Masumi Harukawa
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 16, 1935 (age 90)
- Birthplace
- 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
Filmography
Bokyo
Movie
愛の立待岬・京都－函館殺人事件
Movie
Waga Machi
TV · 10 eps
Carlos
Movie
Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World: What Happens When You Die
Movie · as 五十嵐玉緒
Tokyo Pop
Movie · as Mother
Shiro and Marilyn
Movie · as Katsue Nakazato
I Love You So Much
Movie
Hachiko
Movie · as Okichi
Ellie My Love
Movie
Makeup
Movie
Michi
Movie · as Matsuyo
Sotsugyou -GRADUATION-
Movie
Abarenbo Shogun II – New Year’s Special
Movie
Hole in the Pants
Movie
Play it, Boogie-Woogie
Movie · as Haruyo Kobayashi
Shogun's Ninja
Movie · as Lady Yodo
Run Truck Rascal, Run!
Movie
A 5,000 Kilometer Run under The Scorching Sun
Movie
Truck Rascals: Another Odyssey of Momojiro
Movie
The Truck Rascals Go to The North
Movie
Pink Lady's Motion Picture
Movie
Hakatakko Pure Heart
Movie
Crocodile, Parrot and Fur Seal
Movie · as Nanako's mather
The Boxer
Movie · as Harumi
I Am A Man of Honor
Movie
Older brother
TV · as Saeko · 13 eps
A Cheerful Yakuza
Movie
Truckster Goes to Hokkaido
Movie
Truck Rascals in Fever Heat
Movie
Human Revolution II
Movie
Hobo General
Movie
Bridal Cruise
Movie
The Gate of Youth
Movie
Truck Rascals: No One Can Stop Me
Movie · as Kimie, Jonathan's Wife
The Wild Trucker
Movie · as Kimie Matsushita (Mother)
I Am a Cat
Movie
Pastoral: To Die in the Country
Movie · as Air woman
Tora-san's Lullaby
Movie · as 踊子
The Castle of Sand
Movie · as Naka Sumie
Kigeki-otoko no ude dameshi
Movie
Wagako wa Tanin
TV · 26 eps
The Killing Game
Movie
Kigeki: Otoko no nakidokoro
Movie · as Masayo Kinoshita
Edo wo Kiru
TV · 1 ep
Zatoichi in Desperation
Movie · as Ohama
Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori
Movie · as Tomiko
My Voiceless Friends
Movie
Princess's Detective Chronicles
TV · 13 eps
Otoko Ippiki Gaki Daisho
Movie
Hajimete no Tabi
Movie
Maboroshi no Satsui
Movie
なんたって18歳！
TV · 1 ep
Silk Hat Boss
Movie · as Choko
Where Spring Comes Late
Movie · as Passengers on Nemuro Main Line
Tora-san, His Tender Love
Movie · as 驹子
Attention Please
TV · 2 eps
Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man
Movie · as Koyama's Wife
Futari no Koibito
Movie
Samurai Banners
Movie · as Buhei's wife
Wolf Escort
Movie
Madcap Mixup
Movie · as Mamechiyo
Women Can't Be Beaten
Movie
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Pier
Movie
猛烈社員 スリゴマ忍法
Movie
Crazy Big Discovery
Movie · as Hanakawado Wakako
Shinjuku Plaza
Movie
The Neon Taiheiki
Movie
The Human Bullet
Movie · as Woman in Apron
How to Be the Worst of Office Workers
Movie
Curse of the Blood
Movie · as Okuma
The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze
Movie
Wicked Priest 2: Ballad of Murder
Movie
The Marked Man
Movie
Desperate Hoodlum
Movie
School for Thieves
Movie · as Kuriko
Mappira shain yūkyōden
Movie
Mexican Free-for-All
Movie · as Yukari
Oyaji Daiko
TV · 26 eps
Zatoichi's Cane Sword
Movie · as Oryu
Sodachi zakari
Movie
Yanagase Blues
Movie · as Sumie Yato
Tokyo Gambler
Movie
Ambassador Ramen
Movie
Great Incidents
Movie
Dynamite Doctor Returns
Movie · as Otoki
The Threat
Movie · as Hiroko
Golden Ninja
Movie · as Okiku
Yakuza Vassal
Movie
Women Doing Time
Movie
Third Class Soldier Boss
Movie
Color
Movie
Code of Ruffians
Movie
Nami kage
Movie
House of Terrors
Movie · as Akemi Yokota
Sex Peddlers
Movie
Bloody Shuriken
Movie
The Black Cat
Movie
The Abalone Gals
Movie
Chained Bitch
Movie
The Man Who Killed Six Women
Movie
Intentions of Murder
Movie · as Sadako Takahashi
Life of Hishakaku 3
Movie
The Glamorous Ghost
Movie · as Sugie Asami
How to Make Money
Movie
Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction
Movie
The Spying Sorceress
Movie · as Kara
To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2
Movie · as Akemi
Monrō no yōna onna
Movie
The Insect Woman
Movie · as Midori
Onna yajikita-tatchi ryokō
Movie
Our Marriage
Movie · as Rinko Arishima
Obon, The Moll Dipper
Movie
Girls of the Night
Movie · as Harada
Aces Wild
Movie
The Troubles of Wimpy Women Soldiers
Movie
Obon's Dipping Contest
Movie
Gun's Bloody Mire
Movie
Hito mo arukeba
Movie · as Namiko
Jiyūgaoka fujin
Movie
Yellow Cherries
Movie
Just Barely
Movie
Modern Moneymaking
Movie
The Five Jolly Thieves
Movie
Pineapple Butai
Movie · as Betty
Utamaro, Painter of the Woman
Movie
The Cola Game
Movie
Temptation on Glamour Island
Movie · as Masa Uchida
Three Generations of Company Presidents Part II
Movie
Ittōsai wa sebangō 6
Movie