Portrait of Sumiko Fuji

Acting

Sumiko Fuji

Career

Active from 1963 to 2021, with a break from 1973 to 1982, busiest in 1970 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
34
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score68/100
Highest rated
Poster for Chizuko's Younger Sister
Chizuko's Younger Sister
GoodWatch score75/100

Characters

1

The characters Sumiko Fuji played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 22 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Sumiko Fuji Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.4, average 5.4
  • Satire & Parody
    1.1, average 2.3
  • Physical Comedy
    1.5, average 2.4
  • Scare
    1.8, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Japanese Cinema 12
  • Period Piece 7
  • Historical Drama 6
  • Yakuza Film 5
  • Historical Setting 5
  • Political Intrigue 5
  • Japanese Period Drama 4
  • Slice of Life 4
  • Female Protagonist 4
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Classic Yakuza Film 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

65
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

2 titles
Garden of Camellias
Garden of Camellias (2021)

as Kinuko

A Day-Off of Ryoma Takeuchi
A Day-Off of Ryoma Takeuchi (2020)

TV show · as Sumako

2010s

13 titles · average score 65
Children of the Sea
Children of the Sea (2019)
GoodWatch score 68

as Dede (voice)

A Loving Husband
A Loving Husband (2016)
GoodWatch score 68

as Reiko Inoue

Fake Marriage
Fake Marriage (2015)

TV show · as Kanae Himura

April Fools
April Fools (2015)
GoodWatch score 58

as Royal Madam

Murder on the Orient Express
Murder on the Orient Express (2015)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show

Murder on the Orient Express
Murder on the Orient Express (2015)
GoodWatch score 68

as Fuji Hatori

Lady Maiko
Lady Maiko (2014)
GoodWatch score 67

as Chiharu Kojima

Twilight: Saya in Sasara
Twilight: Saya in Sasara (2014)
GoodWatch score 49

as Onatsu

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

as Hanae ishimoto

Casting Blossoms to the Sky
Casting Blossoms to the Sky (2012)
GoodWatch score 71

as Ririko Motoki

Teppan
Teppan (2010)

TV show

The History of Our Family
The History of Our Family (2010)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Maki Yame

2000s

10 titles · average score 67
Summer Wars
Summer Wars (2009)
GoodWatch score 74

as Sakae Jinnouchi (voice)

Air Doll
Air Doll (2009)
GoodWatch score 66

as Chiyoko

Ah, It's True, You Are Already Gone
Ah, It's True, You Are Already Gone (2009)
GoodWatch score 69

as Yoko Sugiura

Heart of a Samurai
Heart of a Samurai (2009)

TV show

Sweet Rain: Accuracy of Death
Sweet Rain: Accuracy of Death (2008)
GoodWatch score 69

as Kazue (as Junko Fuji)

Yamazakura, The Cherry Tree in the Hills
Yamazakura, The Cherry Tree in the Hills (2008)

as Shizu Tezuka

The Cherry Orchard: Blossoming
The Cherry Orchard: Blossoming (2008)

as Reiko Takayama

Best Wishes for Tomorrow
Best Wishes for Tomorrow (2007)
GoodWatch score 73

as Haruko Okada

Murder of the Inugami Clan
Murder of the Inugami Clan (2006)
GoodWatch score 66

as Matsuko Inugami

Hula Girls
Hula Girls (2006)
GoodWatch score 56

as Chiyo Tanikawa

1990s

4 titles · average score 74
The Geisha House
The Geisha House (1999)
GoodWatch score 73

as Satoe

Wait and See
Wait and See (1998)

as Kimiyi, Hiroshi's Mother

Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands
Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands (1993)

TV show

Chizuko's Younger Sister
Chizuko's Younger Sister (1991)
GoodWatch score 75

as Mother

1980s

2 titles
Buddies
Buddies (1989)

as Tami

The Brave Man Says Little
The Brave Man Says Little (1983)

TV show

1970s

10 titles
The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang
The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang (1972)

as Tsuruji

Red Peony Gambler: Here to Kill You
Red Peony Gambler: Here to Kill You (1971)

as Takiko Yano

Okoma, the Orphan Gambler
Okoma, the Orphan Gambler (1971)

as Tsumagoi Okoma

Bitter Tears of a Woman Gambler
Bitter Tears of a Woman Gambler (1971)

as Komasa Joshu / Masako Ota

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

as Oryu

A Lively Geisha
A Lively Geisha (1970)

as Koshizu

Silk Hat Boss
Silk Hat Boss (1970)

as Oryu

The Last Kamikaze
The Last Kamikaze (1970)

as Shizuko Munakata

The Drifting Gambler
The Drifting Gambler (1970)

as Kohide

Women of Osaka Castle
Women of Osaka Castle (1970)

TV show

1960s

24 titles · average score 72
Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Game
Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Game (1969)
GoodWatch score 71

as Red Peony Oryu

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

as Ryuko Yano/Oryu-The Red Peony

Red Peony Gambler: Second Generation Ceremony
Red Peony Gambler: Second Generation Ceremony (1969)

as Ryuko Yano

Samurai Geisha
Samurai Geisha (1969)

as Shinji

Memoir of Japanese Assassinations
Memoir of Japanese Assassinations (1969)

as Takako

Red Peony Gambler
Red Peony Gambler (1968)
GoodWatch score 71

as Hibotan no Ryu

Big Time Gambling Boss
Big Time Gambling Boss (1968)
GoodWatch score 73

as Hiroe

Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's Obligation
Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's Obligation (1968)
GoodWatch score 70

as O-Ryu

The Chivalrous Life
The Chivalrous Life (1967)

as Ofuji

The Shogun and His Mistresses
The Shogun and His Mistresses (1967)

as O-mino

Blood of Revenge
Blood of Revenge (1965)

as Hatsue

13 Assassins
13 Assassins (1963)
GoodWatch score 74

as Kayo