Masumi Harukawa
- Acting
- November 16, 1935 · 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
- 愛の立待岬・京都－函館殺人事件
- Waga Machi
- Carlos
- Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World: What Happens When You Die · 五十嵐玉緒
- I Love You So Much
- Shiro and Marilyn · Katsue Nakazato
- Tokyo Pop · Mother
- Hachiko · Okichi
- Makeup
- Ellie My Love
- Michi · Matsuyo
- Sotsugyou -GRADUATION-
- Abarenbo Shogun II – New Year’s Special
- Hole in the Pants
- Play it, Boogie-Woogie · Haruyo Kobayashi
- Shogun's Ninja · Lady Yodo
- Run Truck Rascal, Run!
- A 5,000 Kilometer Run under The Scorching Sun
- The Truck Rascals Go to The North
- Pink Lady's Motion Picture
- Hakatakko Pure Heart
- Truck Rascals: Another Odyssey of Momojiro
- Crocodile, Parrot and Fur Seal · Nanako's mather
- I Am A Man of Honor
- Older brother · Saeko
- The Boxer · Harumi
- Truck Rascals in Fever Heat
- Bridal Cruise
- Truckster Goes to Hokkaido
- Human Revolution II
- Hobo General
- A Cheerful Yakuza
- The Wild Trucker · Kimie Matsushita (Mother)
- Truck Rascals: No One Can Stop Me · Kimie, Jonathan's Wife
- I Am a Cat
- The Gate of Youth
- Pastoral: To Die in the Country · Air woman
- Tora-san's Lullaby · 踊子
- The Castle of Sand · Naka Sumie
- Wagako wa Tanin
- Kigeki-otoko no ude dameshi
- Edo wo Kiru
- Kigeki: Otoko no nakidokoro · Masayo Kinoshita
- The Killing Game
- Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori · Tomiko
- Zatoichi in Desperation · Ohama
- 姫君捕物控
- My Voiceless Friends
- なんたって18歳！
- Maboroshi no Satsui
- Otoko Ippiki Gaki Daisho
- Hajimete no Tabi
- Where Spring Comes Late · Passengers on Nemuro Main Line
- Attention Please
- Silk Hat Boss · Choko
- Tora-san, His Tender Love · 驹子
- Shinjuku Plaza
- Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man · Koyama's Wife
- Women Can't Be Beaten
- Wolf Escort
- Madcap Mixup · Mamechiyo
- 猛烈社員 スリゴマ忍法
- Futari no Koibito
- Samurai Banners · Buhei's wife
- A Comedy in Front of the Station: Pier
- Crazy Big Discovery · Hanakawado Wakako
- Wicked Priest 2: Ballad of Murder
- Desperate Hoodlum
- The Human Bullet · Woman in Apron
- Mappira shain yūkyōden
- How to Be the Worst of Office Workers
- The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze
- Curse of the Blood · Okuma
- The Marked Man
- Mexican Free-for-All · Yukari
- The Neon Taiheiki
- School for Thieves · Kuriko
- Oyaji Daiko
- Great Incidents