Sumiko Fuji

, known professionally as , is a Japanese actress. She began acting in the 1960s under the name , becoming famous as the female lead in yakuza films opposite such stars as Kōji Tsuruta and Ken Takakura. She even starred in her own series as the sword-wielding gambler Red Peony in the Hibotan Bakuto series. Initially retiring in 1972 after getting married, she began appearing on TV in 1974 under her real name. She later returned to films in 1989 using the name Sumiko Fuji, and expanded her acting repertoire. She won the 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 Kikugorō VIII.

Early life and career Fuji was born in Wakayama as the third child and younger daughter of future film producer Koji Shundo. Her family eventually moved to Osaka, where, as a big fan of Takarazuka Revue, Fuji started to attend a dancing, singing and acting school during junior high. Jinsei Gekijō: Hishakaku to Kiratsune (人生劇場 飛車角と吉良常, 1968) Hibotan Bakuto: Hanafuda Shōbu (緋牡丹博徒 花札勝負, 1969) Shōwa Zankyō den: Shinde Moraimasu (昭和残侠伝 死んで貰います, 1970)

Chizuko's Younger Sister (1991) Wait and See (1998) The Geisha House (1999) Milk White (2004) Hula Girls (2006) The Inugamis (2006) Best Wishes for Tomorrow (2008) Air Doll (2009) Summer Wars (2009) Lady Maiko (2014) April Fools (2015) A Loving Husband (2017) Samurai's Promise (2018) Children of the Sea (2019), Dede (voice) A Garden of Camellias (2021), Kinuko DIVOC-12 (2021)

Television Minamoto no Yoshitsune (1966) - Shizuka Gozen Tobu ga Gotoku (1990) - Tenshōin Hōjō Tokimune (2001) - Matsushita Zen-ni Tenchijin (2009) - Kōdai-in Nene Medal with Purple Ribbon (2007) Order of the Rising Sun, 4th Class, Gold Rays with Rosette (2016)