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
- Acting
- Born
- 1935-11-16 · Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan
Known for
- Hachiko (1987) — Okichi
- Pastoral: To Die in the Country (1974) — Air woman
- The Insect Woman (1963) — Midori
- The Castle of Sand (1974) — Naka Sumie
- Intentions of Murder (1964) — Sadako Takahashi
- Zatoichi's Cane Sword (1967) — Oryu
- Zatoichi in Desperation (1972) — Ohama
- Girls of the Night (1961) — Harada
- Samurai Banners (1969) — Buhei's wife
- Shogun's Ninja (1980) — Lady Yodo
- House of Terrors (1965) — Akemi Yokota
- Tokyo Pop (1988) — Mother
- Where Spring Comes Late (1970) — Passengers on Nemuro Main Line
- The Human Bullet (1968) — Woman in Apron
- Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction (1964)
- The Threat (1966) — Hiroko