Masumi Harukawa
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1935-11-16 (89 years old)
Place of Birth
Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
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 Shōhei Imamura & Shūji Terayama.
Known For
Acting
(1993)
(1991)
(1989)
(1988)
Shiro and Marilyn
as Katsue Nakazato
(1988)
(1988)
Tokyo Pop
as Mother
(1987)
Hachiko
as Okichi
(1987)
(1987)
(1986)
Michi
as Matsuyo
(1985)
(1985)
(1984)
(1981)
Play it, Boogie-Woogie
as Haruyo Kobayashi
(1980)
Shogun's Ninja
as Lady Yodo
(1979)
(1979)
(1978)
(1978)
(1978)
(1977)
Boxer
as Harumi
(1977)
(1977)
(1977)
Crocodile, Parrot and Fur Seal
as Nanako's mather
(1976)
(1976)
(1976)
(1976)
(1976)
(1976)
(1975)
Truck Rascals: No One Can Stop Me
as Jonathan's Wife
(1975)
The Wild Trucker
as Kimie Matsushita (Mother)
(1975)
(1975)
(1974)
Pastoral: To Die in the Country
as Air woman
(1974)
The Castle of Sand
as Naka Sumie
(1974)
(1974)
(1973)
(1972)
Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori
as Tomiko
(1972)
(1972)
Zatoichi in Desperation
as Ohama
(1971)
(1971)
(1971)
(1970)
Tora-san, His Tender Love
as Komako
(1970)
Silk Hat Boss
as Choko
(1970)
(1970)
Where Spring Comes Late
as Passengers on Nemuro Main Line
(1969)
(1969)
(1969)
Madcap Mixup
as Mamechiyo
(1969)
(1969)
Samurai Banners
as Buhei's wife
(1969)
(1969)
Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man
as Koyama's Wife
(1969)
(1968)
(1968)
(1968)
School for Thieves
as Kuriko
(1968)
(1968)
Curse of the Blood
as Okuma
(1968)
(1968)
(1968)
(1968)
(1968)
(1967)
(1967)
Zatoichi's Cane Sword
as Oryu
(1967)
(1967)
(1967)
Yanagase Blues
as Sumie Yato
(1966)
The Threat
as Hiroko
(1966)
(1966)
Golden Ninja
as Okiku
(1966)
(1966)
Dynamite Doctor Returns
as Otoki
(1965)
(1965)
(1965)
(1965)
(1965)
(1965)
(1965)
(1965)
(1965)
House of Terrors
as Akemi Yokota
(1965)
(1964)
(1964)
Intentions of Murder
as Sadako Takahashi
(1964)
The Spying Sorceress
as Kara
(1964)
(1964)
To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2
as Akemi
(1964)
(1964)
(1964)
The Glamorous Ghost
as Sugie Asami
(1963)
The Insect Woman
as Midori
(1963)
(1962)
Our Marriage
as Rinko Arishima
(1961)
(1961)
Girls of the Night
as Harada
(1961)
(1961)
(1960)
Hito mo arukeba
as Namiko
(1960)
(1960)
(1959)
(1959)
Temptation on Glamour Island
as Masa Uchida
(1959)
(1959)
Pineapple Butai
as Betty
(1959)