Masumi Harukawa
Known for Acting
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
1987
as Okichi
The Castle of Sand
1974
as Naka Sumie
The Insect Woman
1963
as Midori
Play it, Boogie-Woogie
1981
as Haruyo Kobayashi
Samurai Banners
1969
as Buhei's wife
To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2
1964
as Akemi
Shogun's Ninja
1980
as Lady Yodo
Intentions of Murder
1964
as Sadako Takahashi
Where Spring Comes Late
1970
as Passengers on Nemuro Main Line
The Gate of Youth
1975
Pastoral: To Die in the Country
1974
as Air woman
The Wild Trucker
1975
as Kimie Matsushita (Mother)
Zatoichi's Cane Sword
1967
as Oryu
Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction
1964
My Voiceless Friends
1972
Girls of the Night
1961
as Harada
The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze
1968
Run Truck Rascal, Run!
1979
Boxer
1977
as Harumi
The Human Bullet
1968