was a Japanese actress, singer and narrator. She was affiliated with Aoni Production at the time of her death.

Biography

At the age of eight, Fujita worked in radio and television as an actress, singer and comedian. She also sang theme songs for anime, such as the 1969 adaptation of Dororo.

She was also a voice actor for anime series and films, often in works by Toei Animation and Nippon Animation. Notable roles included Ikkyu in Ikkyū-san, Eiichi Kite in Kiteretsu Daihyakka, Taichi Yagami in Digimon Adventure, Mamiya in Fist of the North Star, and Rui Kisugi in Cat's Eye.

In 1984, she received the award for "Best Voice Actor" in the 1st Nihon Anime Taishou.

Later on in her career, her work was limited due to her poor physical condition and health problems. On December 28, 2018, it was announced that she had died of invasive breast cancer at the age of 68.

Filmography

Television animation

;1960s

  • Yūsei Shōnen Papii (1965–1966) (Papii)

;1970s

  • Ikkyū-san (1975–1976) (Ikkyū)

;1980s

  • Patalliro! (1982–1983) (Maraich Juschenfe)
  • Cat's Eye (1983–1985) (Rui Kisugi)
  • Prefectural Earth Defense Force (1986) (Yūko Inoue)
  • Ginga Nagareboshi Gin (1986) (Cross)
  • Space Family Carlvinson (1988) (Mother)
  • Kiteretsu Daihyakka (1988–1996) (Eiichi Kite)

;1990s

  • RG Veda (1991–1992) (Shashi-oh)
  • Outlaw Star (1998) (Hilda) (Final role)

Dubbing roles

Live-action

  • 48 Hrs. (1985 NTV edition) (Elaine Marshall (Annette O'Toole))
  • Above the Law (1993 TV Asahi edition) (Delores "Jacks" Jackson (Pam Grier))
  • Air Force One (U.S. Vice President Kathryn Bennett (Glenn Close))
  • Alfie (Liz (Susan Sarandon))
  • Beverly Hills Cop (1988 TV Asahi edition) (Jeanette "Jenny" Summers (Lisa Eilbacher))
  • Blue Velvet (Dorothy Vallens (Isabella Rossellini))
  • Coogan's Bluff (Julie Roth (Susan Clark))
  • DeepStar Six (Joyce Collins (Nancy Everhard))
  • Dharma & Greg (Katherine "Kitty" Montgomery (Susan Sullivan))
  • Edward Scissorhands (1994 TV Asahi edition) (Peg Boggs (Dianne Wiest))
  • Elizabeth R (Elizabeth I of England)
  • Elizabethtown (Hollie Baylor (Susan Sarandon))
  • The Exorcist (2001 NTV edition) (Chris MacNeil (Ellen Burstyn))
  • Friends with Benefits (Lorna (Patricia Clarkson))
  • Georgia Rule (Georgia Randall (Jane Fonda))
  • Good Bye, Lenin! (Christiane Kerner (Katrin Sass))
  • The Goonies (1988 TBS edition) (Mikey (Sean Astin))
  • Halloween (Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis))
  • The Jane Austen Book Club (Bernadette (Kathy Baker))
  • The Lovely Bones (Grandma Lynn (Susan Sarandon))
  • Mary, Queen of Scots (Elizabeth I)
  • Murphy Brown (Murphy Brown (Candice Bergen))
  • National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (Ellen Griswold (Beverly D'Angelo))
  • Sabrina the Teenage Witch (Zelda Spellman (Beth Broderick))
  • The Stepford Wives (Claire Wellington (Glenn Close))
  • Stuart Little (Mrs. Keeper (Julia Sweeney))
  • This Boy's Life (Caroline Wolff Hansen (Ellen Barkin))

Animation

  • Cinderella (Drizella Tremaine)
  • Tarzan II (Kala)
  • Tom and Jerry (Jerry and Nibbles) (original series)