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Masumi Harukawa

Masumi Harukawa

Actor · Born 1935-11-16 · Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan

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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.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Hachiko (1987) — Okichi
  2. Pastoral: To Die in the Country (1974) — Air woman
  3. The Insect Woman (1963) — Midori
  4. The Castle of Sand (1974) — Naka Sumie
  5. Intentions of Murder (1964) — Sadako Takahashi
  6. Zatoichi's Cane Sword (1967) — Oryu
  7. Zatoichi in Desperation (1972) — Ohama
  8. Samurai Banners (1969) — Buhei's wife
  9. Girls of the Night (1961) — Harada
  10. Shogun's Ninja (1980) — Lady Yodo
  11. House of Terrors (1965) — Akemi Yokota
  12. Tokyo Pop (1988) — Mother
  13. Where Spring Comes Late (1970) — Passengers on Nemuro Main Line
  14. The Human Bullet (1968) — Woman in Apron
  15. Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction (1964)
  16. Tora-san, His Tender Love (1970) — Komako
  17. The Threat (1966) — Hiroko
  18. Our Marriage (1962) — Rinko Arishima
  19. Curse of the Blood (1968) — Okuma
  20. The Boxer (1977) — Harumi
  21. Tora-san's Lullaby (1974)
  22. Truck Rascals: No One Can Stop Me (1975) — Kimie, Jonathan's Wife
  23. I Am a Cat (1975)
  24. Carlos (1991)
  25. Bloody Shuriken (1965)
  26. Hakatakko Pure Heart (1978)
  27. The Gate of Youth (1975)
  28. The Wild Trucker (1975) — Kimie Matsushita (Mother)
  29. The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze (1968)
  30. Wicked Priest 2: Ballad of Murder (1968)
  31. Hole in the Pants (1984)
  32. Code of Ruffians (1965)
  33. Play it, Boogie-Woogie (1981) — Haruyo Kobayashi
  34. The Glamorous Ghost (1964) — Sugie Asami
  35. Truckster Goes to Hokkaido (1976)
  36. The Truck Rascals Go to The North (1978)
  37. A 5,000 Kilometer Run under The Scorching Sun (1979)
  38. Shiro and Marilyn (1988) — Katsue Nakazato
  39. Women Can't Be Beaten (1969)
  40. Michi (1986) — Matsuyo