Masumi Harukawa
Acting
Born: November 16, 1935 (age 90) · Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan
Highest Rated
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
Hachiko
1987
Pastoral: To Die in the Country
1974
The Insect Woman
1963
The Castle of Sand
1974
Intentions of Murder
1964
Zatoichi's Cane Sword
1967
Zatoichi in Desperation
1972
Samurai Banners
1969
Girls of the Night
1961
Shogun's Ninja
1980
Photos (1)
Movies (118)
Hachiko
Okichi
Hito mo arukeba
Namiko
The Boxer
Harumi
Shogun's Ninja
Lady Yodo
The Insect Woman
Midori
The Castle of Sand
Naka Sumie
Tokyo Pop
Mother
Maboroshi no Satsui
1971
A 5,000 Kilometer Run under The Scorching Sun
1979
Bokyo
1993
Hole in the Pants
1984
Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man
Koyama's Wife
Girls of the Night
Harada
Neon taiheiki
1968
Intentions of Murder
Sadako Takahashi
Sotsugyou -GRADUATION-
1985
Sex Peddlers
1965
Women Can't Be Beaten
1969
Play it, Boogie-Woogie
Haruyo Kobayashi
Pastoral: To Die in the Country
Air woman
Color
1965
Truck Rascals in Fever Heat
1976
Shiro and Marilyn
Katsue Nakazato
Zatoichi's Cane Sword
Oryu
The Human Bullet
Woman in Apron
Zatoichi in Desperation
Ohama
Wicked Priest 2: Ballad of Murder
1968
The Threat
Hiroko
Truck Rascals: No One Can Stop Me
Kimie, Jonathan's Wife
Silk Hat Boss
Choko
Silk Hat Boss
1970
Samurai Banners
Buhei's wife
Bloody Shuriken
1965
Madcap Mixup
Mamechiyo
Wolf Escort
1969
Curse of the Blood
Okuma
Great Incidents
1967
The Glamorous Ghost
Sugie Asami
I Am a Cat
1975
To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2
Akemi
Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction
1964
Hakatakko Pure Heart
1978
Life of Hishakaku 3
1964
Pink Lady's Motion Picture
1978
The Gate of Youth
1975
Tora-san's Lullaby
1974
Dynamite Doctor Returns
Otoki
Shinjuku Plaza
1969
Tora-san, His Tender Love
Komako
Human Revolution II
1976
Truckster Goes to Hokkaido
1976
The Truck Rascals Go to The North
1978
Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World: What Happens When You Die
五十嵐玉緒
House of Terrors
Akemi Yokota
Run Truck Rascal, Run!
1979
The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze
1968
Nami kage
1965
Where Spring Comes Late
Passengers on Nemuro Main Line
Ellie My Love
1987
Carlos
1991
Truck Rascals: Another Odyssey of Momojiro
1978
Golden Ninja
Okiku
My Voiceless Friends
1972
I Am A Man of Honor
1977
Makeup
1987
A Cheerful Yakuza
1976
Temptation on Glamour Island
Masa Uchida
Crazy Big Discovery
Hanakawado Wakako
Otoko Ippiki Gaki Daisho
1971
Mexican Free-for-All
Yukari
Third Class Soldier Boss
1966
Ambassador Ramen
1967
The Killing Game
1973
Aces Wild
1961
The Black Cat
1965
Hajimete no Tabi
1971
Women Doing Time
1966
Abarenbo Shogun II – New Year’s Special
1985
Three Generations of Company Presidents Part II
1959
The Man Who Killed Six Women
1965
Futari no Koibito
1969
Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori
Tomiko
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Pier
1969
The Marked Man
1968
Michi
Matsuyo
Jiyūgaoka fujin
1960
Just Barely
1960
Our Marriage
Rinko Arishima
Onna yajikita-tatchi ryokō
1963
Utamaro, Painter of the Woman
1959
Yellow Cherries
1960
Pineapple Butai
Betty
Code of Ruffians
1965
The Spying Sorceress
Kara
Yanagase Blues
Sumie Yato
Monrō no yōna onna
1964
The Wild Trucker
Kimie Matsushita (Mother)
Hobo General
1976
Yakuza Vassal
1966
School for Thieves
Kuriko
How to Be the Worst of Office Workers
1968
Desperate Hoodlum
1968
Sodachi zakari
1967
Tokyo Gambler
1967
Chained Bitch
1965
The Abalone Gals
1965
腰抜け女兵騒動
1961
Obon, The Moll Dipper
1961
I Love You So Much
1988
Crocodile, Parrot and Fur Seal
Nanako's mather
猛烈社員 スリゴマ忍法
1969
How to Make Money
1964
Obon's Dipping Contest
1961
Bridal Cruise
1976
Mappira shain yūkyōden
1968
Kigeki-otoko no ude dameshi
1974
The Cola Game
1959
Kigeki: Otoko no nakidokoro
Masayo Kinoshita
