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Sumiko Fuji

Sumiko Fuji

Birthday: 1945-12-01 | Place of Birth: Gobo, Wakayama, Japan

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2021
Children of the Sea

as    Dede (voice)

2021
Garden of Camellias

as    Kinuko

2016
A Loving Husband

as    Reiko Inoue

2015
Murder on the Orient Express

as    Fuji Hatori

2015
Fake Marriage

as    Kanae Himura

2015
April Fools

as    Royal Madam

2015
紅雲町珈琲屋こよみ

as    스기우라 소우

2014
Lady Maiko

as    Chiharu Kojima

2014
Twilight: Saya in Sasara

as    Onatsu

2012
It's a Beautiful Life - Irodori

as    Hanae ishimoto

2012
Casting Blossoms to the Sky

as    Ririko Motoki

2010
Summer Wars

as    Sakae Jinnouchi (voice)

2009
Air Doll

as    Chiyoko

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

as    Yoko Sugiura

2008
Sweet Rain: Accuracy of Death

as    Kazue (as Junko Fuji)

2008
2007
Best Wishes for Tomorrow

as    Haruko Okada

2006
Murder of the Inugami Clan

as    Matsuko Inugami

1999
The Geisha House

as    Satoe

1998
Wait and See

as    Kimiyi, Hiroshi's Mother