Takako Fuji

Takako Fuji
藤 貴子
Born (1972-07-27) July 27, 1972 (age 51)
Tokyo, Japan
Occupations
Years active1992–present
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Spouse
Joe Watanabe
(m. 1998; div. 2004)
Children1

Takako Fuji (藤 貴子, Fuji Takako, born 27 July 1972) is a Japanese actress, voice actress, and dancer from Tokyo, Japan. She is best known for her performances as Kayako Saeki in the Ju-On and Grudge franchises.

Biography

A native of Tokyo, Fuji studied acting at the Aoyama Gakuin University, and subsequently joined the Ein Theatrical Company. Her work was usually on-stage or in voice-over studios, but occasionally she would also appear in films. Her most famous role to this date is that of Kayako Saeki, the vengeful ghost in the Ju-on series, which she subsequently played in The Grudge series later on as well. She first played Kayako in the 1998 short movie Katasumi, part of the Gakkô no kaidan G collection. She then reprised her role in the direct-to-video film Ju-on and its sequel, Ju-on 2.

When director Takashi Shimizu decided to direct two additional instalments for a broader theatrical release, which he called (Ju-on: The Grudge and Ju-on: The Grudge 2), Fuji played the character of Kayako twice more. When the films were subsequently remade for an American audience as The Grudge and The Grudge 2, she returned as Kayako again. However, she declined the role in The Grudge 3 which subsequently went to Aiko Horiuchi.

Filmography

Films

List of acting performances in feature films
Year Title Role Notes Refs
1997 Princess Mononoke Woman in Iron Town
1998 Katasumi and 4444444444 Kayako Saeki short film
2002 Ju-on: The Grudge Kayako Saeki Main Antagonist
2003 Ju-on: The Grudge 2 Kayako Saeki
2004 The Grudge Kayako Saeki
2005 Reincarnation Hotel Maid
2005 The Samurai I Loved
2006 The Grudge 2 Kayako Saeki Main Antagonist
2006 The iDol Rika
2007 Ghost vs. Alien 03
2007 The Cat's Whiskers
List of acting performances in direct-to-video and television films
Year Title Role Notes Refs
2000 Ju-on: The Curse Kayako Saeki Direct to-DVD
2000 Ju-on: The Curse 2 Kayako Saeki Direct to-DVD

Anime

List of voice performances in anime
Year Title Role Notes Refs
1996 Case Closed Tomoko Hayasaka / Toshimi Ebihara
1998 Devil Lady Satomi Yuasa 23 episodes
1999 Crest of the Stars Gyumuryua 13 episodes
2000 Turn A Gundam Little Girl in Canal C Episode: "Sea Battle of the Lunar Surface" [citation needed]
2010 Naruto: Shippuden Hidden Stone Village Jonin Episode: "Naruto and the Old Soldier" [citation needed]
2015 Ghost in the Shell: Arise Architecture Jeril / VV 4 Episodes
2019 The Rising of the Shield Hero Old Woman Episode: "Curse Shield"

Dubbing

List of voice performances in overseas dubbing
Title Role Notes Refs
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Valentina Allegra de Fontaine Voice dub for Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Black Widow
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
2012 Laura Wilson Voice dub for Thandie Newton
Adventures of Jules Verne
Æon Flux Sithandra Voice dub for Sophie Okonedo
After Earth Faia Raige Voice dub for Sophie Okonedo
Almost Human Captain Sandra Maldonado Voice dub for Lili Taylor
Armageddon Grace Stamper Voice dub for Liv Tyler
Black Lightning Lynn Stewart Voice dub for Christine Adams
Brandy & Mr. Whiskers Lola Boa Voice dub for Alanna Ubach
The Child in Time Julie Voice dub for Kelly Macdonald
The Conjuring Carolyn Perron Voice dub for Lili Taylor
Creep Kate Voice dub for Franka Potente
CSI: Miami Natalia Boa Vista Voice dub for Eva LaRue
Curse of Chucky Barb Pierce Voice dub for Danielle Bisutti
Deliver Us from Evil Jen Sarchie Voice dub for Olivia Munn
Due Date Heidi Voice dub for Juliette Lewis
Enough Slim Hiller Voice dub for Jennifer Lopez
Good Bye, Lenin! Ariane Kerner Voice dub for Maria Simon
The Grudge Faith Matheson Voice dub for Lin Shaye
Fiona Landers Voice dub for Tara Westwood
Hearts in Atlantis Liz Garfield Voice dub for Hope Davis
Hereditary Annie Graham Voice dub for Toni Collette
Hide and Seek Elizabeth Young Voice dub for Elisabeth Shue
High Incident Jesse Erugado Voice dub for Lisa Vidal
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 Lieutenant Jackson Voice dub for Michelle Forbes
Johnny English Lorna Campbell Voice dub for Natalie Imbruglia
The Kitchen Ruby O'Carroll Voice dub for Tiffany Haddish
The Last Scandal of My Life Lee Na-yoon Voice dub for Byun Jung-soo
Liar DI Vanessa Harmon Voice dub for Shelley Conn
Life Is Beautiful Amico Rodolfo Voice dub for Claudio Alfonsi
Limitless Melissa Gant Voice dub for Anna Friel
A Little Bit of Heaven Marley Corbett Voice dub for Kate Hudson
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Marigold Brandyfoot Voice dub for Sara Zwangobani
The Loudest Voice Gretchen Carlson Voice dub for Naomi Watts
Marnie Susan Clabon Voice dub for Mariette Hartley
The Mandalorian The Armorer Voice dub for Emily Swallow
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials Mary Cooper Voice dub for Lili Taylor
Missing Grace Allen Voice dub for Nia Long
Mission: Impossible III Lindsey Farris Voice dub for Keri Russell
Monk Natalie Teeger Voice dub for Traylor Howard
New Year's Eve Laura Voice dub for Katherine Heigl
Nightmare Alley Zeena Krumbein Voice dub for Toni Collette
Out of Time Anne-Merai Harrison Voice dub for Sanaa Lathan
The Pacifier Claire Fletcher Voice dub for Lauren Graham
Saw series Amanda Young Voice dub for Shawnee Smith
Shades of Blue Detective Tess Nazario Voice dub for Drea de Matteo
Strike Back Maj. Rachel Dalton Voice dub for Rhona Mitra
Third Watch
Titanic Rose Voice dub for Kate Winslet
Tomorrowland Ursula Voice dub for Kathryn Hahn
Treadstone Ellen Becker Voice dub for Michelle Forbes
U.S. Marshals Marie Bineaux Voice dub for Irène Jacob
Vincenzo Choi Myung-hee Voice dub for Kim Yeo-jin
Westworld Maeve Millay Voice dub for Thandie Newton
What to Expect When You're Expecting Holly Castillo Voice dub for Jennifer Lopez
The World Is Not Enough Dr. Christmas Jones Voice dub for Denise Richards
Yo soy Betty, la fea Betty Voice dub for Ana Maria Orozco
Zombieland: Double Tap Nevada Voice dub for Rosario Dawson

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