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Sumiko Fuji

Sumiko Fuji

Birthday: 1945-12-01 | Place of Birth: 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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2021
Children of the Sea

as    Dede (voice)

2021
Garden of Camellias

as    Kinuko

2014
Lady Maiko

as    Chiharu Kojima

2009
Air Doll

as    Chiyoko

1971
Red Peony Gambler: Here to Kill You

as    Takiko Yano

1965
Blood of Revenge

as    Hatsue