Sumiko Fuji

Sumiko Fuji
Sumiko Fuji
富司純子
	Sumiko Fuji (1965)
Born	Junko Shundo (俊藤純子); December 1, 1945 (age 78); Gobō, Wakayama, Japan
Other names	Junko Fuji
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1963–present
Spouse	Onoe Kikugorō VII
Children	Shinobu Terajima; Onoe Kikunosuke V;

Junko Terashima (Japanese: 寺島純子, Hepburn: Terashima Junko, born 1 December 1945), known professionally as Sumiko Fuji (富司純子, Fuji Sumiko), is a Japanese actress. She began acting in the 1960s under the name Junko Fuji (藤純子, Fuji Junko), 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^[1] and 2006.^[2] 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.

^ "Burū Ribon Shō hisutorī 1999" (in Japanese). Cinema Hochi. Archived from the original on 20 July 2010. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
^ "Burū Ribon Shō hisutorī 2006" (in Japanese). Cinema Hochi. Archived from the original on 1 April 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2010.

[1] "Burū Ribon Shō hisutorī 1999" (in Japanese). Cinema Hochi. Archived from the original on 20 July 2010. Retrieved 17 July 2010.

[2] "Burū Ribon Shō hisutorī 2006" (in Japanese). Cinema Hochi. Archived from the original on 1 April 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2010.

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