Sumiko Fuji

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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.

Most Popular Sumiko Fuji Trailers

Total trailers found: 112

Bitter Tears of a Woman Gambler Trailer (1971)

31 July 1971

Bunta Sugawara replaces Koji Tsuruta as the leading man for this sequel of Okoma, the Orphan Gambler.

Code of Ruffians Trailer (1965)

04 December 1965

Because of trickery, the Jinya Group has only seven days to complete a mountain road project or it will forfeit a major dam construction job to the scheming Ojika Group.

The Domain: Flower and Dragon Trailer (1969)

31 May 1969

The Kingdom of Jirocho 2 Trailer (1963)

10 November 1963

Jirocho and his henchmen befriend Ishimatsu, a wanderer in Mishima.

Hoodlum Match Trailer (1965)

13 February 1965

A good set-in-per-WW2 ninkyô type film with outstanding performances.

April Fools Trailer (2015)

01 April 2015

Ayumi Nitta is a member of a hospital cleaning staff and suffers from extreme social anxiety. After having a one-night stand with genius surgeon and sex addict Wataru Makino, Ayumi discovers she’s pregnant.

Lady Maiko Trailer (2014)

13 September 2014

Country bumpkin Haruko only ever wanted to become a maiko, an apprentice geisha. Initially rebuffed for lack of references, Haruko's strong accent intrigues a linguistics professor, who undertakes to coach her.

A Lively Geisha Trailer (1970)

01 August 1970

Young geisha Koshizu's wish of reuniting with the man, Yukichi, who helped her ten years ago comes true.

The Domain: Where The Blade Enters Trailer (1967)

15 September 1967

The Domain: Where The Blade Enters

The Geisha House Trailer (1999)

15 January 1999

Set in the late 1950s, when geisha culture was threatened by moral crusades, it tells the story of Omocha (Miyamoto Maki), a young girl who sees the geisha life as a way to lift her poverty-stricken family from their hand-to-mouth existence.

The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze Trailer (1968)

01 June 1968

The film is dedicated to the souls of flight school graduates killed in World War II. Young boys dream about becoming pilots and apply to flight schools.

The Chivalrous Life Trailer (1967)

30 May 1967

Ryoma is a former military man who gets to know the leader of a yakuza group and begins to work with them, helping them defend themselves against other yakuza gangs.

Buddies Trailer (1989)

03 November 1989

Based on a celebrated book by Kuniko Mukoda, this film directed by Yasuo Furuhata tells of a close friendship undone by love.

Red Peony Gambler: Execution of Duty Trailer (1972)

11 January 1972

The final chapter of the Hibotan Bakuto series. Oryu the Red Peony visits an old dying Boss of an ally family and promised her that she would help guide the new Boss.

Prison Boss Trailer (1968)

18 April 1968

Rival gangs fight over ownership of bicycle race track.

Murder on the Orient Express Trailer (2015)

11 January 2015

The Japanese adaption of Agatha Christie's famous whodunit "Murder on the Orient Express".

Air Doll Trailer (2009)

26 September 2009

A life-size, inflatable sex doll suddenly comes to life one day. Without her owner knowing, she goes for a walk around town and falls in love with Junichi.

Human Torpedoes Trailer (1968)

03 January 1968

Story of loyal sailors giving their lives for their country as human torpedoes towards the end of the War.

The Cherry Orchard: Blossoming Trailer (2008)

08 November 2008

Remake of a hit film from 1990, "The Cherry Orchard" which Nakahara himself directed, based on a popular comic book from Akimi Yoshida.

Red Peony Gambler: Oryu's Return Trailer (1970)

05 March 1970

Oryu searches for blind child she left behind and get involved in a Yakuza turf war that takes place in the Tokyo Theater.

Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 4 Trailer (1967)

08 July 1967

Fierce war breaks out when Shujiro’s rival clan attempts to sabotage his lucrative construction business.

Red Peony Gambler: Biographies of a Gambling Room Trailer (1969)

01 October 1969

Junko Fuji returns as Oryu the Red Peony, a wandering female yakuza on a soul-searching journey after the death of her father.

Samurai Geisha Trailer (1969)

31 July 1969

Popular geisha Shinji (Fuji Junko) must defy a gang who plot to steal a lucrative coal business from struggling miners during the turbulent Meiji Era.

Gambler Trailer (1964)

11 July 1964

The main character Tachibana Isaburo is released from prison and discovers that his boss is dead. He is offered to become the leader of the group, but refuses.

Twilight: Saya in Sasara Trailer (2014)

08 November 2014

A drama about a struggling young widow with a baby whose dead husband returns to the world of the living to help her.

The Shogun and His Mistresses Trailer (1967)

30 July 1967

Three tales of women that resided in the Shogun's harem (o-oku) during the Edo period.

Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo Trailer (1969)

06 March 1969

Hidejuro is sent to prison after killing the boss of a rival family. After being released, he discovers that his family has scattered and he is taken in by a company of quarry workers, whose boss has a strict code of non-violence.

Summer Wars Trailer (2009)

01 August 2009

A student tries to fix a problem he accidentally caused in OZ, a digital world, while pretending to be the fiancé of his friend at her grandmother's 90th birthday.

Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: The Lone Wolf Trailer (1966)

09 July 1966

The karashi Botan returns in the third chapter of the incredible Showa Zankoden series. This time legendary actor Ken Takakura plays Takei Shigejiro of the Shimazu family.

