Masumi Harukawa
Born: 1935-11-16 in Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
1993
1992
1991
1988
- Shiro and Marilyn as Katsue Nakazato
- Tokyo Pop as Mother
- I Love You So Much
1987
- Hachiko as Okichi
- Ellie My Love
- Makeup
1986
- Michi as Matsuyo
1984
1981
- Play it, Boogie-Woogie as Haruyo Kobayashi
1980
- Shogun's Ninja as Lady Yodo
1978
1977
- Crocodile, Parrot and Fur Seal as Nanako's mather
- Boxer as Harumi
- I Am A Man of Honor
- Truckster of Guts
- Older brother as Saeko
1976
1975
- Truck Rascals: No One Can Stop Me as Kimie, Jonathan's Wife
- The Wild Trucker as Kimie Matsushita (Mother)
- The Gate of Youth
- I Am a Cat
1974
- Pastoral: To Die in the Country as Air woman
- Tora-san's Lullaby
- The Castle of Sand as Naka Sumie
- Kigeki-otoko no ude dameshi
- Wagako wa Tanin
1972
- Zatoichi in Desperation as Ohama
- My Voiceless Friends
- 姫君捕物控
- Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori as Tomiko
1970
- Tora-san, His Tender Love as Komako
- Silk Hat Boss as Choko
- Where Spring Comes Late as Passengers on Nemuro Main Line
1969
- Wolf Escort
- Women Can't Be Beaten
- Samurai Banners as Buhei's wife
- Futari no Koibito
- Madcap Mixup as Mamechiyo
- Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man as Koyama's Wife
- A Comedy in Front of the Station: Pier
- 猛烈社員 スリゴマ忍法
1968
1967
- Zatoichi's Cane Sword as Oryu
- Yanagase Blues as Sumie Yato
- Tokyo Gambler
- Ambassador Ramen
- Sodachi zakari
1966
- Third Class Soldier Boss
- The Threat as Hiroko
- Dynamite Doctor Returns as Otoki
- Women Doing Time
- Golden Ninja as Okiku
- Yakuza Vassal
1965
1964
- Intentions of Murder as Sadako Takahashi
- Life of Hishakaku 3
- To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2 as Akemi
- The Spying Sorceress as Kara
- The Glamorous Ghost as Sugie Asami
- Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction
- Monrō no yōna onna
- How to Make Money
1963
- The Insect Woman as Midori
- Onna yajikita-tatchi ryokō
1962
- Our Marriage as Rinko Arishima
1961
1960
- Jiyūgaoka fujin
- Hito mo arukeba as Namiko
- Yellow Cherries