【富司純子・藤純子】「散ってこそ花」――9年で90本、26歳で自ら幕を引いた理由

This is the story of Junko Fuji, during her time as Junko Fuji. It tells the story of Toei's leading actress who played "Hibotan no Oryu," her father, Toei producer Koji Shunto, her mother who raised three children in Osaka, and Hide Ueba, the proprietress of the Kyoto shop "Osome." The story spans from Kyoto in 1945 to her father's death in 2001. Episode 1. In 1945, the year the war ended, in Kyoto, a married man with children met a geisha from Gion at a dance hall in Kiyamachi. The man said, "I'm single." That December, a baby girl was born in Wakayama. This was Junko. Ten months later, another daughter of her father was born in Kyoto. Her father rarely returned to their home in Osaka. Her mother raised three children through piecework. They had no choice but to go to the shop in Kyoto to get their living expenses. On the second floor of the shop, while feeding a boy from their Osaka home, the proprietress reportedly said, "We're the ones who took their father away from them. There's nothing we can do about it." At 17, her daughter began working at Toei Kyoto Studios. Her father was strongly opposed—to her Takarazuka career, her acting career, and her marriage. She appeared in nearly 90 films in nine years. At 26, at her engagement press conference, she declared, "A flower is only truly beautiful when it withers; I wanted to wither while I was in full bloom." Her father made money from her films, made her wait four years, and then, at 77, married the proprietress. Every time she performed at the Minamiza Theatre, she would stay at their house for nearly a month. Then, in 2013, she wrote in her memoir: "I still haven't forgiven my mother for the hardships and suffering she endured." ▶ Episode 2 (scheduled): As Junko Fuji – Her return after 17 years, and as a mother 【Contents of this video】 • 1945, Kiyamachi Dance Hall – Koji Shunto and Hide Ueba, also known as "Osome" of Gion • "I'm single" – He already had a wife and child • December 1945, Gobo, Wakayama Prefecture – Junko is born. My father was from Kyoto. Ten months later, my father's other daughter was born in Kyoto. Moved to Osaka at age 5 - my mother and grandmother raised the three children. The house in Kiyamachi Bukkoji - the first floor was the bar "Osome," and the second floor was my father and Hide's house. My father's wife came to collect living expenses - eventually, the eldest son arrived. "Bon, have something to eat." - "Thank you for the food." "We're the ones who took those children's father away from us." My mother did piecework while having her daughter learn Jiuta-mai and ballet. Kimonos arrived from Kyoto for each recital. In 1960, my father joined Toei - "Would you make me a producer?" A Late Start in Her 40s A daughter who longed for Takarazuka in junior high school - Her father objected 1963, Toei Kyoto Studio - Masahiro Makino: "Why don't you become one at Toei?" Her father strongly objected - Makino: "I'll take responsibility, so you just keep quiet." The origin of her stage name "Junko Fuji" - "Because I liked wisteria flowers." A fortune teller's words - "This is a name you'll give up when you get married." Playing geisha and courtesan roles from her debut - At age 20: "I won't tarnish my body even a little." A commercial directed by Keisuke Kinoshita - The daughter who refused to undress. 1966, "Minamoto no Yoshitsune," Shizuka Gozen - Co-starring with a Kabuki actor. 1968, "Hibotan Bakuto" - The birth of "Hibotan no Oryu" Her father's request: "Change Takakura into a yakuza too." A greeting on their third year of dating —"Wait three years." Three years later — "Please wait one more year." November 9, 1971, Engagement press conference — "I will retire upon marriage." "A flower is only truly beautiful when it withers; I wanted to wither while in full bloom." President Shigeru Okada's warning — "Please do not mention anything about retiring." March 4, 1972, "Kanto Hizaura Ikka" released — 250,000 people on the first day alone. Last line — "Everyone... thank you for everything." March 30, 1972, Hotel Okura — Married Kikunosuke Onoe IV, age 26. Okada's speech and words his father said — "I will definitely fill the void left by Junko." Toei without a daughter — From the following year, yakuza films stopped being successful. 1974, Father moves to Kyoto Studio — 1978, Ginza "Osome" closes. Kyoto, Okazaki's house — The Noh stage alone cost 100 million yen, and the house cost 1 billion yen. 1989, her first film in 17 years, "A-un" - with a new stage name, "Fuji Junko" "Fuji Junko, loved by everyone, remains in the treasure chest" The nameplate on the house in Okazaki - "Shunto Koji" and "Ueba" The daughter stayed at the house for nearly a month every time she performed at the Minamiza Theatre 1994, father 77 years old, Hide-san 71 years old - the day they registered their marriage. A father who made his daughter wait for four years, 23 years later October 12,...