Masumi Harukawa
Known For
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.
Most Known For
Sotsugyou -GRADUATION-
Oyaji Daiko
Older brother
as Saeko
Hachiko
as Okichi
Pastoral: To Die in the Country
as Air woman
Intentions of Murder
as Sadako Takahashi
The Castle of Sand
as Naka Sumie
Waga Machi
Shogun's Ninja
as Lady Yodo
Play it, Boogie-Woogie
as Haruyo Kobayashi
Wagako wa Tanin
Tokyo Pop
as Mother
Samurai Banners
as Buhei's wife
The Human Bullet
The Insect Woman
as Midori
Zatoichi in Desperation
as Ohama
Zatoichi's Cane Sword
as Oryu
姫君捕物控
Run Truck Rascal, Run!
