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)
DIVOC-12
2021
Garden of Camellias
2021
Children of the Sea
2019
Falling Camellia
2018
A Loving Husband
2016
April Fools
2015
Murder on the Orient Express
2015
Twilight: Saya in Sasara
2014
Lady Maiko
2014
It's a Beautiful Life - Irodori
2012
Casting Blossoms to the Sky
2012
Air Doll
2009
Summer Wars
2009
Ah, It's True, You Are Already Gone
2009
