Masumi Harukawa
November 16, 1935 (89 years old) in Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
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
Credits
- 1993 · Bokyo as
- 1992 · Waga Machi as
- 1991 · Carlos as
- 1989 · Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World: What Happens When You Die as 五十嵐玉緒
- 1988 · I Love You So Much as
- 1988 · Shiro and Marilyn as Katsue Nakazato
- 1988 · Tokyo Pop as Mother
- 1987 · Hachiko as Okichi
- 1987 · Makeup as
- 1987 · Ellie My Love as
- 1986 · Michi as Matsuyo
- 1985 · Sotsugyou -GRADUATION- as
- 1985 · Abarenbo Shogun II – New Year’s Special as
- 1984 · Hole in the Pants as
- 1981 · Play it, Boogie-Woogie as Haruyo Kobayashi
- 1980 · Shogun's Ninja as Lady Yodo
- 1979 · Run Truck Rascal, Run! as
- 1979 · A 5,000 Kilometer Run under The Scorching Sun as
- 1978 · The Truck Rascals Go to The North as
- 1978 · Pink Lady's Motion Picture as
- 1978 · Truck Rascals: Another Odyssey of Momojiro as
- 1977 · Crocodile, Parrot and Fur Seal as Nanako's mather
- 1977 · I Am A Man of Honor as
- 1977 · Older brother as Saeko
- 1977 · Boxer as Harumi
- 1977 · Truckster of Guts as
- 1976 · Truck Rascals in Fever Heat as
- 1976 · Bridal Cruise as
- 1976 · Truckster Goes to Hokkaido as
- 1976 · Human Revolution II as
- 1976 · Hobo General as
- 1976 · A Cheerful Yakuza as
- 1975 · The Wild Trucker as Kimie Matsushita (Mother)
- 1975 · Truck Rascals: No One Can Stop Me as Jonathan's Wife
- 1975 · I Am a Cat as
- 1975 · The Gate of Youth as
- 1974 · Tora-san's Lullaby as
- 1974 · Pastoral: To Die in the Country as Air woman
- 1974 · The Castle of Sand as Naka Sumie
- 1974 · Wagako wa Tanin as
- 1974 · Kigeki-otoko no ude dameshi as
- 1973 · Edo wo Kiru as
- 1973 · The Killing Game as
- 1972 · Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori as Tomiko
- 1972 · Zatoichi in Desperation as Ohama
- 1972 · 姫君捕物控 as
- 1972 · My Voiceless Friends as
- 1971 · なんたって18歳！ as
- 1971 · 幻の殺意 as
- 1971 · Otoko Ippiki Gaki Daisho as
- 1971 · Hajimete no Tabi as
- 1970 · Where Spring Comes Late as Passengers on Nemuro Main Line
- 1970 · Silk Hat Boss as Choko
- 1970 · Silk Hat Boss as
- 1970 · Tora-san, His Tender Love as Komako
- 1969 · Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man as Koyama's Wife
- 1969 · Women Can't Be Beaten as
- 1969 · Wolf Escort as
- 1969 · Madcap Mixup as Mamechiyo
- 1969 · 猛烈社員 スリゴマ忍法 as
- 1969 · Futari no Koibito as
- 1969 · Samurai Banners as Buhei's wife
- 1969 · A Comedy in Front of the Station: Pier as
- 1968 · Wicked Priest 2: Ballad of Murder as
- 1968 · Desperate Hoodlum as
- 1968 · The Human Bullet as
- 1968 · Mappira shain yūkyōden as
- 1968 · How to Be the Worst of Office Workers as
- 1968 · The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze as
- 1968 · Curse of the Blood as Okuma
- 1968 · The Marked Man as
- 1968 · Neon taiheiki as
- 1968 · School for Thieves as Kuriko
- 1968 · Oyaji Daiko as
- 1967 · Sodachi zakari as
- 1967 · Yanagase Blues as Sumie Yato
- 1967 · Tokyo Gambler as
- 1967 · Ambassador Ramen as
- 1967 · Zatoichi's Cane Sword as Oryu
- 1966 · Golden Ninja as Okiku
- 1966 · Dynamite Doctor Returns as Otoki
- 1966 · Yakuza Vassal as
- 1966 · Women Doing Time as
- 1966 · The Threat as Hiroko
- 1965 · Code of Ruffians as
- 1965 · Chained Bitch as
- 1965 · House of Terrors as Akemi Yokota
- 1965 · 六人の女を殺した男 as
- 1965 · The Abalone Gals as
- 1965 · Color as
- 1965 · Bloody Shuriken as
- 1965 · The Black Cat as
- 1965 · Nami kage as
- 1965 · Sex Peddlers as
- 1964 · The Spying Sorceress as Kara
- 1964 · Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction as
- 1964 · The Glamorous Ghost as Sugie Asami
- 1964 · Intentions of Murder as Sadako Takahashi
- 1964 · Life of Hishakaku 3 as
- 1964 · How to Make Money as
- 1964 · Monrō no yōna onna as
- 1964 · To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2 as Akemi
- 1963 · The Insect Woman as Midori
- 1963 · Onna yajikita-tatchi ryokō as
- 1962 · Our Marriage as Rinko Arishima
- 1961 · Girls of the Night as Harada
- 1961 · Obon, The Moll Dipper as
- 1961 · 腰抜け女兵騒動 as
- 1961 · Aces Wild as
- 1960 · Jiyūgaoka fujin as
- 1960 · Yellow Cherries as
- 1960 · Hito mo arukeba as Namiko
- 1959 · Pineapple Butai as Betty
- 1959 · Utamaro, Painter of the Woman as
- 1959 · The Cola Game as
- 1959 · Sequel- Three Generations of Company Presidents as
- 1959 · Temptation on Glamour Island as Masa Uchida