Known For
Acting
Born
Nov 16, 1935
Place of Birth
Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan
Credits
124 titles
Masumi Harukawa
Biography
Born Machie Takigawa, she was active as a dancer at the Asakusa Rock Theater under the stage name Mary Rose in the early 1950s. Due to her appearance, she was affectionately nicknamed Daruma-chan and Jumbo-chan. Soon after moving to the Nichigeki Music Hall, she was scouted by the film industry and made her acting debut in "Gurama-to no yuwaku/The Temptation of Grama Island." Memorable in Japan for her regular role in eight of the ten Toei film series " Trucker Rascals," playing the wife of the series co-star Aikawa Kinya, among appearances in other popular cinematic serials such as Zatoichi and Tora-san. International audiences would be more familiar with her work with avant-garde directors Shōhei Imamura & Shūji Terayama.
Known For
Filmography
Bokyo
愛の立待岬・京都－函館殺人事件
Waga Machi
Carlos
Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World: What Happens When You Die
五十嵐玉緒
I Love You So Much
Shiro and Marilyn
Katsue Nakazato
Tokyo Pop
Mother
Hachiko
Okichi
Makeup
Ellie My Love
Michi
Matsuyo
Sotsugyou -GRADUATION-
Abarenbo Shogun II – New Year’s Special
Hole in the Pants
Play it, Boogie-Woogie
Haruyo Kobayashi
Shogun's Ninja
Lady Yodo
Run Truck Rascal, Run!
A 5,000 Kilometer Run under The Scorching Sun
The Truck Rascals Go to The North
Pink Lady's Motion Picture
Hakatakko Pure Heart
Truck Rascals: Another Odyssey of Momojiro
Crocodile, Parrot and Fur Seal
Nanako's mather
I Am A Man of Honor
Older brother
Saeko
The Boxer
Harumi
Truck Rascals in Fever Heat
Bridal Cruise
Truckster Goes to Hokkaido
Human Revolution II
Hobo General
A Cheerful Yakuza
The Wild Trucker
Kimie Matsushita (Mother)
Truck Rascals: No One Can Stop Me
Kimie, Jonathan's Wife
I Am a Cat
The Gate of Youth
Pastoral: To Die in the Country
Air woman
Tora-san's Lullaby
The Castle of Sand
Naka Sumie
Wagako wa Tanin
Kigeki-otoko no ude dameshi
Edo wo Kiru
Kigeki: Otoko no nakidokoro
Masayo Kinoshita
The Killing Game
Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori
Tomiko
Zatoichi in Desperation
Ohama
姫君捕物控
My Voiceless Friends
なんたって18歳！