Masumi Harukawa
Acting
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
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movieShiro and Marilyn
1988
Katsue Nakazato
movieTokyo Pop
1988
Mother
movieHachiko
1987
Okichi
movieMichi
1986
Matsuyo
moviePlay it, Boogie-Woogie
1981
Haruyo Kobayashi
movieShogun's Ninja
1980
Lady Yodo
movieCrocodile, Parrot and Fur Seal
1977
Nanako's mather
tvOlder brother
1977
Saeko
movieBoxer
1977
Harumi
movieThe Wild Trucker
1975
Kimie Matsushita (Mother)
movieTruck Rascals: No One Can Stop Me
1975
Kimie, Jonathan's Wife
movieThe Castle of Sand
1974
Naka Sumie
movieKigeki: Otoko no nakidokoro
1973
Masayo Kinoshita
movieWhere Spring Comes Late
1970
Passengers on Nemuro Main Line
movieJapan's No. 1 Disconnected Man
1969
Koyama's Wife
movieMadcap Mixup
1969
Mamechiyo
movieSamurai Banners
1969
Buhei's wife
movieCrazy Big Discovery
1969
Hanakawado Wakako
movieThe Human Bullet
1968
Woman in Apron
movieYanagase Blues
1967
Sumie Yato
movieThe Threat
1966
Hiroko
movieHouse of Terrors
1965
Akemi Yokota
movieThe Glamorous Ghost
1964
Sugie Asami
movieIntentions of Murder
1964
Sadako Takahashi
movieOur Marriage
1962
Rinko Arishima
movieHito mo arukeba
1960
Namiko
movieTemptation on Glamour Island
1959
Masa Uchida