Sumiko Fuji

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

124

Gender

Female

Birthday

1945-12-01 (80 years old)

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.

Known For

  • DIVOC-12

    DIVOC-12

  • Teppan

    Teppan

  • Three Yakuza

    Three Yakuza

  • Memoir of Japanese Assassinations

    Memoir of Japanese Assassinations

  • The Domain: Flower and Dragon

    The Domain: Flower and Dragon

  • The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang

    The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang

  • Red Peony Gambler: Oryu's Return

    Red Peony Gambler: Oryu's Return

  • House of Gamblers

    House of Gamblers

  • Summer Wars

    Summer Wars

  • The Yagyu Military Art: The Buried Conspiracy

    The Yagyu Military Art: The Buried Conspiracy

  • Heart of a Samurai

    Heart of a Samurai

  • The Silk Hat Boss 2

    The Silk Hat Boss 2

  • The Tattooed Lord

    The Tattooed Lord

  • Sweet Rain: Accuracy of Death

    Sweet Rain: Accuracy of Death

  • Fake Marriage

    Fake Marriage

  • Red Peony Gambler

    Red Peony Gambler

  • Children of the Sea

    Children of the Sea

  • Air Doll

    Air Doll

  • Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands

    Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands

  • Best Wishes for Tomorrow

    Best Wishes for Tomorrow

  • Hula Girls

    Hula Girls

  • The Kingdom of Jirocho 2

    The Kingdom of Jirocho 2

  • Wait and See

    Wait and See

  • Twilight: Saya in Sasara

    Twilight: Saya in Sasara

  • A Loving Husband

    A Loving Husband

  • The Domain: Where The Blade Enters

    The Domain: Where The Blade Enters

  • A Lively Geisha

    A Lively Geisha

  • The History of Our Family

    The History of Our Family

  • Two Lives, Two Yakuza

    Two Lives, Two Yakuza

  • Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's Obligation

    Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's Obligation

  • Fighting Tatsu, the Rickshaw Man

    Fighting Tatsu, the Rickshaw Man

  • Showdown of Men 2

    Showdown of Men 2

  • Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall

    Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall

  • April Fools

    April Fools

  • Buddies

    Buddies

  • Red Peony Gambler: Execution of Duty

    Red Peony Gambler: Execution of Duty

  • Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Game

    Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Game

  • Lady Maiko

    Lady Maiko

  • Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge

    Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge

  • Red Peony Gambler: Here to Kill You

    Red Peony Gambler: Here to Kill You

  • The Detective Fencer

    The Detective Fencer

  • Murder on the Orient Express

    Murder on the Orient Express

  • Big Time Gambling Boss

    Big Time Gambling Boss

  • Shingo's Final Duel

    Shingo's Final Duel

  • It's a Beautiful Life - Irodori

    It's a Beautiful Life - Irodori

  • Garden of Camellias

    Garden of Camellias

  • The Man

    The Man

  • True Osaka Grit

    True Osaka Grit

  • Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo

    Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo

  • Gamblers and Racketeers

    Gamblers and Racketeers

  • Murder of the Inugami Clan

    Murder of the Inugami Clan

  • Classmates

    Classmates

  • Brave Red Flower of the North

    Brave Red Flower of the North

  • The Shogun and His Mistresses

    The Shogun and His Mistresses

  • Trials of an Okinawa Village

    Trials of an Okinawa Village

  • A Laughable Journey

    A Laughable Journey

  • Brutal Tales of Chivalry 7: Hell Is a Man's Destiny

    Brutal Tales of Chivalry 7: Hell Is a Man's Destiny

  • Samurai Geisha

    Samurai Geisha

  • The Domain: Duel at Thunder Gate

