Sumiko Fuji

Sumiko Fuji

Known for
Acting
Born
December 1, 1945 (age 80)
Birthplace
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

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Filmography

2021
Garden of Camellias poster

Garden of Camellias

Movie · as Kinuko

2021
DIVOC-12 poster

DIVOC-12

Movie

2020
A Day-Off of Ryoma Takeuchi poster

A Day-Off of Ryoma Takeuchi

TV · as Sumako · 1 ep

2019
Children of the Sea poster

Children of the Sea

Movie · as Dede (voice)

2018
Falling Camellia poster

Falling Camellia

Movie

2016
A Loving Husband poster

A Loving Husband

Movie · as Reiko Inoue

2015
April Fools poster

April Fools

Movie · as Royal Madam

2015
Murder on the Orient Express poster

Murder on the Orient Express

Movie · as Fuji Hatori

2015
Murder on the Orient Express poster

Murder on the Orient Express

TV · 2 eps

2015
Fake Marriage poster

Fake Marriage

TV · as Kanae Himura · 10 eps

2015
紅雲町珈琲屋こよみ poster

紅雲町珈琲屋こよみ

TV · as 스기우라 소우 · 1 ep

2014
Lady Maiko poster

Lady Maiko

Movie · as Chiharu Kojima

2014
Twilight: Saya in Sasara poster

Twilight: Saya in Sasara

Movie · as Onatsu

2012
It's a Beautiful Life - Irodori poster

It's a Beautiful Life - Irodori

Movie · as Hanae ishimoto

2012
Casting Blossoms to the Sky poster

Casting Blossoms to the Sky

Movie · as Ririko Motoki

2010
The History of Our Family poster

The History of Our Family

TV · as Maki Yame · 3 eps

2010
Teppan poster

Teppan

TV · 151 eps

2009
Ah, It's True, You Are Already Gone poster

Ah, It's True, You Are Already Gone

Movie · as Yoko Sugiura

2009
Air Doll poster

Air Doll

Movie · as Chiyoko

2009
Summer Wars poster

Summer Wars

Movie · as Sakae Jinnouchi (voice)

2009
Heart of a Samurai poster

Heart of a Samurai

TV · 47 eps

2008
Sweet Rain: Accuracy of Death poster

Sweet Rain: Accuracy of Death

Movie · as Kazue (as Junko Fuji)

