Person
Masumi Harukawa
Acting · Born 1935-11-16 · 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
Oyaji Daiko
1968
Hachiko
Okichi
Silk Hat Boss
Choko
Color
1965
Sex Peddlers
1965
Dynamite Doctor Returns
Otoki
Hito mo arukeba
Namiko
Attention Please
1970
The Boxer
Harumi
Pastoral: To Die in the Country
Air woman
Filmography
- 1993Bokyo
- 1993愛の立待岬・京都－函館殺人事件
- 1992Waga Machi
- 1991Carlos
- 1989Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World: What Happens When You Die五十嵐玉緒
- 1988I Love You So Much
- 1988Shiro and MarilynKatsue Nakazato
- 1988Tokyo PopMother
- 1987HachikoOkichi
- 1987Makeup
- 1987Ellie My Love
- 1986MichiMatsuyo
- 1985Sotsugyou -GRADUATION-
- 1985Abarenbo Shogun II – New Year’s Special
- 1984Hole in the Pants
- 1981Play it, Boogie-WoogieHaruyo Kobayashi
- 1980Shogun's NinjaLady Yodo
- 1979Run Truck Rascal, Run!
- 1979A 5,000 Kilometer Run under The Scorching Sun
- 1978The Truck Rascals Go to The North
- 1978Pink Lady's Motion Picture
- 1978Hakatakko Pure Heart
- 1978Truck Rascals: Another Odyssey of Momojiro
- 1977Crocodile, Parrot and Fur SealNanako's mather
- 1977I Am A Man of Honor
- 1977Older brotherSaeko
- 1977The BoxerHarumi
- 1976Truck Rascals in Fever Heat
- 1976Bridal Cruise
- 1976Truckster Goes to Hokkaido
- 1976Human Revolution II
- 1976Hobo General
- 1976A Cheerful Yakuza
- 1975The Wild TruckerKimie Matsushita (Mother)
- 1975Truck Rascals: No One Can Stop MeKimie, Jonathan's Wife
- 1975I Am a Cat
- 1975The Gate of Youth
- 1974Pastoral: To Die in the CountryAir woman
- 1974Tora-san's Lullaby
- 1974The Castle of SandNaka Sumie
- 1974Wagako wa Tanin
- 1974Kigeki-otoko no ude dameshi
- 1973Edo wo Kiru
- 1973Kigeki: Otoko no nakidokoroMasayo Kinoshita
- 1973The Killing Game
- 1972Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba WataridoriTomiko
- 1972Zatoichi in DesperationOhama
- 1972姫君捕物控
- 1972My Voiceless Friends
- 1971なんたって18歳！
- 1971Maboroshi no Satsui
- 1971Otoko Ippiki Gaki Daisho
- 1971Hajimete no Tabi
- 1970Where Spring Comes LatePassengers on Nemuro Main Line
- 1970Attention Please
- 1970Silk Hat BossChoko
- 1970Tora-san, His Tender LoveKomako
- 1969Shinjuku Plaza
- 1969Japan's No. 1 Disconnected ManKoyama's Wife
- 1969Women Can't Be Beaten
- 1969Wolf Escort
- 1969Madcap MixupMamechiyo
- 1969猛烈社員 スリゴマ忍法
- 1969Futari no Koibito
- 1969Samurai BannersBuhei's wife
- 1969A Comedy in Front of the Station: Pier
- 1969Crazy Big DiscoveryHanakawado Wakako
- 1968Wicked Priest 2: Ballad of Murder
- 1968Desperate Hoodlum
- 1968The Human BulletWoman in Apron
- 1968Mappira shain yūkyōden
- 1968How to Be the Worst of Office Workers
- 1968The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze
- 1968Curse of the BloodOkuma
- 1968The Marked Man
- 1968Mexican Free-for-AllYukari
- 1968Neon taiheiki
- 1968School for ThievesKuriko
- 1968Oyaji Daiko
- 1967Great Incidents
- 1967Sodachi zakari
- 1967Yanagase BluesSumie Yato
- 1967Tokyo Gambler
- 1967Ambassador Ramen
- 1967Zatoichi's Cane SwordOryu
- 1966Golden NinjaOkiku
- 1966Dynamite Doctor ReturnsOtoki
- 1966Third Class Soldier Boss
- 1966Yakuza Vassal
- 1966Women Doing Time
- 1966The ThreatHiroko
- 1965Code of Ruffians
- 1965Chained Bitch
- 1965House of TerrorsAkemi Yokota
- 1965The Man Who Killed Six Women
- 1965The Abalone Gals
- 1965Color
- 1965Bloody Shuriken
- 1965The Black Cat
- 1965Nami kage
- 1965Sex Peddlers
- 1964The Spying SorceressKara
- 1964Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction
- 1964The Glamorous GhostSugie Asami
- 1964Intentions of MurderSadako Takahashi
- 1964Life of Hishakaku 3
- 1964How to Make Money
- 1964To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2Akemi
- 1964Monrō no yōna onna
- 1963The Insect WomanMidori
- 1963Onna yajikita-tatchi ryokō
- 1962Our MarriageRinko Arishima
- 1961Girls of the NightHarada
- 1961Obon, The Moll Dipper
- 1961腰抜け女兵騒動
- 1961Aces Wild
- 1960Jiyūgaoka fujin
- 1960Just Barely
- 1960Yellow Cherries
- 1960Hito mo arukebaNamiko
- 1959Pineapple ButaiBetty
- 1959Utamaro, Painter of the Woman
- 1959The Cola Game
- 1959Three Generations of Company Presidents Part II
- 1959Temptation on Glamour IslandMasa Uchida
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