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Sumiko Fuji
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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As actor
Garden of Camellias
DIVOC-12
Children of the Sea
Falling Camellia
A Loving Husband
April Fools
Murder on the Orient Express
Lady Maiko
Twilight: Saya in Sasara
It's a Beautiful Life - Irodori
Casting Blossoms to the Sky
Ah, It's True, You Are Already Gone
Air Doll
Summer Wars
Sweet Rain: Accuracy of Death
The Cherry Orchard: Blossoming
Yamazakura, The Cherry Tree in the Hills
Best Wishes for Tomorrow
Hula Girls
Murder of the Inugami Clan
Milk White
The Geisha House
Dream Maker
Wait and See
Chizuko's Younger Sister
Tasmania Story
Buddies
Red Peony Gambler: Execution of Duty
The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang
Red Peony Gambler: Here to Kill You