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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- 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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