Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

November 30, 1945 (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

Red Peony Gambler: Second Generation Ceremony

Red Peony Gambler: Biographies of a Gambling Room

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

Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo

A Modern Yakuza: The Code of The Lawless

Hishakaku and Kiratsune: A Tale of Two Yakuza

Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: The Lone Wolf

Yamazakura, The Cherry Tree in the Hills

The Yagyu Military Art: The Buried Conspiracy

The Yagyu Military Art: The One-Eyed Ninja

Showdown of Men 4: Tetsu, the White Tiger

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