Sumiko Fuji

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

124

Gender

Female

Birthday

1945-12-01 (79 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

  • Children of the Sea

    Children of the Sea

  • Heart of a Samurai

    Heart of a Samurai

  • Fake Marriage

    Fake Marriage

  • Summer Wars

    Summer Wars

  • Big Time Gambling Boss

    Big Time Gambling Boss

  • Air Doll

    Air Doll

  • Casting Blossoms to the Sky

    Casting Blossoms to the Sky

  • True Osaka Grit

    True Osaka Grit

  • Histories of the Chivalrous

    Histories of the Chivalrous

  • The Cherry Orchard: Blossoming

    The Cherry Orchard: Blossoming

  • Code Between Brothers 3

    Code Between Brothers 3

  • Minamoto no Yoshitsune

    Minamoto no Yoshitsune

  • Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge

    Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge

  • Nunnery Confidential

    Nunnery Confidential

  • Chizuko's Younger Sister

    Chizuko's Younger Sister

  • Hula Girls

    Hula Girls

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

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

  • A Laughable Journey

    A Laughable Journey

  • Bloodiest Flower

    Bloodiest Flower

  • Silk Hat Boss

    Silk Hat Boss

  • おゝい雲！

    おゝい雲！

  • Wait and See

    Wait and See

  • Blind Wolf

    Blind Wolf

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

    Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo

  • The Man

    The Man

  • The Gorgeous Geisha

    The Gorgeous Geisha

  • Falling Camellia

    Falling Camellia

  • 13 Assassins

    13 Assassins

  • The Kingdom of Jirocho 3

    The Kingdom of Jirocho 3

  • Lady Maiko

    Lady Maiko

  • Yakuza Vassal

    Yakuza Vassal

  • Showdown of Men 2

    Showdown of Men 2

  • Buddies

    Buddies

  • The Silk Hat Boss 2

    The Silk Hat Boss 2

  • The Chivalrous Life

    The Chivalrous Life

  • Milk White

    Milk White

  • The Gambler

    The Gambler

  • The Kingdom of Jirocho 2

    The Kingdom of Jirocho 2

  • Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's Obligation

    Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's Obligation

  • Hishakaku and Kiratsune: A Tale of Two Yakuza

    Hishakaku and Kiratsune: A Tale of Two Yakuza

  • Isshin Tasuke: Edoites Festival

    Isshin Tasuke: Edoites Festival

  • Okoma, the Orphan Gambler

    Okoma, the Orphan Gambler

  • Fighting Tatsu, the Rickshaw Man

    Fighting Tatsu, the Rickshaw Man

  • A Loving Husband

    A Loving Husband

  • Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: The Lone Wolf

    Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: The Lone Wolf

  • Brave Red Flower of the North

    Brave Red Flower of the North

  • Red Peony Gambler: Here to Kill You

    Red Peony Gambler: Here to Kill You

  • The Yagyu Military Art: The One-Eyed Ninja

    The Yagyu Military Art: The One-Eyed Ninja

  • Garden of Camellias

    Garden of Camellias

  • The Domain

    The Domain

  • The Shogun and His Mistresses

    The Shogun and His Mistresses

  • Continental Drifter

    Continental Drifter

  • Murder of the Inugami Clan

    Murder of the Inugami Clan

  • The Domain: White Blade

    The Domain: White Blade

  • Red Peony Gambler: Oryu's Return

    Red Peony Gambler: Oryu's Return

  • Code of Ruffians

    Code of Ruffians

  • Dream Maker

    Dream Maker

  • Two Lives, Two Yakuza

    Two Lives, Two Yakuza

  • April Fools

    April Fools

  • The Drifting Gambler

    The Drifting Gambler

  • Red Peony Gambler: Execution of Duty

    Red Peony Gambler: Execution of Duty

  • Women of Osaka Castle

    Women of Osaka Castle

  • Seven Fugitives

    Seven Fugitives

  • The Yagyu Military Art: The Buried Conspiracy

    The Yagyu Military Art: The Buried Conspiracy

