Masumi Harukawa
Acting
1935-11-16 · Utsunomiya, Tochigi, 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.
Filmography
Bokyo
1993 · Movie
愛の立待岬・京都－函館殺人事件
1993 · Movie
Waga Machi
1992 · Series
Carlos
1991 · Movie
Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World: What Happens When You Die
1989 · Movie
I Love You So Much
1988 · Movie
Shiro and Marilyn
1988 · Movie
Tokyo Pop
1988 · Movie
Hachiko
1987 · Movie
Makeup
1987 · Movie
Ellie My Love
1987 · Movie
Michi
1986 · Movie
Sotsugyou -GRADUATION-
1985 · Movie
Abarenbo Shogun II – New Year’s Special
1985 · Movie
Hole in the Pants
1984 · Movie
Play it, Boogie-Woogie
1981 · Movie
Shogun's Ninja
1980 · Movie
Run Truck Rascal, Run!
1979 · Movie
A 5,000 Kilometer Run under The Scorching Sun
1979 · Movie
The Truck Rascals Go to The North
1978 · Movie
Pink Lady's Motion Picture
1978 · Movie
Hakatakko Pure Heart
1978 · Movie
Truck Rascals: Another Odyssey of Momojiro
1978 · Movie
Crocodile, Parrot and Fur Seal
1977 · Movie
I Am A Man of Honor
1977 · Movie
Older brother
1977 · Series
The Boxer
1977 · Movie
Truck Rascals in Fever Heat
1976 · Movie
Bridal Cruise
1976 · Movie
Truckster Goes to Hokkaido
1976 · Movie
Human Revolution II
1976 · Movie
Hobo General
1976 · Movie
A Cheerful Yakuza
1976 · Movie
The Wild Trucker
1975 · Movie
Truck Rascals: No One Can Stop Me
1975 · Movie
I Am a Cat
1975 · Movie
The Gate of Youth
1975 · Movie
Pastoral: To Die in the Country
1974 · Movie
Tora-san's Lullaby
1974 · Movie
The Castle of Sand
1974 · Movie
Wagako wa Tanin
1974 · Series
Kigeki-otoko no ude dameshi
1974 · Movie
Edo wo Kiru
1973 · Series
Kigeki: Otoko no nakidokoro
1973 · Movie
The Killing Game
1973 · Movie
Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori
1972 · Movie
Zatoichi in Desperation
1972 · Movie
姫君捕物控
1972 · Series
My Voiceless Friends
1972 · Movie
なんたって18歳！
1971 · Series
Maboroshi no Satsui
1971 · Movie
Otoko Ippiki Gaki Daisho
1971 · Movie
Hajimete no Tabi
1971 · Movie
Where Spring Comes Late
1970 · Movie
Attention Please
1970 · Series
Silk Hat Boss
1970 · Movie
Tora-san, His Tender Love
1970 · Movie
Shinjuku Plaza
1969 · Movie
Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man
1969 · Movie
Women Can't Be Beaten
1969 · Movie
Wolf Escort
1969 · Movie
Madcap Mixup
1969 · Movie
猛烈社員 スリゴマ忍法
1969 · Movie
Futari no Koibito
1969 · Movie
Samurai Banners
1969 · Movie
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Pier
1969 · Movie
Crazy Big Discovery
1969 · Movie
Wicked Priest 2: Ballad of Murder
1968 · Movie
Desperate Hoodlum
1968 · Movie
The Human Bullet
1968 · Movie
Mappira shain yūkyōden
1968 · Movie
How to Be the Worst of Office Workers
1968 · Movie
The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze
1968 · Movie
Curse of the Blood
1968 · Movie
The Marked Man
1968 · Movie
Mexican Free-for-All
1968 · Movie
The Neon Taiheiki
1968 · Movie
School for Thieves
1968 · Movie
Oyaji Daiko
1968 · Series
Great Incidents
1967 · Movie
Sodachi zakari
1967 · Movie
Yanagase Blues
1967 · Movie
Tokyo Gambler
1967 · Movie
Ambassador Ramen
1967 · Movie
Zatoichi's Cane Sword
1967 · Movie
Golden Ninja
1966 · Movie
Dynamite Doctor Returns
1966 · Movie
Third Class Soldier Boss
1966 · Movie
Yakuza Vassal
1966 · Movie
Women Doing Time
1966 · Movie
The Threat
1966 · Movie
Code of Ruffians
1965 · Movie
Chained Bitch
1965 · Movie
House of Terrors
1965 · Movie
The Man Who Killed Six Women
1965 · Movie
The Abalone Gals
1965 · Movie
Color
1965 · Movie
Bloody Shuriken
1965 · Movie
The Black Cat
1965 · Movie
Nami kage
1965 · Movie
Sex Peddlers
1965 · Movie
The Spying Sorceress
1964 · Movie
Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction
1964 · Movie
The Glamorous Ghost
1964 · Movie
Intentions of Murder
1964 · Movie
Life of Hishakaku 3
1964 · Movie
How to Make Money
1964 · Movie
To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2
1964 · Movie
Monrō no yōna onna
1964 · Movie
The Insect Woman
1963 · Movie
Onna yajikita-tatchi ryokō
1963 · Movie
Our Marriage
1962 · Movie
Girls of the Night
1961 · Movie
Obon's Dipping Contest
1961 · Movie
Obon, The Moll Dipper
1961 · Movie
The Troubles of Wimpy Women Soldiers
1961 · Movie
Aces Wild
1961 · Movie
Modern Moneymaking
1960 · Movie
Jiyūgaoka fujin
1960 · Movie
Just Barely
1960 · Movie
Yellow Cherries
1960 · Movie
Hito mo arukeba
1960 · Movie
The Five Jolly Thieves
1960 · Movie
Pineapple Butai
1959 · Movie
Utamaro, Painter of the Woman
1959 · Movie
The Cola Game
1959 · Movie
Ittōsai wa sebangō 6
1959 · Movie
Three Generations of Company Presidents Part II
1959 · Movie
Temptation on Glamour Island
1959 · Movie