2008
The Cherry Orchard: Blossoming poster

The Cherry Orchard: Blossoming

Movie · as Reiko Takayama

2008
Yamazakura, The Cherry Tree in the Hills poster

Yamazakura, The Cherry Tree in the Hills

Movie · as Shizu Tezuka

2007
Best Wishes for Tomorrow poster

Best Wishes for Tomorrow

Movie · as Haruko Okada

2006
Hula Girls poster

Hula Girls

Movie · as Chiyo Tanikawa

2006
Murder of the Inugami Clan poster

Murder of the Inugami Clan

Movie · as Matsuko Inugami

2004
Milk White poster

Milk White

Movie

1999
The Geisha House poster

The Geisha House

Movie · as Satoe

1999
Dream Maker poster

Dream Maker

Movie

1998
Wait and See poster

Wait and See

Movie · as Kimiyi, Hiroshi's Mother

1993
Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands poster

Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands

TV · 23 eps

1991
Chizuko's Younger Sister poster

Chizuko's Younger Sister

Movie · as Mother

1990
Tasmania Story poster

Tasmania Story

Movie

1989
Buddies poster

Buddies

Movie · as Tami

1983
The Brave Man Says Little poster

The Brave Man Says Little

TV · 4 eps

1972
Red Peony Gambler: Execution of Duty poster

Red Peony Gambler: Execution of Duty

Movie

1972
The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang poster

The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang

Movie · as Tsuruji

1971
Red Peony Gambler: Here to Kill You poster

Red Peony Gambler: Here to Kill You

Movie · as Takiko Yano

1971
The Man poster

The Man

Movie

1971
Trials of an Okinawa Village poster

Trials of an Okinawa Village

Movie

1971
Bloodiest Flower poster

Bloodiest Flower

Movie

1971
Okoma, the Orphan Gambler poster

Okoma, the Orphan Gambler

Movie · as Tsumagoi Okoma

1971
Bitter Tears of a Woman Gambler poster

Bitter Tears of a Woman Gambler

Movie · as Komasa Joshu / Masako Ota

1970
Brave Red Flower of the North poster

Brave Red Flower of the North

Movie

1970
Brutal Tales of Chivalry 7: Hell Is a Man's Destiny poster

Brutal Tales of Chivalry 7: Hell Is a Man's Destiny

Movie

1970
A Lively Geisha poster

A Lively Geisha

Movie · as Koshizu

1970
Silk Hat Boss poster

Silk Hat Boss

Movie · as Oryu

1970
The Last Kamikaze poster

The Last Kamikaze

Movie · as Shizuko Munakata

1970
House of Gamblers poster

House of Gamblers

Movie

1970
Red Peony Gambler: Oryu's Return poster

Red Peony Gambler: Oryu's Return

Movie · as Oryu

1970
The Japan Derby Race poster

The Japan Derby Race

Movie

1970
The Silk Hat Boss 2 poster

The Silk Hat Boss 2

Movie

1970
The Drifting Gambler poster

The Drifting Gambler

Movie · as Kohide

1970
Yukyo-retsuden poster

Yukyo-retsuden

Movie

1970
Women of Osaka Castle

Women of Osaka Castle

TV · 39 eps

1969
Red Peony Gambler: Second Generation Ceremony poster

Red Peony Gambler: Second Generation Ceremony

Movie · as Ryuko Yano

1969
Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Game poster

Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Game

Movie · as Red Peony Oryu

1969
Red Peony Gambler: Biographies of a Gambling Room poster

Red Peony Gambler: Biographies of a Gambling Room

Movie · as Ryuko Yano/Oryu-The Red Peony

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

Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo

Movie

1969
A Modern Yakuza: The Code of the Lawless poster

A Modern Yakuza: The Code of the Lawless

Movie

1969
Samurai Geisha poster

Samurai Geisha

Movie · as Shinji

1969
The Domain: Flower and Dragon poster

The Domain: Flower and Dragon

Movie · as Okyo

1969
Memoir of Japanese Assassinations poster

Memoir of Japanese Assassinations

Movie · as Takako

1969
Gambler's Legacy poster

Gambler's Legacy

Movie

1969
Team of Ruffians poster

Team of Ruffians

Movie

1968
Histories of the Chivalrous poster

Histories of the Chivalrous

Movie

1968
Red Peony Gambler poster

Red Peony Gambler

Movie · as Hibotan no Ryu

1968
Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's Obligation poster

Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's Obligation

Movie · as O-Ryu

1968
Nunnery Confidential poster

Nunnery Confidential

Movie

1968
Human Torpedoes poster

Human Torpedoes

Movie

1968
