Sumiko Fuji

Known for ActingBorn 1945-12-01 (age 80)Gobo, Wakayama, Japan

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Bitter Tears of a Woman Gambler

A Modern Yakuza: The Code of the Lawless

The Domain: Flower and Dragon

Showdown of Men 2

The Domain: Where The Blade Enters

Japan's Most Chivalrous

Yakuza Vassal

The Kingdom of Jirocho 3

Gamblers and Racketeers

Silk Hat Boss

The Drifting Gambler

The Domain: Duel at Thunder Gate

The Domain: Kanda Festival Showdown

Gambler

Milk White

Tasmania Story

The Chivalrous Life

Teppan

Falling Camellia

Best Wishes for Tomorrow

DIVOC-12

Garden of Camellias

The Geisha House

Histories of the Chivalrous

The Domain: White Blade

Continental Drifter

Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: The Lone Wolf

The Kingdom of Jirocho 4

The Gorgeous Geisha

The Kingdom of Jirocho 2

Red Peony Gambler: Execution of Duty

Summer Wars

Yamazakura, The Cherry Tree in the Hills

Red Peony Gambler: Here to Kill You

Three Yakuza

Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo

Heart of a Samurai

The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze

Prison Boss

Lady Maiko

Chizuko's Younger Sister

Children of the Sea

Wait and See

Yukyo-retsuden

Samurai Geisha

Memoir of Japanese Assassinations

Sweet Rain: Accuracy of Death

Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 4