Masumi Harukawa
Actor
Born November 16, 1935 in Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan
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.
Filmography
Bokyo
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
Boxer
Harumi
Truckster of Guts
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
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
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
Komako
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
Neon taiheiki
School for Thieves
Kuriko
Oyaji Daiko
Sodachi zakari
Yanagase Blues
Sumie Yato
Tokyo Gambler
Ambassador Ramen
Zatoichi's Cane Sword
Oryu
Golden Ninja
Okiku
Dynamite Doctor Returns
Otoki
Third Class Soldier Boss
Yakuza Vassal
Women Doing Time
The Threat
Hiroko
Code of Ruffians
Chained Bitch
House of Terrors
Akemi Yokota
The Man Who Killed Six Women
The Abalone Gals
Color
Bloody Shuriken
The Black Cat
Nami kage
Sex Peddlers
The Spying Sorceress
Kara
Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction
The Glamorous Ghost
Sugie Asami
Intentions of Murder
Sadako Takahashi
Life of Hishakaku 3
How to Make Money
To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2
Akemi
Monrō no yōna onna
The Insect Woman
Midori
Onna yajikita-tatchi ryokō
Our Marriage
Rinko Arishima
Girls of the Night
Harada
Obon, The Moll Dipper
腰抜け女兵騒動
Aces Wild
Jiyūgaoka fujin
Just Barely
Yellow Cherries
Hito mo arukeba
Namiko
Pineapple Butai
Betty
Utamaro, Painter of the Woman
The Cola Game
Three Generations of Company Presidents Part II
Temptation on Glamour Island
Masa Uchida