Masumi Harukawa
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
Nov 16, 1935 (90 years old)
Place of Birth
Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan
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
| 1993 | Bokyo | |
| 1992 | Waga Machi | |
| 1991 | Carlos | |
| 1989 | Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World: What Happens When You Die五十嵐玉緒 | |
| 1988 | Tokyo PopMother | |
| 1988 | Shiro and MarilynKatsue Nakazato | |
| 1988 | I Love You So Much | |
| 1987 | HachikoOkichi | |
| 1987 | Ellie My Love | |
| 1987 | Makeup | |
| 1986 | MichiMatsuyo | |
| 1985 | Sotsugyou -GRADUATION- | |
| 1985 | Abarenbo Shogun II – New Year’s Special | |
| 1984 | Hole in the Pants | |
| 1981 | Play it, Boogie-WoogieHaruyo Kobayashi | |
| 1980 | Shogun's NinjaLady Yodo | |
| 1979 | Run Truck Rascal, Run! | |
| 1979 | A 5,000 Kilometer Run under The Scorching Sun | |
| 1978 | Truck Rascals: Another Odyssey of Momojiro | |
| 1978 | The Truck Rascals Go to The North | |
| 1978 | Pink Lady's Motion Picture | |
| 1978 | Hakatakko Pure Heart | |
| 1977 | Crocodile, Parrot and Fur SealNanako's mather | |
| 1977 | BoxerHarumi | |
| 1977 | Truckster of Guts | |
| 1977 | I Am A Man of Honor | |
| 1977 | Older brotherSaeko | |
| 1976 | A Cheerful Yakuza | |
| 1976 | Truckster Goes to Hokkaido | |
| 1976 | Truck Rascals in Fever Heat | |
| 1976 | Human Revolution II | |
| 1976 | Hobo General | |
| 1976 | Bridal Cruise | |
| 1975 | The Gate of Youth | |
| 1975 | Truck Rascals: No One Can Stop MeKimie, Jonathan's Wife | |
| 1975 | The Wild TruckerKimie Matsushita (Mother) | |
| 1975 | I Am a Cat | |
| 1974 | Pastoral: To Die in the CountryAir woman | |
| 1974 | Tora-san's Lullaby | |
| 1974 | The Castle of SandNaka Sumie | |
| 1974 | Kigeki-otoko no ude dameshi | |
| 1974 | Wagako wa Tanin | |
| 1973 | The Killing Game | |
| 1973 | Edo wo Kiru | |
| 1972 | Zatoichi in DesperationOhama | |
| 1972 | Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba WataridoriTomiko | |
| 1972 | My Voiceless Friends | |
| 1972 | 姫君捕物控 | |
| 1971 | Otoko Ippiki Gaki Daisho | |
| 1971 | Hajimete no Tabi | |
| 1971 | Maboroshi no Satsui | |
| 1971 | なんたって18歳！ | |
| 1970 | Silk Hat BossChoko | |
| 1970 | Silk Hat Boss | |
| 1970 | Where Spring Comes LatePassengers on Nemuro Main Line | |
| 1970 | Tora-san, His Tender LoveKomako | |
| 1969 | Japan's No. 1 Disconnected ManKoyama's Wife | |
| 1969 | Futari no Koibito | |
| 1969 | Samurai BannersBuhei's wife | |
| 1969 | Wolf Escort | |
| 1969 | Madcap MixupMamechiyo | |
| 1969 | Women Can't Be Beaten | |
| 1969 | A Comedy in Front of the Station: Pier | |
| 1969 | 猛烈社員 スリゴマ忍法 | |
| 1969 | Crazy Big DiscoveryHanakawado Wakako | |
| 1968 | Neon taiheiki | |
| 1968 | The Human Bullet | |
| 1968 | How to Be the Worst of Office Workers | |
| 1968 | Curse of the BloodOkuma | |
| 1968 | The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze | |
| 1968 | Wicked Priest 2: Ballad of Murder | |
| 1968 | The Marked Man | |
| 1968 | Desperate Hoodlum | |
| 1968 | School for ThievesKuriko | |
| 1968 | Mappira shain yūkyōden | |
| 1968 | Mexican Free-for-AllYukari | |
| 1968 | Oyaji Daiko | |
| 1967 | Zatoichi's Cane SwordOryu | |
| 1967 | Sodachi zakari | |
| 1967 | Yanagase BluesSumie Yato | |
| 1967 | Tokyo Gambler | |
| 1967 | Ambassador Ramen | |
| 1966 | Dynamite Doctor ReturnsOtoki | |
| 1966 | The ThreatHiroko | |
| 1966 | Golden NinjaOkiku | |
| 1966 | Yakuza Vassal | |
| 1966 | Women Doing Time | |
| 1966 | Third Class Soldier Boss | |
| 1965 | Color | |
| 1965 | Code of Ruffians | |
| 1965 | Nami kage | |
| 1965 | House of TerrorsAkemi Yokota | |
| 1965 | Sex Peddlers | |
| 1965 | Bloody Shuriken | |
| 1965 | The Black Cat | |
| 1965 | The Abalone Gals | |
| 1965 | Chained Bitch | |
| 1965 | 六人の女を殺した男 | |
| 1964 | Intentions of MurderSadako Takahashi | |
| 1964 | Life of Hishakaku 3 | |
| 1964 | The Glamorous GhostSugie Asami | |
| 1964 | How to Make Money | |
| 1964 | Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction | |
| 1964 | The Spying SorceressKara | |
| 1964 | To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2Akemi | |
| 1964 | Monrō no yōna onna | |
| 1963 | The Insect WomanMidori | |
| 1963 | Onna yajikita-tatchi ryokō | |
| 1962 | Our MarriageRinko Arishima | |
| 1961 | Obon, The Moll Dipper | |
| 1961 | Girls of the NightHarada | |
| 1961 | Aces Wild | |
| 1961 | 腰抜け女兵騒動 | |
| 1960 | Hito mo arukebaNamiko | |
| 1960 | Jiyūgaoka fujin | |
| 1960 | Yellow Cherries | |
| 1959 | Pineapple ButaiBetty | |
| 1959 | Utamaro, Painter of the Woman | |
| 1959 | The Cola Game | |
| 1959 | Temptation on Glamour IslandMasa Uchida | |
| 1959 | Three Generations of Company Presidents Part II |