Sumiko Fuji
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
ActingBirthday
December 1, 1945Gender
FemaleKnown Movie Credits
111Place of birth
Gobo, Wakayama, JapanAlso known as
Junko Fuji, Junko Shundô, Junko Terashima, 富司純子, 藤純子
Cast credits
Sweet Rain: Accuracy of Death
Kazue (as Junko Fuji)
Hishakaku and Kiratsune: A Tale of Two Yakuza
Hula Girls
Chiyo Tanikawa
Red Peony Gambler
Hibotan no Ryu
13 Assassins
Kayo
Red Peony Gambler: Biographies of a Gambling Room
Ryuko Yano/Oryu-The Red Peony
Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Game
Red Peony Oryu
Red Peony Gambler: Second Generation Ceremony
Ryuko Yano
Murder of the Inugami Clan
Matsuko Inugami
Brave Red Flower of the North
Buddies
Tami
Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's Obligation
O-Ryu
Red Peony Gambler: Here to Kill You
Takiko Yano
Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 4
Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo
Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall
A Lively Geisha
Koshizu
Nunnery Confidential
The Geisha House
Satoe
Blood of Revenge
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