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.
Acting
(1993)
(1991)
(1989)
(1988)
Tokyo Pop
as Mother
(1988)
(1988)
Shiro and Marilyn
as Katsue Nakazato
(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)
(1975)
(1975)
Truck Rascals: No One Can Stop Me
as Jonathan's Wife
(1975)
The Wild Trucker
as Kimie Matsushita (Mother)
(1974)
Pastoral: To Die in the Country
as Air woman
(1974)
(1974)
The Castle of Sand
as Naka Sumie
(1974)
(1973)
(1972)
Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori
as Tomiko
(1972)
Zatoichi in Desperation
as Ohama
(1972)
(1971)
(1971)
(1971)
(1970)
Where Spring Comes Late
as Passengers on Nemuro Main Line
(1970)
Tora-san, His Tender Love
as Komako
(1970)
Silk Hat Boss
as Choko
(1970)
(1969)
Samurai Banners
as Buhei's wife
(1969)
(1969)
Madcap Mixup
as Mamechiyo
(1969)
(1969)
(1969)
Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man
as Koyama's Wife
(1969)
(1969)
(1968)
(1968)
(1968)
(1968)
Curse of the Blood
as Okuma
(1968)
(1968)
(1968)
(1968)
(1968)
School for Thieves
as Kuriko
(1968)
(1967)
Zatoichi's Cane Sword
as Oryu
(1967)
Yanagase Blues
as Sumie Yato
(1967)
(1967)
(1967)
(1966)
Golden Ninja
as Okiku
(1966)
The Threat
as Hiroko
(1966)
(1966)
(1966)
Dynamite Doctor Returns
as Otoki
(1965)
(1965)
House of Terrors
as Akemi Yokota
(1965)
(1965)
(1965)
(1965)
(1965)
(1965)
(1965)
(1965)
(1964)
Intentions of Murder
as Sadako Takahashi
(1964)
The Glamorous Ghost
as Sugie Asami
(1964)
(1964)
(1964)
The Spying Sorceress
as Kara
(1964)
(1964)
To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2
as Akemi
(1964)
(1963)
The Insect Woman
as Midori
(1963)
(1962)
Our Marriage
as Rinko Arishima
(1961)
Girls of the Night
as Harada
(1961)
(1961)
(1961)
(1960)
Hito mo arukeba
as Namiko
(1960)
(1960)
(1959)
Temptation on Glamour Island
as Masa Uchida
(1959)
(1959)
(1959)
Pineapple Butai
as Betty
(1959)