# Takako Fuji

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 |
| 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 | Main Antagonist |
| 2004 | The Grudge | Kayako Saeki | Main Antagonist |
| 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 |
| 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" |
| 2010 | Naruto: Shippuden | Hidden Stone Village Jonin | Episode: "Naruto and the Old Soldier" |
| 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 |
| The Falcon and the Winter Soldier | Valentina Allegra de Fontaine | Voice dub for Julia Louis-Dreyfus |
| Black Widow | Valentina Allegra de Fontaine | Voice dub for Julia Louis-Dreyfus |
| Black Panther: Wakanda Forever | Valentina Allegra de Fontaine | Voice dub for Julia Louis-Dreyfus |
| 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 |
| The Grudge | 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 |