Masumi Harukawa
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 (124)
Bokyo- 愛の立待岬・京都－函館殺人事件
Waga Machi
Carlos
Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World: What Happens When You Die
Shiro and Marilyn
Tokyo Pop
I Love You So Much
Hachiko
Ellie My Love
Makeup
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
Truck Rascals: Another Odyssey of Momojiro
The Truck Rascals Go to The North
Pink Lady's Motion Picture
Hakatakko Pure Heart
I Am A Man of Honor
Crocodile, Parrot and Fur Seal
Truckster of Guts
Boxer
Older brother
Truck Rascals in Fever Heat
Hobo General
Truckster Goes to Hokkaido
Human Revolution II
A Cheerful Yakuza
Bridal Cruise
The Gate of Youth
The Wild Trucker
Truck Rascals: No One Can Stop Me
I Am a Cat
Tora-san's Lullaby
Pastoral: To Die in the Country
The Castle of Sand
Kigeki-otoko no ude dameshi
Wagako wa Tanin
The Killing Game
Kigeki: Otoko no nakidokoro
Edo wo Kiru
My Voiceless Friends
Zatoichi in Desperation
Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori- 姫君捕物控
Hajimete no Tabi
Otoko Ippiki Gaki Daisho
Maboroshi no Satsui
なんたって18歳！
Silk Hat Boss
Where Spring Comes Late
Tora-san, His Tender Love
Attention Please
Wolf Escort
Crazy Big Discovery
Women Can't Be Beaten
Samurai Banners
Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man
Futari no Koibito
Madcap Mixup
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Pier
猛烈社員 スリゴマ忍法
The Marked Man
Desperate Hoodlum
Mexican Free-for-All
Neon taiheiki
Oyaji Daiko
The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze
How to Be the Worst of Office Workers
School for Thieves
Curse of the Blood
Wicked Priest 2: Ballad of Murder
The Human Bullet
Mappira shain yūkyōden
Sodachi zakari
Ambassador Ramen
Zatoichi's Cane Sword
Yanagase Blues
Tokyo Gambler
Yakuza Vassal
The Threat
Dynamite Doctor Returns
Golden Ninja
Women Doing Time
Third Class Soldier Boss
The Black Cat
Nami kage
Bloody Shuriken
Code of Ruffians
Sex Peddlers
House of Terrors
Color
The Abalone Gals
Chained Bitch
The Man Who Killed Six Women
The Spying Sorceress
Intentions of Murder
The Glamorous Ghost
Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction
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
Our Marriage
Obon, The Moll Dipper
Aces Wild
Girls of the Night
腰抜け女兵騒動
Jiyūgaoka fujin
Hito mo arukeba
Yellow Cherries
Just Barely
Pineapple Butai
Utamaro, Painter of the Woman
Three Generations of Company Presidents Part II
Temptation on Glamour Island
The Cola Game