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Sumiko Fuji

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Acting credits

123

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Very extensive acting filmography.

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0.7

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Movies: 112Series: 11

TMDB ID: 142678

IMDb ID: nm0297670

Known for: Acting

Born: December 1, 1945

Age: 80

Place of birth: Gobo, Wakayama, Japan

Gender: Female

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1963 - 2021

Years active: 59

Average TMDB rating: 6.86

Wikidata: Q3544664

Also known as

Junko Fuji • Junko Shundô • Junko Terashima • 藤純子 • سومیکو فوجی • 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.

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