Chizuko's Younger Sister Trailer (1991)

10 May 1991

The Kitao family is coping with the loss of the eldest daughter, Chizuko, who was killed in a freak accident the year prior.

The Domain: Kanda Festival Showdown Trailer (1966)

03 February 1966

The Domain: Kanda Festival Showdown

The Domain: White Blade Trailer (1967)

28 January 1967

The Domain: White Blade

Seven Fugitives Trailer (1966)

19 November 1966

Children of the Sea Trailer (2019)

07 June 2019

Ruka is a young girl whose parents are separated and whose father works in an aquarium. When two boys, Umi and Sora, who were raised in the sea by dugongs, are brought to the aquarium, Ruka feels drawn to them and begins to realize that she has the same sort of supernatural connection to the ocean that they do.

Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge Trailer (1963)

30 June 1963

This is one of the many films based on the legend of Chuji Kunisada, a wandering gambler and a defender of the weak in the Edo period.

Red Peony Gambler: Second Generation Ceremony Trailer (1969)

10 April 1969

The industrual revolution comes to Japan with the introduction of the railroad system. This led to clashes between boatmen, who livihoods are threatened, and the railroad construction workers.

The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry Trailer (1965)

12 August 1965

Third part of Nihon Kyokakuden series is set in Kanto in 1924. Ken Takakura playing a ship's mate befriending fish shop owners harassed by yakuza.

Brave Red Flower of the North Trailer (1970)

09 January 1970

An exciting tale of action on the distant northern island of Hokkaido around the beginning of the 20th Century starring two of the biggest names in Yakuza film history, Fuji Junko and Takakura Ken.

Showdown of Men Trailer (1966)

01 July 1966

Part one.

Code Between Brothers 3 Trailer (1966)

30 December 1966

A man finds great camaraderie while traveling.

Hishakaku and Kiratsune: A Tale of Two Yakuza Trailer (1968)

25 October 1968

With his penultimate film, Uchida revisited one of his popular prewar titles, 1936’s Theatre of Life, an adaptation of Shiro Ozaki’s eponymous novel.

The Last Kamikaze Trailer (1970)

29 October 1970

With World War II is coming to its end and Japan nearing defeat, Japanese military leaders step up suicide attacks on Allied ships.

True Osaka Grit Trailer (1965)

24 October 1965

Based on a novel by Kôen Hasegawa

It's a Beautiful Life - Irodori Trailer (2012)

15 September 2012

A group of elderly women come together to sell vegetable leaves.

Histories of the Chivalrous Trailer (1968)

01 August 1968

A Kansai gang is up to conquer the whole country under the mask of a patriotic group. However after an assassination their henchmen will struggle to avenge the death of their master.

Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's Obligation Trailer (1968)

22 November 1968

A local yakuza boss of a silk farming town shows kindness to the wandering gambler Oryu by letting her stay at his residence.

Fighting Tatsu, the Rickshaw Man Trailer (1964)

04 April 1964

Richshaw man Tatsu has wandered to Osaka from Tokyo. He has quarrels with Kimiyakko, a geisha, and throws her into the river.

Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall Trailer (1964)

12 December 1964

A headstrong young man seeks to join the Shinsengumi, but while his determination impresses his superiors, questions begin to arise as to his true identity and intentions.

A Loving Husband Trailer (2016)

25 August 2016

Schoolteacher Yohei is married to Miyoko. For the first time in 25 years they begin to live by themselves when their son marries and moves out.

Showdown of Men 2 Trailer (1967)

10 March 1967

Part two.

Trials of an Okinawa Village Trailer (1971)

19 November 1971

A boss from a trucking company has run-ins with evil yakuza during the American occupation of Okinawa.

Three Yakuza Trailer (1965)

22 May 1965

A tale of three Yakuza gamblers who traveled Japan during the samurai era living by their wits and sword skills.

Two Lives, Two Yakuza Trailer (1964)

23 September 1964

An early ninkyo film from before the genre had truly established its form. Koji Tsuruta plays an honourable outlaw who saves an older man from an ambush.

Showdown of Men 4: Tetsu, the White Tiger Trailer (1968)

27 January 1968

Tetsu, is a honourable and noble yakuza caught in a conflict between rival clans, and obligations each has toward their yakuza boss and brothers.

The Detective Fencer Trailer (1964)

28 March 1964

Young swordsman Shintaro must fight against evil officials who plot to overthrow the youthful Shogun.

Best Wishes for Tomorrow Trailer (2007)

27 October 2007

A Japanese Class B war criminal sets out to take full responsibility for the execution of American Airmen.

Casting Blossoms to the Sky Trailer (2012)

12 May 2012

In the aftermath of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, a journalist arrives in Nagaoka, a city decimated during a WWII air raid and by the 2004 Chūetsu earthquakes, to report on the disaster; there, she learns about the experiences of its inhabitants and stumbles upon a stage play written by an enigmatic student of her ex-boyfriend.

Team of Ruffians Trailer (1969)

19 September 1969

Prisoners with special skills from all over Japan are sent to the battlefront on a mission.

Red Peony Gambler Trailer (1968)

14 September 1968

Ryuko was raised by her father, a gambler named Senzo Yano in Kumamoto, Kyushu, after her mother died when she was little.

Classmates Trailer (1967)

03 June 1967

A story of young students trained to become Kamikaze pilots in World War II.