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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sumiko Fuji , licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Teppan

Heart of a Samurai

Minamoto no Yoshitsune

The History of Our Family

Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands

Summer Wars

A Day-Off of Ryoma Takeuchi

Murder on the Orient Express

All Movies (115)

• DIVOC-122021
• Garden of Camellias2021 · as Kinuko
• Children of the Sea2019 · as Dede (voice)
• Falling Camellia2018
• A Loving Husband2016 · as Reiko Inoue
• April Fools2015 · as Royal Madam
• Murder on the Orient Express2015 · as Fuji Hatori
• Twilight: Saya in Sasara2014 · as Onatsu
• Lady Maiko2014 · as Chiharu Kojima
• It's a Beautiful Life - Irodori2012 · as Hanae ishimoto
• Casting Blossoms to the Sky2012 · as Ririko Motoki
• Air Doll2009 · as Chiyoko
• Summer Wars2009 · as Sakae Jinnouchi (voice)
• Ah, It's True, You Are Already Gone2009 · as Yoko Sugiura
• The Cherry Orchard: Blossoming2008 · as Reiko Takayama
• Yamazakura, The Cherry Tree in the Hills2008 · as Shizu Tezuka
• Sweet Rain: Accuracy of Death2008 · as Kazue (as Junko Fuji)
• Best Wishes for Tomorrow2007 · as Haruko Okada
• Murder of the Inugami Clan2006 · as Matsuko Inugami
• Hula Girls2006 · as Chiyo Tanikawa
• Milk White2004
• Dream Maker1999
• The Geisha House1999 · as Satoe
• Wait and See1998 · as Kimiyi, Hiroshi's Mother
• Chizuko's Younger Sister1991 · as Mother
• Tasmania Story1990
• Buddies1989 · as Tami
• The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang1972 · as Tsuruji
• Red Peony Gambler: Execution of Duty1972
• The Man1971
• Trials of an Okinawa Village1971
• Bitter Tears of a Woman Gambler1971
• Red Peony Gambler: Here to Kill You1971 · as Takiko Yano
• Bloodiest Flower1971
• Okoma, the Orphan Gambler1971 · as Tsumagoi Okoma
• The Silk Hat Boss 21970
• The Last Kamikaze1970 · as Shizuko Munakata
• Brutal Tales of Chivalry 7: Hell Is a Man's Destiny1970
• A Lively Geisha1970 · as Koshizu
• Yukyo-retsuden1970
• Silk Hat Boss1970 · as Oryu
• The Japan Derby Race1970
• The Drifting Gambler1970 · as Kohide
• House of Gamblers1970
• Red Peony Gambler: Oryu's Return1970 · as Oryu
• Brave Red Flower of the North1970
• Gambler's Legacy1969
• Memoir of Japanese Assassinations1969 · as Takako
• Red Peony Gambler: Biographies of a Gambling Room1969 · as Ryuko Yano/Oryu-The Red Peony
• Team of Ruffians1969
• Samurai Geisha1969 · as Shinji
• The Domain: Flower and Dragon1969 · as Okyo
• Red Peony Gambler: Second Generation Ceremony1969 · as Ryuko Yano
• Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo1969
• Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Game1969 · as Red Peony Oryu
• A Modern Yakuza: The Code of the Lawless1969
• Gambler Biography1968 · as Kasuya
• Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's Obligation1968 · as O-Ryu
• Hishakaku and Kiratsune: A Tale of Two Yakuza1968
• Red Peony Gambler1968 · as Hibotan no Ryu
• Histories of the Chivalrous1968
• The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze1968
• Prison Boss1968
• Nunnery Confidential1968
• Showdown of Men 4: Tetsu, the White Tiger1968
• Big Time Gambling Boss1968 · as Hiroe
• Human Torpedoes1968
• The Domain: Where The Blade Enters1967
• The Shogun and His Mistresses1967 · as O-mino
• Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 41967
• Classmates1967 · as Reiko Shiratori
• The Chivalrous Life1967 · as Ofuji
• Isshin Tasuke: Edoites Festival1967 · as お仲
• Showdown of Men 21967
• The Domain: White Blade1967
• Code Between Brothers 31966
• Seven Fugitives1966
• The Domain: Duel at Thunder Gate1966
• Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: The Lone Wolf1966
• Showdown of Men1966
• Continental Drifter1966
• Japan's Most Chivalrous1966 · as Otaki
• Yakuza Vassal1966
• The Domain: Kanda Festival Showdown1966
• Code of Ruffians1965
• Expelled from the Kanto Mob1965
• True Osaka Grit1965
• Blood of Revenge1965 · as Hatsue
• The Kingdom of Jirocho 41965
• The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry1965
• The Gambler1965
• Three Yakuza1965
• Irogotoshi harudanji1965 · as Otoki
• おゝい雲！1965
• The Tattooed Lord1965 · as Okayo
• Hoodlum Match1965
• The Boss1965
• Gamblers and Racketeers1964
• Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall1964
• The Gorgeous Geisha1964
• Two Lives, Two Yakuza1964 · as Yukiko Matsuhashi
• The Domain1964
• Gambler1964 · as Osato
• Shingo's Final Duel1964
• Fighting Tatsu, the Rickshaw Man1964
• The Detective Fencer1964
• The Kingdom of Jirocho 31964
• A Laughable Journey1964
• The Yagyu Military Art: The One-Eyed Ninja1963
• 13 Assassins1963 · as Kayo
• The Kingdom of Jirocho 21963
• The Kingdom of Jirocho 11963
• Blind Wolf1963
• The Yagyu Military Art: The Buried Conspiracy1963
• Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge1963 · as Ochiyo

All TV Shows (12)

• A Day-Off of Ryoma Takeuchi2020 · as Sumako
• Fake Marriage2015 · as Kanae Himura
• 紅雲町珈琲屋こよみ2015 · as 스기우라 소우
• Murder on the Orient Express2015
• Teppan2010
• The History of Our Family2010 · as Maki Yame
• Heart of a Samurai2009
• Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands1993
• The Brave Man Says Little1983
• Women of Osaka Castle1970
• Ooku1968
• Minamoto no Yoshitsune1966 · as Shizuka Gozen