Junko Fuji became famous as the female lead in yakuza films opposite such stars as Kōji Tsuruta and Ken Takakura. This led to Toei giving her a series of her own as the sword-wielding gambler Red Peony in the Hibotan Bakuto series, which helped pave the way for Meiko Kaji and Reiko Ike.

Initially retiring in 1972 after getting married, she began appearing on TV in 1974 under her real name, Junko Terashima. She later returned to films in 1989 using the name Sumiko Fuji, 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. In Japan, Fuji is the equivalent of a Grace Kelly or an Audrey Hepburn.

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