  • The Japan Derby Race

    The Japan Derby Race

  • Three Yakuza

    Three Yakuza

  • The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze

    The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze

  • Blood of Revenge

    Blood of Revenge

  • The Domain: Duel at Thunder Gate

    The Domain: Duel at Thunder Gate

  • The Tattooed Lord

    The Tattooed Lord

  • Gambler's Legacy

    Gambler's Legacy

  • Gambler

    Gambler

  • Showdown of Men

    Showdown of Men

  • The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry

    The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry

  • Yukyo-retsuden

    Yukyo-retsuden

  • The Domain: Where The Blade Enters

    The Domain: Where The Blade Enters

  • Best Wishes for Tomorrow

    Best Wishes for Tomorrow

  • Classmates

    Classmates

  • Tasmania Story

    Tasmania Story

  • The Geisha House

    The Geisha House

  • Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall

    Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall

  • The Kingdom of Jirocho 1

    The Kingdom of Jirocho 1

  • Trials of an Okinawa Village

    Trials of an Okinawa Village

  • Red Peony Gambler

    Red Peony Gambler

  • Samurai Geisha

    Samurai Geisha

  • Japan's Most Chivalrous

    Japan's Most Chivalrous

  • Bitter Tears of a Woman Gambler

    Bitter Tears of a Woman Gambler

  • Murder on the Orient Express

    Murder on the Orient Express

  • Hoodlum Match

    Hoodlum Match

  • The Domain: Flower and Dragon

    The Domain: Flower and Dragon

  • Team of Ruffians

    Team of Ruffians

  • Shingo's Final Duel

    Shingo's Final Duel

  • A Lively Geisha

    A Lively Geisha

  • Red Peony Gambler: Second Generation Ceremony

    Red Peony Gambler: Second Generation Ceremony

  • Gambler Biography

    Gambler Biography

  • House of Gamblers

    House of Gamblers

  • The Kingdom of Jirocho 4

    The Kingdom of Jirocho 4

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

    Ah, It's True, You Are Already Gone

  • Human Torpedoes

    Human Torpedoes

  • Memoir of Japanese Assassinations

    Memoir of Japanese Assassinations

  • The Detective Fencer

    The Detective Fencer

  • A Modern Yakuza: The Code of The Lawless

    A Modern Yakuza: The Code of The Lawless

  • Gamblers and Racketeers

    Gamblers and Racketeers

  • Showdown of Men 4: Tetsu, the White Tiger

    Showdown of Men 4: Tetsu, the White Tiger

  • It's a Beautiful Life - Irodori

    It's a Beautiful Life - Irodori

  • Red Peony Gambler: Biographies of a Gambling Room

    Red Peony Gambler: Biographies of a Gambling Room

  • Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 4

    Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 4

  • The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang

    The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang

  • The Domain: Kanda Festival Showdown

    The Domain: Kanda Festival Showdown

  • The Last Kamikaze

    The Last Kamikaze

  • Yamazakura, The Cherry Tree in the Hills

    Yamazakura, The Cherry Tree in the Hills

  • Twilight: Saya in Sasara

    Twilight: Saya in Sasara

  • Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Game

    Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Game

  • Teppan

    Teppan

  • Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands

    Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands

  • DIVOC-12

    DIVOC-12

  • Sweet Rain: Accuracy of Death

    Sweet Rain: Accuracy of Death

  • Murder on the Orient Express

    Murder on the Orient Express

  • Ooku

    Ooku

  • The History of Our Family

    The History of Our Family

  • A Day-Off of Ryoma Takeuchi

    A Day-Off of Ryoma Takeuchi

  • 紅雲町珈琲屋こよみ

    紅雲町珈琲屋こよみ

  • Prison Boss

    Prison Boss

  • The Boss

    The Boss