
Masumi Harukawa
Born: 1935-11-16
Place of Birth: Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan
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

The Insect Woman

Hachiko

Play it, Boogie-Woogie

Pastoral: To Die in the Country

The Castle of Sand

Sotsugyou -GRADUATION-

The Human Bullet

Intentions of Murder

Zatoichi in Desperation

Truckster Goes to Hokkaido

Samurai Banners

The Spying Sorceress

Shogun's Ninja

The Gate of Youth

Hole in the Pants

Wicked Priest 2: Ballad of Murder

My Voiceless Friends

Girls of the Night

Golden Ninja

Michi

The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze

Zatoichi's Cane Sword

Madcap Mixup

Obon, The Moll Dipper

Hobo General

Crocodile, Parrot and Fur Seal

Jiyūgaoka fujin

I Am a Cat

Desperate Hoodlum

Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World: What Happens When You Die

Futari no Koibito

Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction

Life of Hishakaku 3

House of Terrors

Tora-san's Lullaby

The Black Cat

Code of Ruffians

Boxer

A 5,000 Kilometer Run under The Scorching Sun

Nami kage

Tora-san, His Tender Love

Shiro and Marilyn

Onna yajikita-tatchi ryokō

Mexican Free-for-All

The Threat

Chained Bitch

Yanagase Blues

I Am A Man of Honor

Otoko Ippiki Gaki Daisho

Carlos

Truck Rascals in Fever Heat

Mappira shain yūkyōden

Yakuza Vassal

The Glamorous Ghost

Run Truck Rascal, Run!

The Abalone Gals

Pink Lady's Motion Picture

School for Thieves

Pineapple Butai

Bridal Cruise

To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2

Ambassador Ramen

Curse of the Blood

Truck Rascals: No One Can Stop Me

Utamaro, Painter of the Woman

Temptation on Glamour Island

How to Make Money

Sequel- Three Generations of Company Presidents

Aces Wild

Women Doing Time

Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man

Hajimete no Tabi

Bloody Shuriken

六人の女を殺した男

Kigeki-otoko no ude dameshi

腰抜け女兵騒動

A Cheerful Yakuza

Where Spring Comes Late

Our Marriage

Makeup

How to Be the Worst of Office Workers

Tokyo Gambler

Truck Rascals: Another Odyssey of Momojiro

The Wild Trucker

Truckster of Guts

Monrō no yōna onna

The Marked Man

Sodachi zakari

Ellie My Love

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Pier

The Cola Game

The Truck Rascals Go to The North

Silk Hat Boss

Silk Hat Boss

Yellow Cherries

Third Class Soldier Boss

Crazy Big Discovery

Hito mo arukeba

Bokyo

Color

Wolf Escort

Tokyo Pop

Dynamite Doctor Returns

Sex Peddlers

Human Revolution II

Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori

The Killing Game

Abarenbo Shogun II – New Year’s Special

Neon taiheiki

I Love You So Much

猛烈社員 スリゴマ忍法

Women Can't Be Beaten