    The Domain: Duel at Thunder Gate

  • Isshin Tasuke: Edoites Festival

    Isshin Tasuke: Edoites Festival

  • Showdown of Men

    Showdown of Men

  • Yakuza Vassal

    Yakuza Vassal

  • Team of Ruffians

    Team of Ruffians

  • おゝい雲！

    おゝい雲！

  • Blind Wolf

    Blind Wolf

  • Okoma, the Orphan Gambler

    Okoma, the Orphan Gambler

  • Falling Camellia

    Falling Camellia

  • The Gorgeous Geisha

    The Gorgeous Geisha

  • Blood of Revenge

    Blood of Revenge

  • The Cherry Orchard: Blossoming

    The Cherry Orchard: Blossoming

  • Chizuko's Younger Sister

    Chizuko's Younger Sister

  • The Yagyu Military Art: The One-Eyed Ninja

    The Yagyu Military Art: The One-Eyed Ninja

  • Human Torpedoes

    Human Torpedoes

  • Nunnery Confidential

    Nunnery Confidential

  • A Modern Yakuza: The Code of the Lawless

    A Modern Yakuza: The Code of the Lawless

  • Hoodlum Match

    Hoodlum Match

  • Bloodiest Flower

    Bloodiest Flower

  • Gambler Biography

    Gambler Biography

  • The Kingdom of Jirocho 3

    The Kingdom of Jirocho 3

  • Hishakaku and Kiratsune: A Tale of Two Yakuza

    Hishakaku and Kiratsune: A Tale of Two Yakuza

  • Ah, It's True, You Are Already Gone

    Ah, It's True, You Are Already Gone

  • The Domain: White Blade

    The Domain: White Blade

  • The Kingdom of Jirocho 1

    The Kingdom of Jirocho 1

  • The Kingdom of Jirocho 4

    The Kingdom of Jirocho 4

  • The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze

    The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze

  • Silk Hat Boss

    Silk Hat Boss

  • Continental Drifter

    Continental Drifter

  • The Gambler

    The Gambler

  • Tasmania Story

    Tasmania Story

  • The Geisha House

    The Geisha House

  • Milk White

    Milk White

  • Yukyo-retsuden

    Yukyo-retsuden

  • Red Peony Gambler: Biographies of a Gambling Room

    Red Peony Gambler: Biographies of a Gambling Room

  • Code Between Brothers 3

    Code Between Brothers 3

  • Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: The Lone Wolf

    Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: The Lone Wolf

  • Japan's Most Chivalrous

    Japan's Most Chivalrous

  • Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 4

    Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 4

  • Casting Blossoms to the Sky

    Casting Blossoms to the Sky

  • Gambler

    Gambler

  • Bitter Tears of a Woman Gambler

    Bitter Tears of a Woman Gambler

  • The Domain: Kanda Festival Showdown

    The Domain: Kanda Festival Showdown

  • Histories of the Chivalrous

    Histories of the Chivalrous

  • The Chivalrous Life

    The Chivalrous Life

  • Seven Fugitives

    Seven Fugitives

  • Code of Ruffians

    Code of Ruffians

  • Yamazakura, The Cherry Tree in the Hills

    Yamazakura, The Cherry Tree in the Hills

  • 13 Assassins

    13 Assassins

  • Gambler's Legacy

    Gambler's Legacy

  • Red Peony Gambler: Second Generation Ceremony

    Red Peony Gambler: Second Generation Ceremony

  • The Japan Derby Race

    The Japan Derby Race

  • The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry

    The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry

  • The Drifting Gambler

    The Drifting Gambler

  • The Last Kamikaze

    The Last Kamikaze

  • Minamoto no Yoshitsune

    Minamoto no Yoshitsune

  • Dream Maker

    Dream Maker

  • Showdown of Men 4: Tetsu, the White Tiger

    Showdown of Men 4: Tetsu, the White Tiger

  • Women of Osaka Castle

    Women of Osaka Castle

  • A Day-Off of Ryoma Takeuchi

    A Day-Off of Ryoma Takeuchi

  • Murder on the Orient Express

    Murder on the Orient Express

  • Ooku

    Ooku

  • The Domain

    The Domain

  • The Boss

    The Boss

  • Prison Boss

    Prison Boss

  • 紅雲町珈琲屋こよみ

    紅雲町珈琲屋こよみ