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
Teppan
Summer Wars
Sakae Jinnouchi (voice)
Heart of a Samurai
The History of Our Family
Maki Yame
Fake Marriage
Kanae Himura
Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands
Children of the Sea
Dede (voice)
Air Doll
Chiyoko
Minamoto no Yoshitsune
Shizuka Gozen
Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's Obligation
O-Ryu
The Tattooed Lord
Okayo
A Day-Off of Ryoma Takeuchi
Sumako
Women of Osaka Castle
Hula Girls
Chiyo Tanikawa
Gambler's Legacy
The Domain: Kanda Festival Showdown
The Domain
The Yagyu Military Art: The Buried Conspiracy
The Silk Hat Boss 2
The Kingdom of Jirocho 1
Garden of Camellias
Kinuko
A Laughable Journey
Classmates
Reiko Shiratori
Nunnery Confidential
Murder of the Inugami Clan
Matsuko Inugami
The Yagyu Military Art: The One-Eyed Ninja
The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang
Tsuruji
Hishakaku and Kiratsune: A Tale of Two Yakuza
Silk Hat Boss
Oryu
Chizuko's Younger Sister
Mother
Red Peony Gambler: Oryu's Return
Oryu
Red Peony Gambler: Here to Kill You
Takiko Yano
The Domain: Where The Blade Enters
Wait and See
Kimiyi, Hiroshi's Mother
The Domain: Flower and Dragon
Okyo
Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: The Lone Wolf
Hoodlum Match
Three Yakuza
The Drifting Gambler
Kohide
