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.
Known for
Oyaji Daiko
Wagako wa Tanin
Hachiko
Okichi
Shogun's Ninja
Lady Yodo
The Castle of Sand
Naka Sumie
The Insect Woman
Midori
Older brother
Saeko
Intentions of Murder
Sadako Takahashi
The Wild Trucker
Run Truck Rascal, Run!
Boxer
Harumi
Pink Lady's Motion Picture
Silk Hat Boss
Choko
Silk Hat Boss
Sotsugyou -GRADUATION-
Samurai Banners
Buhei's wife
The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze
Tokyo Pop
Mother
I Am A Man of Honor
Human Revolution II
The Threat
Hiroko
Life of Hishakaku 3
Pastoral: To Die in the Country
Air woman
Ellie My Love
Zatoichi's Cane Sword
Oryu
My Voiceless Friends
Girls of the Night
Harada
Wicked Priest 2: Ballad of Murder
Truckster Goes to Hokkaido
Zatoichi in Desperation
Ohama
The Black Cat
Where Spring Comes Late
Passengers on Nemuro Main Line
Women Doing Time
Hole in the Pants
The Human Bullet
Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World: What Happens When You Die
五十嵐玉緒
Waga Machi
Truck Rascals in Fever Heat
Tora-san, His Tender Love
Komako
Michi
Matsuyo
Curse of the Blood
Okuma
Chained Bitch
The Spying Sorceress
Kara
Carlos
Color
Madcap Mixup
Mamechiyo
The Gate of Youth
Play it, Boogie-Woogie
Haruyo Kobayashi
Onna yajikita-tatchi ryokō
Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction
Temptation on Glamour Island
Masa Uchida
Yanagase Blues
Sumie Yato
Hito mo arukeba
Namiko
Wolf Escort
Code of Ruffians
A 5,000 Kilometer Run under The Scorching Sun
House of Terrors
Akemi Yokota
A Cheerful Yakuza
Edo wo Kiru
The Killing Game
The Abalone Gals
The Glamorous Ghost
Sugie Asami
The Cola Game
Truck Rascals: No One Can Stop Me
Jonathan's Wife
To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2
Akemi
Nami kage
Tora-san's Lullaby
Desperate Hoodlum
Makeup
Hajimete no Tabi
Truckster of Guts
Obon, The Moll Dipper
姫君捕物控
Shiro and Marilyn
Katsue Nakazato
Hobo General
Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man
Koyama's Wife
Dynamite Doctor Returns
Otoki
Aces Wild
Sex Peddlers
Truck Rascals: Another Odyssey of Momojiro
Kigeki-otoko no ude dameshi
Sodachi zakari
Women Can't Be Beaten
Golden Ninja
Okiku
School for Thieves
Kuriko
なんたって18歳！
Our Marriage
Rinko Arishima
Yakuza Vassal
Crocodile, Parrot and Fur Seal
Nanako's mather
The Truck Rascals Go to The North
Pineapple Butai
Betty
Neon taiheiki
Otoko Ippiki Gaki Daisho
Bloody Shuriken
The Marked Man
Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori
Tomiko