is a Japanese actress and voice actress 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 English literature at the Aoyama Gakuin University, and during her college years, she studied acting as a student in and later became a contracted actress there. Her work was usually stage actress or in voice-over studios, but occasionally she would also appear in TV series or 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 1997, in a short film titled Kattei Hōmon (家庭訪問, Home Visit), which was created as a project for film academy by Takashi Shimizu—one of the creators of the series and the director of most of its installments—and later served as the foundation for the entire franchise. She later reprised the role in Katasumi, another short film that aired in 1998 as part of the TV program Gakkô no kaidan G, and continued to play the character in the direct-to-video films Ju-on and its sequel, Ju-on 2.
When director Takashi Shimizu decided to direct two additional installments 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.
In 1998, she married , a fellow member of the Theatrical Group EN. They divorced in 2004.
Filmography
Films + List of acting performances in feature films Year Title Role Notes Refs 1997 Princess Mononoke Woman in Iron Town 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 1996 Death Duel on Dream Chaser Hill TV movie 1998 Katasumi Kayako Saeki short film 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 1998 Detective Conan 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" 2010 Naruto: Shippuden Hidden Stone Village Jonin Episode: "Naruto and the Old Soldier" Ghost in the Shell: Arise Architecture Jeril / VV 4 Episodes 2019 The Rising of the Shield Hero Old Woman Episode: "Curse Shield" 2024 Rick and Morty: The Anime Beth Smith
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 Thunderbolts* 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 Dying Light 2 Stay Human Lawan Voice dub for Rosario Dawson 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 Last Scandal 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
References
External links Official agency profile