuko's Younger Sister
1991
as Mother

Three Yakuza
1965

The Domain: Kanda Festival Showdown
1966

Wait and See
1998
as Kimiyi, Hiroshi's Mother

Casting Blossoms to the Sky
2012
as Ririko Motoki

Garden of Camellias
2021
as Kinuko

Trials of an Okinawa Village
1971

Twilight: Saya in Sasara
2014
as Onatsu

Best Wishes for Tomorrow
2007
as Haruko Okada

Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Game
1969
as Red Peony Oryu

The Kingdom of Jirocho 2
1963

Silk Hat Boss
1970
as Oryu

Brave Red Flower of the North
1970

Bloodiest Flower
1971

The Last Kamikaze
1970
as Shizuko Munakata

Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: The Lone Wolf
1966

Murder on the Orient Express
2015
as Fuji Hatori

The Domain: Flower and Dragon
1969
as Okyo

Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo
1969

Seven Fugitives
1966

House of Gamblers
1970

Gamblers and Racketeers
1964

Red Peony Gambler
1968
as Hibotan no Ryu

The Boss
1965

The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry
1965

Red Peony Gambler: Here to Kill You
1971
as Takiko Yano

Red Peony Gambler: Oryu's Return
1970
as Oryu

Lady Maiko
2014
as Chiharu Kojima

Big Time Gambling Boss
1968
as Hiroe

The Gambler
1965

The Kingdom of Jirocho 1
1963

Gambler's Legacy
1969

Buddies
1989
as Tami

The Kingdom of Jirocho 4
1965

The Shogun and His Mistresses
1967
as O-mino

Yakuza Vassal
1966

Red Peony Gambler: Execution of Duty
1972

Red Peony Gambler: Biographies of a Gambling Room
1969
as Ryuko Yano/Oryu-The Red Peony

The Tattooed Lord
1965
as Okayo

Team of Ruffians
1969

The Kingdom of Jirocho 3
1964

Two Lives, Two Yakuza
1964
as Yukiko Matsuhashi

The Domain
1964

Showdown of Men 4: Tetsu, the White Tiger
1968

A Lively Geisha
1970
as Koshizu

Okoma, the Orphan Gambler
1971
as Tsumagoi Okoma

Dream Maker
1999

Yukyo-retsuden
1970

Blood of Revenge
1965
as Hatsue

Gambler Biography
1968
as Kasuya

The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze
1968

Code of Ruffians
1965

The Domain: White Blade
1967

The Japan Derby Race
1970

The Chivalrous Life
1967
as Ofuji

The Cherry Orchard: Blossoming
2008
as Reiko Takayama

Showdown of Men
1966

Gambler
1964
as Osato

Milk White
2004

It's a Beautiful Life - Irodori
2012
as Hanae ishimoto

Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall
1964

Samurai Geisha
1969
as Shinji

Prison Boss
1968

DIVOC-12
2021

The Yagyu Military Art: The One-Eyed Ninja
1963
Brutal Tales of Chivalry 7: Hell Is a Man's Destiny
1970

The Drifting Gambler
1970
as Kohide

Blind Wolf
1963

Code Between Brothers 3
1966

Bitter Tears of a Woman Gambler
1971

Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 4
1967

Hishakaku and Kiratsune: A Tale of Two Yakuza
1968

Yamazakura, The Cherry Tree in the Hills
2008
as Shizu Tezuka

The Man
1971

The Domain: Where The Blade Enters
1967

Japan's Most Chivalrous
1966
as Otaki

Red Peony Gambler: Second Generation Ceremony
1969
as Ryuko Yano

Continental Drifter
1966

Tasmania Story
1990

A Modern Yakuza: The Code of the Lawless
1969

Histories of the Chivalrous
1968

Fighting Tatsu, the Rickshaw Man
1964

Classmates
1967
as Reiko Shiratori

The Yagyu Military Art: The Buried Conspiracy
1963

Shingo's Final Duel
1964

Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge
1963
as Ochiyo

Showdown of Men 2
1967

Isshin Tasuke: Edoites Festival
1967
as お仲

Hoodlum Match
1965

The Domain: Duel at Thunder Gate
1966

The Detective Fencer
1964

A Laughable Journey
1964

おゝい雲!
1965

Ah, It's True, You Are Already Gone
2009
as Yoko Sugiura

The Gorgeous Geisha
1964

The Silk Hat Boss 2
1970

Irogotoshi harudanji
1965
as Otoki

Expelled from the Kanto Mob
1965
About Sumiko Fuji
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 retur… With 127 credits spanning from 1963 to 2021, Sumiko Fuji has appeared in 115 films and 12 TV shows.
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Most Popular Sumiko Fuji Movies
- Summer Wars (2009) — as Sakae Jinnouchi (voice)
- Children of the Sea (2019) — as Dede (voice)
- Air Doll (2009) — as Chiyoko
- True Osaka Grit (1965)
- Hula Girls (2006) — as Chiyo Tanikawa
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