Masumi Harukawa
Born: 1935-11-16
• 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
Carlos
Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World: What Happens When You Die
I Love You So Much
Shiro and Marilyn
Tokyo Pop
Hachiko
Makeup
Ellie My Love
Michi
Sotsugyou -GRADUATION-
Abarenbo Shogun II – New Year’s Special
Hole in the Pants
Play it, Boogie-Woogie
Shogun's Ninja
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
Truck Rascals: Another Odyssey of Momojiro
Crocodile, Parrot and Fur Seal
I Am A Man of Honor
Boxer
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
Truck Rascals: No One Can Stop Me
I Am a Cat
The Gate of Youth
Pastoral: To Die in the Country
Tora-san's Lullaby
The Castle of Sand
Kigeki-otoko no ude dameshi
The Killing Game
Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori
Zatoichi in Desperation
My Voiceless Friends
Maboroshi no Satsui
Otoko Ippiki Gaki Daisho
Hajimete no Tabi
Where Spring Comes Late
Silk Hat Boss
Silk Hat Boss
Tora-san, His Tender Love
Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man
Women Can't Be Beaten
Wolf Escort
Madcap Mixup
猛烈社員 スリゴマ忍法
Futari no Koibito
Samurai Banners
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Pier
Crazy Big Discovery
Wicked Priest 2: Ballad of Murder
Desperate Hoodlum
The Human Bullet
Mappira shain yūkyōden
How to Be the Worst of Office Workers
The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze
Curse of the Blood
The Marked Man
Mexican Free-for-All
Neon taiheiki
School for Thieves
Sodachi zakari
Yanagase Blues
Tokyo Gambler
Ambassador Ramen
Zatoichi's Cane Sword
Golden Ninja
Dynamite Doctor Returns
Third Class Soldier Boss
Yakuza Vassal
Women Doing Time
The Threat
Code of Ruffians
Chained Bitch
House of Terrors
六人の女を殺した男
The Abalone Gals
Color
Bloody Shuriken
The Black Cat
Nami kage
Sex Peddlers
The Spying Sorceress
Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction
The Glamorous Ghost
Intentions of Murder
Life of Hishakaku 3
How to Make Money
To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2
Monrō no yōna onna
The Insect Woman
Onna yajikita-tatchi ryokō