In 1995, Fujitani made her cinematic debut at age 13 starring in the cult classic Gamera: Guardian of the Universe directed by Shusuke Kaneko.
In 2008, she played the role of Hiroko in the anthology film Tokyo!, [2] directed by Leos Carax, Bong Joon-Ho and Michel Gondry.
She also featured in the indie romance Daylight Savings (2012) with the supporting role of “Goh” Nakamura's ex-girlfriend,[3] Mozart in the Jungle (2014) and The Last Ship (2014).
The film was directed by Park Chan-wook, Chung Chung-hoon, and Michael Werwie, and scored by Clint Mansell.
[7] At age 12, she won the Asian Beauty Contest, held in honor of the Japanese release of the film Police Story 3, kick starting her modeling career.