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Sumiko Fuji

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1945-12-01 (Age: 81)

Place of Birth

Gobo, Wakayama, Japan

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.

Filmography (114)

⭐ 8.0 Role: Unknown

DIVOC-12

2021
⭐ 7.7 Role: Kinuko

Garden of Camellias

2021
⭐ 7.1 Role: Dede (voice)

Children of the Sea

2019
⭐ 7.9 Role: Unknown

Falling Camellia

2018
⭐ 7.0 Role: Reiko Inoue

A Loving Husband

2016
⭐ 5.5 Role: Royal Madam

April Fools

2015
⭐ 6.6 Role: Fuji Hatori

Murder on the Orient Express

2015
⭐ 4.2 Role: Onatsu

Twilight: Saya in Sasara

2014
⭐ 7.2 Role: Chiharu Kojima

Lady Maiko

2014
⭐ 7.0 Role: Hanae ishimoto

It's a Beautiful Life - Irodori

2012
⭐ 6.9 Role: Ririko Motoki

Casting Blossoms to the Sky

2012
⭐ 6.9 Role: Chiyoko

Air Doll

2009
⭐ 7.5 Role: Sakae Jinnouchi (voice)

Summer Wars

2009
⭐ 7.0 Role: Yoko Sugiura

Ah, It's True, You Are Already Gone

2009
⭐ 6.0 Role: Reiko Takayama

The Cherry Orchard: Blossoming

2008