Masumi Harukawa
Acting
Born: 1935-11-16 in 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
Color
Attention Please
Intentions of Murder
Sadako Takahashi
I Am a Cat
The Threat
Hiroko
Chained Bitch
The Man Who Killed Six Women
Hachiko
Okichi
なんたって18歳！
The Gate of Youth
Wolf Escort
Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man
Koyama's Wife
Run Truck Rascal, Run!
Kigeki: Otoko no nakidokoro
Masayo Kinoshita
Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori
Tomiko
I Am A Man of Honor
The Marked Man
A 5,000 Kilometer Run under The Scorching Sun
Bokyo
Older brother
Saeko
Pastoral: To Die in the Country
Air woman
Women Can't Be Beaten
Zatoichi in Desperation
Ohama
My Voiceless Friends
The Spying Sorceress
Kara
Wagako wa Tanin
Monrō no yōna onna
Bridal Cruise
Girls of the Night
Harada
Temptation on Glamour Island
Masa Uchida
The Glamorous Ghost
Sugie Asami
Hole in the Pants
The Abalone Gals
Third Class Soldier Boss
Crazy Big Discovery
Hanakawado Wakako
Ambassador Ramen
Mappira shain yūkyōden
Hito mo arukeba
Namiko
The Castle of Sand
Naka Sumie