Masumi Harukawa
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.
Acting
Movie
Hachiko
as Okichi
1987
Movie
Pastoral: To Die in the Country
as Air woman
1974
Movie
The Insect Woman
as Midori
1963
Movie
The Castle of Sand
as Naka Sumie
1974
Movie
Intentions of Murder
as Sadako Takahashi
1964
Movie
Zatoichi's Cane Sword
as Oryu
1967
Movie
Zatoichi in Desperation
as Ohama
1972
Movie
Samurai Banners
as Buhei's wife
1969
Movie
Shogun's Ninja
as Lady Yodo
1980
Movie
Girls of the Night
as Harada
1961
Movie
House of Terrors
as Akemi Yokota
1965
Movie
Tokyo Pop
as Mother
1988
Movie
Where Spring Comes Late
as Passengers on Nemuro Main Line
1970
Movie
The Human Bullet
1968
Movie
Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction
1964
Movie
Tora-san, His Tender Love
as Komako
1970
Movie
The Threat
as Hiroko
1966
Movie
Our Marriage
as Rinko Arishima
1962
Movie
Curse of the Blood
as Okuma
1968
Movie
Tora-san's Lullaby
1974
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Truck Rascals: No One Can Stop Me
as Kimie, Jonathan's Wife
1975
Movie
Boxer
as Harumi
1977
Movie
I Am a Cat
1975
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Carlos
1991