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.