The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze poster

The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze

Movie

1968
Hishakaku and Kiratsune: A Tale of Two Yakuza poster

Hishakaku and Kiratsune: A Tale of Two Yakuza

Movie

1968
Prison Boss poster

Prison Boss

Movie

1968
Big Time Gambling Boss poster

Big Time Gambling Boss

Movie · as Hiroe

1968
Showdown of Men 4: Tetsu, the White Tiger poster

Showdown of Men 4: Tetsu, the White Tiger

Movie

1968
Gambler Biography poster

Gambler Biography

Movie · as Kasuya

1968
Ooku poster

Ooku

TV · 1 ep

1967
Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 4 poster

Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 4

Movie

1967
Classmates poster

Classmates

Movie · as Reiko Shiratori

1967
The Chivalrous Life poster

The Chivalrous Life

Movie · as Ofuji

1967
The Shogun and His Mistresses poster

The Shogun and His Mistresses

Movie · as O-mino

1967
Showdown of Men 2 poster

Showdown of Men 2

Movie

1967
Isshin Tasuke: Edoites Festival poster

Isshin Tasuke: Edoites Festival

Movie · as お仲

1967
The Domain: Where The Blade Enters poster

The Domain: Where The Blade Enters

Movie

1967
The Domain: White Blade poster

The Domain: White Blade

Movie

1966
Continental Drifter poster

Continental Drifter

Movie

1966
Code Between Brothers 3 poster

Code Between Brothers 3

Movie

1966
Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: The Lone Wolf poster

Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: The Lone Wolf

Movie

1966
Seven Fugitives poster

Seven Fugitives

Movie

1966
Showdown of Men poster

Showdown of Men

Movie

1966
Japan's Most Chivalrous poster

Japan's Most Chivalrous

Movie · as Otaki

1966
Yakuza Vassal poster

Yakuza Vassal

Movie

1966
The Domain: Duel at Thunder Gate poster

The Domain: Duel at Thunder Gate

Movie

1966
The Domain: Kanda Festival Showdown poster

The Domain: Kanda Festival Showdown

Movie

1966
Minamoto no Yoshitsune poster

Minamoto no Yoshitsune

TV · as Shizuka Gozen · 52 eps

1965
Blood of Revenge poster

Blood of Revenge

Movie · as Hatsue

1965
The Gambler poster

The Gambler

Movie

1965
Three Yakuza poster

Three Yakuza

Movie

1965
Hoodlum Match poster

Hoodlum Match

Movie

1965
True Osaka Grit poster

True Osaka Grit

Movie

1965
The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry poster

The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry

Movie

1965
The Boss poster

The Boss

Movie

1965
Code of Ruffians poster

Code of Ruffians

Movie

1965
The Kingdom of Jirocho 4 poster

The Kingdom of Jirocho 4

Movie

1965
The Tattooed Lord poster

The Tattooed Lord

Movie · as Okayo

1965
おゝい雲! poster

おゝい雲!

Movie

1965
Expelled from the Kanto Mob poster

Expelled from the Kanto Mob

Movie

1965
Irogotoshi harudanji poster

Irogotoshi harudanji

Movie · as Otoki

1964
Two Lives, Two Yakuza poster

Two Lives, Two Yakuza

Movie · as Yukiko Matsuhashi

1964
The Kingdom of Jirocho 3 poster

The Kingdom of Jirocho 3

Movie

1964
Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall poster

Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall

Movie

1964
Fighting Tatsu, the Rickshaw Man poster

Fighting Tatsu, the Rickshaw Man

Movie

1964
The Domain poster

The Domain

Movie

1964
The Detective Fencer poster

The Detective Fencer

Movie

1964
Shingo's Final Duel poster

Shingo's Final Duel

Movie

1964
Gamblers and Racketeers poster

Gamblers and Racketeers

Movie

1964
Gambler poster

Gambler

Movie · as Osato

1964
A Laughable Journey poster

A Laughable Journey

Movie

1964
The Gorgeous Geisha poster

The Gorgeous Geisha

Movie

1963
13 Assassins poster

13 Assassins

Movie · as Kayo

1963
Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge poster

Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge

Movie · as Ochiyo

1963
The Kingdom of Jirocho 2 poster

The Kingdom of Jirocho 2

Movie

1963
The Yagyu Military Art: The Buried Conspiracy poster

The Yagyu Military Art: The Buried Conspiracy

Movie

1963
The Yagyu Military Art: The One-Eyed Ninja poster

The Yagyu Military Art: The One-Eyed Ninja

Movie

1963
The Kingdom of Jirocho 1 poster

The Kingdom of Jirocho 1

Movie

1963
Blind Wolf poster

Blind Wolf

Movie