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.
Filmography
Hachiko
as Okichi
Pastoral: To Die in the Country
as Air woman
The Insect Woman
as Midori
The Castle of Sand
as Naka Sumie
Intentions of Murder
as Sadako Takahashi
Zatoichi's Cane Sword
as Oryu
Zatoichi in Desperation
as Ohama
Samurai Banners
as Buhei's wife
Shogun's Ninja
as Lady Yodo
Girls of the Night
as Harada
House of Terrors
as Akemi Yokota
Tokyo Pop
as Mother
Where Spring Comes Late
as Passengers on Nemuro Main Line
The Threat
as Hiroko
Our Marriage
as Rinko Arishima
Tora-san, His Tender Love
as Komako
Curse of the Blood
as Okuma
Truck Rascals: No One Can Stop Me
as Kimie, Jonathan's Wife