Masumi Harukawa
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 ShΕhei Imamura & ShΕ«ji Terayama.
Known For
Top 40 Movies
ηηη€Ύε‘ γΉγͺγ΄γεΏζ³
1969
Tokyo Pop
1988
Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori
1972
The Killing Game
1973
I Love You So Much
1988
The Human Bullet
1968
The Insect Woman
1963
Sotsugyou -GRADUATION-
1985
Samurai Banners
1969
Hachiko
1987
Play it, Boogie-Woogie
1981
Pastoral: To Die in the Country
1974
Shogun's Ninja
1980
The Castle of Sand
1974
Where Spring Comes Late
1970
Temptation on Glamour Island
1959
Intentions of Murder
1964
The Threat
1966
The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze
1968
My Voiceless Friends
1972
Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World: What Happens When You Die
1989
Truckster Goes to Hokkaido
1976
The Marked Man
1968
Abarenbo Shogun II β New Yearβs Special
1985
House of Terrors
1965
Mexican Free-for-All
1968
Silk Hat Boss
1970
Silk Hat Boss
1970
Tora-san's Lullaby
1974
Ambassador Ramen
1967
Carlos
1991
Women Can't Be Beaten
1969
Zatoichi's Cane Sword
1967
Bloody Shuriken
1965
Girls of the Night
1961
The Cola Game
1959
To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2
1964
Golden Ninja
1966
The Glamorous Ghost
1964
Michi
1986