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
- Older brother as Saeko
- The Boxer as Harumi
- I Am A Man of Honor
- Crocodile, Parrot and Fur Seal as Nanako's mather
1976
1975
- I Am a Cat
- Truck Rascals: No One Can Stop Me as Kimie, Jonathan's Wife
- The Gate of Youth
- The Wild Trucker as Kimie Matsushita (Mother)
1974
- The Castle of Sand as Naka Sumie
- Wagako wa Tanin
- Pastoral: To Die in the Country as Air woman
- Tora-san's Lullaby as 踊子
- Kigeki-otoko no ude dameshi
1973
- Edo wo Kiru
- Kigeki: Otoko no nakidokoro as Masayo Kinoshita
- The Killing Game
1972
- 姫君捕物控
- Zatoichi in Desperation as Ohama
- Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori as Tomiko
- My Voiceless Friends
1970
- Attention Please
- Where Spring Comes Late as Passengers on Nemuro Main Line
- Tora-san, His Tender Love as 驹子
- Silk Hat Boss as Choko
1969
- Samurai Banners as Buhei's wife
- Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man as Koyama's Wife
- Shinjuku Plaza
- Wolf Escort
- A Comedy in Front of the Station: Pier
- Crazy Big Discovery as Hanakawado Wakako
- Women Can't Be Beaten
- Madcap Mixup as Mamechiyo
- 猛烈社員 スリゴマ忍法
- Futari no Koibito
1968
- Oyaji Daiko
- The Human Bullet as Woman in Apron
- Curse of the Blood as Okuma
- The Marked Man
- Wicked Priest 2: Ballad of Murder
- The Neon Taiheiki
- Desperate Hoodlum
- The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze
- How to Be the Worst of Office Workers
- Mexican Free-for-All as Yukari
- School for Thieves as Kuriko
- Mappira shain yūkyōden
1967
- Zatoichi's Cane Sword as Oryu
- Great Incidents
- Ambassador Ramen
- Yanagase Blues as Sumie Yato
- Sodachi zakari
- Tokyo Gambler
1966
- The Threat as Hiroko
- Dynamite Doctor Returns as Otoki
- Golden Ninja as Okiku
- Third Class Soldier Boss
- Women Doing Time
- Yakuza Vassal
1965
1964
- Intentions of Murder as Sadako Takahashi
- Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction
- Life of Hishakaku 3
- The Glamorous Ghost as Sugie Asami
- To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2 as Akemi
- Monrō no yōna onna
- How to Make Money
- The Spying Sorceress as Kara
1963
- The Insect Woman as Midori
- Onna yajikita-tatchi ryokō
1962
- Our Marriage as Rinko Arishima