About

Known credits:
120
Birthday:
1945-12-01
Place of birth:
Gobo, Wakayama, Japan
Website:
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Sumiko Fuji

Overview

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.

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Known for

Acting
2021 DIVOC-12 Actor 59
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2021 Garden of Camellias Actor Kinuko 59
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2019 Children of the Sea Actor Dede (voice) 63
Fair
2018 Falling Camellia Actor 59
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2016 A Loving Husband Actor Reiko Inoue 59
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2015 Fake Marriage Actor Kanae Himura 68
Fair
2015 紅雲町珈琲屋こよみ Actor 스기우라 소우 N/A
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2015 April Fools Actor Royal Madam 58
Average
2015 Murder on the Orient Express Actor Fuji Hatori 59
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2015 Murder on the Orient Express Actor N/A
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2014 Twilight: Saya in Sasara Actor Onatsu 58
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2014 Lady Maiko Actor Chiharu Kojima 59
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2012 It's a Beautiful Life - Irodori Actor Hanae ishimoto N/A
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2012 Casting Blossoms to the Sky Actor Ririko Motoki 59
Average
2010 Teppan Actor 70
Good
2010 The History of Our Family Actor Maki Yame 70
Good
2009 Air Doll Actor Chiyoko 62
Fair
2009 Summer Wars Actor Sakae Jinnouchi (voice) 69
Fair
2009 Heart of a Samurai Actor 69
Fair
2008 The Cherry Orchard: Blossoming Actor Reiko Takayama 59
Average
2008 Yamazakura, The Cherry Tree in the Hills Actor Shizu Tezuka (as Sumiko Fuji) 58
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2008 Sweet Rain: Accuracy of Death Actor Kazue (as Junko Fuji) 59
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2007 Best Wishes for Tomorrow Actor Haruko Okada N/A
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2006 Murder of the Inugami Clan Actor Matsuko Inugami 59
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2006 Hula Girls Actor Chiyo Tanikawa 59
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2004 Milk White Actor 59
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1999 Dream Maker Actor N/A
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1999 The Geisha House Actor Satoe 59
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1998 Wait and See Actor Kimiyi 59
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1993 Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands Actor N/A
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1991 Chizuko's Younger Sister Actor Mother 59
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1990 Tasmania Story Actor 59
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1989 Buddies Actor Tami 59
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1972 The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang Actor Tsuruji 58
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1972 Red Peony Gambler: Execution of Duty Actor 59
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1971 The Man Actor N/A
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1971 Trials of an Okinawa Village Actor 59
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1971 Bitter Tears of a Woman Gambler Actor 59
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1971 Red Peony Gambler: Here to Kill You Actor Takiko Yano 59
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1971 Bloodiest Flower Actor 59
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1971 Okoma, the Orphan Gambler Actor Tsumagoi Okoma 59
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1970 The Silk Hat Boss 2 Actor N/A
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1970 The Last Kamikaze Actor Shizuko Munakata 59
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1970 Brutal Tales of Chivalry 7: Hell Is a Man's Destiny Actor 59
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1970 A Lively Geisha Actor Koshizu 59
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1970 Yukyo-retsuden Actor 59
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1970 The Japan Derby Race Actor N/A
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1970 The Drifting Gambler Actor Kohide N/A
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1970 House of Gamblers Actor 59
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1970 Red Peony Gambler: Oryu's Return Actor Oryu 59
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1970 Silk Hat Boss Actor Oryu N/A
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1970 Brave Red Flower of the North Actor 59
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1970 Women of Osaka Castle Actor N/A
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1969 Gambler's Legacy Actor 59
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1969 Memoir of Japanese Assassinations Actor Takako 59
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1969 Red Peony Gambler: Biographies of a Gambling Room Actor Ryuko Yano/Oryu-The Red Peony 59
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1969 Team of Ruffians Actor N/A
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1969 Samurai Geisha Actor Shinji 59
Average
1969 The Domain: Flower and Dragon Actor Okyo N/A
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1969 Red Peony Gambler: Second Generation Ceremony Actor Ryuko Yano 59
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1969 Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo Actor 59
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1969 A Modern Yakuza: The Code of The Lawless Actor N/A
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1969 Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Game Actor Red Peony Oryu 59
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1968 Gambler Biography Actor Kasuya 59
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1968 Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's Obligation Actor O-Ryu 59
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1968 Hishakaku and Kiratsune: A Tale of Two Yakuza Actor 59
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1968 Red Peony Gambler Actor Hibotan no Ryu 59
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1968 Histories of the Chivalrous Actor N/A
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1968 The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze Actor 59
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1968 Prison Boss Actor 59
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1968 Ooku Actor N/A
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1968 Nunnery Confidential Actor 59
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1968 Showdown of Men 4: Tetsu, the White Tiger Actor 59
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1968 Big Time Gambling Boss Actor Hiroe 59
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1968 Human Torpedoes Actor N/A
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1967 The Domain: Where The Blade Enters Actor N/A
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1967 The Shogun and His Mistresses Actor O-mino 59
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1967 Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 4 Actor 59
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1967 Classmates Actor Reiko Shiratori 59
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1967 The Chivalrous Life Actor Ofuji 59
Average
1967 Isshin Tasuke: Edoites Festival Actor お仲 N/A
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1967 Showdown of Men 2 Actor N/A
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1967 The Domain: White Blade Actor N/A
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1966 Code Between Brothers 3 Actor N/A
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1966 Seven Fugitives Actor N/A
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1966 The Domain: Duel at Thunder Gate Actor N/A
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1966 Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: The Lone Wolf Actor 59
Average
1966 Showdown of Men Actor N/A
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1966 Tokyo Drifters Actor N/A
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1966 Japan's Most Chivalrous Actor Otaki N/A
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1966 Yakuza Vassal Actor N/A
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1966 The Domain: Kanda Festival Showdown Actor N/A
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1966 Minamoto no Yoshitsune Actor Shizuka Gozen N/A
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1965 Code of Ruffians Actor 59
Average
1965 True Osaka Grit Actor N/A
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1965 Blood of Revenge Actor Hatsue 59
Average
1965 The Kingdom of Jirocho 4 Actor N/A
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1965 The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry Actor 59
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1965 The Gambler Actor N/A
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1965 Three Yakuza Actor 59
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1965 The Tattooed Lord Actor Okayo 59
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1965 Hoodlum Match Actor N/A
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1965 The Boss Actor N/A
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1964 Gamblers and Racketeers Actor N/A
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1964 Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall Actor 59
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1964 Two Lives, Two Yakuza Actor Yukiko Matsuhashi N/A
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1964 The Domain Actor 59
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1964 Gambler Actor Osato 59
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1964 Shingo's Final Duel Actor N/A
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1964 Fighting Tatsu, the Rickshaw Man Actor 59
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1964 The Detective Fencer Actor N/A
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1964 The Kingdom of Jirocho 3 Actor N/A
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1964 A Laughable Journey Actor N/A
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1963 The Yagyu Military Art: The One-Eyed Ninja Actor 59
Average
1963 13 Assassins Actor Kayo 60
Fair
1963 The Kingdom of Jirocho 2 Actor N/A
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1963 The Kingdom of Jirocho 1 Actor 59
Average
1963 Blind Wolf Actor N/A
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1963 The Yagyu Military Art: The Buried Conspiracy Actor 59
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1963 Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge Actor N/A
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