Sumiko Fuji — Actor (81)
Bloodiest Flower (1971) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
日本女侠伝 血斗乱れ花
director: Kōsaku Yamashita actor: Sumiko Fuji / Ken Takakura
other title: 日本女侠伝 血斗乱れ花
A dramatic captivating tale tells of widowed Tei (Junko Fuji), she has become a coalmine operator and is determined to be successful despite mining being a predominately male domain. Overcoming the natural hardships, a more serious threat to Tei and her mine, the menacing presence of rival mining gangs who sense her vulnerability... Nihon jokyo-den:ketto midarw-bana is an outstanding drama, highlighted by wonderful characterizations/performances. Yamashita's excellent direction maintains a rich emotional flow from the opening seconds to the last. Intense and bloody encounters punctuate throughout the engaging multi layered tale!
A Lively Geisha (1970) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
日本女侠伝 鉄火芸者
other title: 日本女侠伝 鉄火芸者
Young geisha Koshizu's wish of reuniting with the man, Yukichi, who helped her ten years ago comes true. When she learns of the trouble Yukichi's business is facing, she stands ready to come to his aid, and thus repay a debt that's long overdue.
Samurai Geisha (1969) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
日本女侠伝 侠客芸者
director: Kōsaku Yamashita actor: Sumiko Fuji / Ken Takakura
other title: 日本女侠伝 侠客芸者 / Nihon jokyo-den: kyokaku geisha
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. A stellar all-star cast, a thrilling story, and Takakura Ken's violent swordplay, make this a classic Yakuza movie!
The Last Kamikaze (1970) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
最後の特攻隊
director: Junya Satō actor: Koji Tsuruta / Ken Takakura
other title: 最後の特攻隊
With World War II is coming to its end and Japan nearing defeat, Japanese military leaders step up suicide attacks on Allied ships. Toei legend Koji Tsuruta stars as a Kamikaze squad leader who has second thoughts about suicide runs. He becomes torn between his own morality and his duty to his country when he must deal with a pilot under his command who refuses to complete his mission.
The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze (1968) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
あゝ予科練
other title: あゝ予科練
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. However, the flight schools have extremely demanding, harsh training, and once they finally become pilots, they must become suicide bombers and give their lives for their homeland.
Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge (1963) [Movie] TMDB WikiData IMDb
八州遊侠伝 男の盃
director: Masahiro Makino actor: Chiezo Kataoka / Sonny Chiba
other title: 八州遊侠伝 男の盃 / Gambler Tales Of Hasshu: A Man'S Pledge
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. In other words, he was the Japanese Robin Hood. In this film Kunisada (Chiezo Kataoka) arrives to a small town terrorized by an evil gang. He insists that he is not Kunisada, as the word is Kunisada has been executed, but of course the audience know better. Sonny Chiba plays an unusual supporting role as a helpless young man unable to defend himself from the gangsters. He does, however, get to play taiko drums and dance with Junko Fuji (who makes her film debut here). Chiba's father, an old judge who helps Kunisada, is played by Takashi Shimura. The film hardly anything exceptional, but it's a pretty decent jidai geki / yakuza drama.
Two Lives, Two Yakuza (1964) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
竜虎一代
director: Tsuneo Kobayashi actor: Koji Tsuruta / Sumiko Fuji
other title: 竜虎一代 / Ryūko ichidai
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. It turns out the man is the head of a hard working clan appointed to a railway construction project. A ruthless yakuza gang is also trying to get their share of the project and attempts to sabotage the work. After the old man dies, his son (Sonny Chiba) and daughter (Junko Fuji) try to complete the project. Tsuruta joins them while also falling in love with a local woman working in a bar (after all, Tsuruta always was more of a lover than his stoic colleague Takakura).
The Geisha House (1999) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
おもちゃ
director: Kinji Fukasaku actor: Maki Miyamoto / Sumiko Fuji
other title: La Maison des geishas / おもちゃ
Set in a Kyoto geisha house during the post-WWII era, the young Omocha begins her rigorous apprenticeship within the traditional community of geiko and maiko. She must navigate complex internal rivalries and a strict social hierarchy while the house struggles to maintain its customs. As modern society shifts around them, the residents face the increasing pressure of Japan's changing cultural identity.
Red Peony Gambler: Here to Kill You (1971) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
緋牡丹博徒 お命戴きます
director: Tai Katō actor: Sumiko Fuji / Tomisaburō Wakayama
other title: Lady Yakuza 7 - Prépare-toi à mourir ! / Lady Yakuza Red Peony Gambler 7: Here to kill you
The seventh chapter of the stunning Hibotan Bakuto series. Many years have passed since Oryu the Red Peony began her soul-searching journey after her father was killed. In her travels, she meets villagers whose crops and livelihoods are being destroyed by pollution from a local factory. They seem to work out an agreement, but Oryu must help the poor villagers when the greedy factory owner and corrupt politicians betray them…
Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Game (1969) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
緋牡丹博徒 花札勝負
director: Tai Katō actor: Sumiko Fuji / Ken Takakura
other title: Lady Yakuza 3 - Le jeu des fleurs / Lady Yakuza Red Peony Gambler 3: The Flowers Cards Game
The third chapter of the ‘Red Peony Gambler’ saga depicts the happiness and sadness of Red Peony Oryu’s life as she seals her femininity with a red peony tattoo and lives in world of chivalry and honor of the yakuza. This story takes place in the middle of the Meiji era in Nagoya. Oryu is wandering the country, training herself to reinstate her family name. With a written recommendation from Kumatora, she appears at the door of the Nishinomaru family. At the same time, the family is preparing for the gambling competition at the Netsuda Shrine Festival, which they have been hosting for generations. Meanwhile, the crooked Kinbara family is plotting to take over the competition. And now Oryu is forced to get involved in the struggle…
Red Peony Gambler: Biographies of a Gambling Room (1969) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
緋牡丹博徒 鉄火場列伝
other title: Lady Yakuza 5 - Chronique des joueurs / Lady Yakuza Red Peony Gambler 5: Biographies of a Gambling Room
Oryu the Red Peony, a wandering female yakuza on a soul-searching journey after the death of her father. After collecting her sickly follower from jail, she is taken in by a fishing village. Feeling indebted to their generosity, she stays to work for the village and promises to leave her yakuza ways behind. When a dispute breaks out for the gambling rights to a local festival, the villagers are harassed by a gang of thugs. When the harassment turns violent, Oryu must decide wither to keep her promise or protect the villagers.
Red Peony Gambler: Second Generation Ceremony (1969) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
緋牡丹博徒 二代目襲名
other title: Lady Yakuza 4 - L'Héritière / Lady Yakuza Red Peony Gambler 4: Second Generation Ceremony
The industrial revolution comes to Japan with the introduction of the railroad system. This led to clashes between boatmen, who livelihoods are threatened, and the railroad construction workers. Oryu the Red Peony returns to her home in Kumamoto to accept her position as second generation leader of the Yano Family. But the ceremony is interrupted by fighting between local boatmen and railroad works. And it seems a rival family is pulling the strings behind the clashes.
Red Peony Gambler: Execution of Duty (1972) [Movie] TMDB WikiData IMDb
緋牡丹博徒 仁義通します
director: Buichi Saitō actor: Sumiko Fuji / Bunta Sugawara
other title: Lady Yakuza 8 - Le code Yakuza / Lady Yakuza Red Peony Gambler 8: Execution of duty
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. Meanwhile a turf war breaks out. When the family is betrayed from within and the rival family becomes violent, Oryu takes things into her own hands…