Sumiko Fuji
Acting
- Born:
- 1945-12-01
- Place of birth:
- 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
Filmography
DIVOC-12
Garden of Camellias
A Day-Off of Ryoma Takeuchi
Children of the Sea
Falling Camellia
A Loving Husband
Fake Marriage
紅雲町珈琲屋こよみ
April Fools
Murder on the Orient Express
Murder on the Orient Express
Twilight: Saya in Sasara
Lady Maiko
It's a Beautiful Life - Irodori
Casting Blossoms to the Sky
Teppan
The History of Our Family
Air Doll
Summer Wars
Ah, It's True, You Are Already Gone
Heart of a Samurai
The Cherry Orchard: Blossoming
Yamazakura, The Cherry Tree in the Hills
Sweet Rain: Accuracy of Death
Best Wishes for Tomorrow
Murder of the Inugami Clan
Hula Girls
Milk White
Dream Maker
The Geisha House
Wait and See
Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands
Chizuko's Younger Sister
Tasmania Story
Buddies
The Brave Man Says Little
The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang
Red Peony Gambler: Execution of Duty
The Man
Trials of an Okinawa Village
Bitter Tears of a Woman Gambler
Red Peony Gambler: Here to Kill You
Bloodiest Flower
Okoma, the Orphan Gambler
The Silk Hat Boss 2
The Last Kamikaze
Brutal Tales of Chivalry 7: Hell Is a Man's Destiny
A Lively Geisha
Yukyo-retsuden
Silk Hat Boss
The Japan Derby Race
The Drifting Gambler
House of Gamblers
Red Peony Gambler: Oryu's Return
Brave Red Flower of the North
Women of Osaka Castle
Gambler's Legacy
Memoir of Japanese Assassinations
Red Peony Gambler: Biographies of a Gambling Room
Team of Ruffians
Samurai Geisha
The Domain: Flower and Dragon
Red Peony Gambler: Second Generation Ceremony
Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo
Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Game
A Modern Yakuza: The Code of the Lawless
Gambler Biography
Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's Obligation
Hishakaku and Kiratsune: A Tale of Two Yakuza
Red Peony Gambler
Histories of the Chivalrous
The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze
Prison Boss
Ooku
Nunnery Confidential
Showdown of Men 4: Tetsu, the White Tiger
Big Time Gambling Boss
Human Torpedoes
The Domain: Where The Blade Enters
The Shogun and His Mistresses
Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 4
Classmates
The Chivalrous Life
Isshin Tasuke: Edoites Festival
Showdown of Men 2
The Domain: White Blade
Code Between Brothers 3
Seven Fugitives
The Domain: Duel at Thunder Gate
Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: The Lone Wolf
Showdown of Men
Continental Drifter
Japan's Most Chivalrous
Yakuza Vassal
The Domain: Kanda Festival Showdown
Minamoto no Yoshitsune
Code of Ruffians
Expelled from the Kanto Mob
True Osaka Grit
Blood of Revenge
The Kingdom of Jirocho 4
The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry
The Gambler
Three Yakuza
Irogotoshi harudanji
おゝい雲！
The Tattooed Lord
Hoodlum Match
The Boss
Gamblers and Racketeers
Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall
The Gorgeous Geisha
Two Lives, Two Yakuza
The Domain
Gambler
Shingo's Final Duel
Fighting Tatsu, the Rickshaw Man
The Detective Fencer
The Kingdom of Jirocho 3
A Laughable Journey
The Yagyu Military Art: The One-Eyed Ninja
13 Assassins
The Kingdom of Jirocho 2
The Kingdom of Jirocho 1
Blind Wolf
The Yagyu Military Art: The Buried Conspiracy
Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge