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Masumi Harukawa
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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 director…
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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.
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BODY OF WORK
Masumi Harukawa's Filmography
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Bokyo
No Poster
愛の立待岬・京都－函館殺人事件
Carlos
Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World: What Happens When You Die
as 五十嵐玉緒
I Love You So Much
Shiro and Marilyn
as Katsue Nakazato
Tokyo Pop
as Mother
Hachiko
as Okichi
Makeup
Ellie My Love
Michi
as Matsuyo
Sotsugyou -GRADUATION-
Abarenbo Shogun II – New Year’s Special
Hole in the Pants
Play it, Boogie-Woogie
as Haruyo Kobayashi
Shogun's Ninja
as Lady Yodo
Run Truck Rascal, Run!
A 5,000 Kilometer Run under The Scorching Sun
The Truck Rascals Go to The North
Pink Lady's Motion Picture
Hakatakko Pure Heart
Truck Rascals: Another Odyssey of Momojiro
Crocodile, Parrot and Fur Seal
as Nanako's mather
I Am A Man of Honor
The Boxer
as Harumi
Truck Rascals in Fever Heat
Bridal Cruise
Truckster Goes to Hokkaido
Human Revolution II
Hobo General
A Cheerful Yakuza
The Wild Trucker
as Kimie Matsushita (Mother)
Truck Rascals: No One Can Stop Me
as Kimie, Jonathan's Wife
I Am a Cat
The Gate of Youth
Pastoral: To Die in the Country
as Air woman
Tora-san's Lullaby
as 踊子
The Castle of Sand
as Naka Sumie
Kigeki-otoko no ude dameshi
Kigeki: Otoko no nakidokoro
as Masayo Kinoshita
The Killing Game
Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori
as Tomiko
Zatoichi in Desperation
as Ohama
My Voiceless Friends
Maboroshi no Satsui
Otoko Ippiki Gaki Daisho
Hajimete no Tabi
Where Spring Comes Late
as Passengers on Nemuro Main Line
Silk Hat Boss
as Choko
Silk Hat Boss
Tora-san, His Tender Love
as 驹子
Shinjuku Plaza
Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man
as Koyama's Wife
Women Can't Be Beaten
Wolf Escort
Madcap Mixup
as Mamechiyo
猛烈社員 スリゴマ忍法
Futari no Koibito
Samurai Banners
as Buhei's wife
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Pier
Crazy Big Discovery
as Hanakawado Wakako
Wicked Priest 2: Ballad of Murder
Desperate Hoodlum
The Human Bullet
as Woman in Apron
Mappira shain yūkyōden
How to Be the Worst of Office Workers
The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze
Curse of the Blood
as Okuma
The Marked Man
Mexican Free-for-All
as Yukari
The Neon Taiheiki
School for Thieves
as Kuriko
Great Incidents
Sodachi zakari
Yanagase Blues
as Sumie Yato
Tokyo Gambler
Ambassador Ramen
Zatoichi's Cane Sword
as Oryu
Golden Ninja
as Okiku
Dynamite Doctor Returns
as Otoki
Third Class Soldier Boss
Yakuza Vassal
Women Doing Time
The Threat
as Hiroko
Code of Ruffians
Chained Bitch
House of Terrors
as Akemi Yokota
The Man Who Killed Six Women
The Abalone Gals
Color
Bloody Shuriken
The Black Cat
Nami kage
Sex Peddlers
The Spying Sorceress
as Kara
Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction
The Glamorous Ghost
as Sugie Asami
Intentions of Murder
as Sadako Takahashi
Life of Hishakaku 3
How to Make Money
To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2
as Akemi
Monrō no yōna onna
The Insect Woman
as Midori
Onna yajikita-tatchi ryokō
Our Marriage
as Rinko Arishima
Girls of the Night
as Harada
Obon's Dipping Contest
Obon, The Moll Dipper
The Troubles of Wimpy Women Soldiers
Aces Wild
Modern Moneymaking
Jiyūgaoka fujin
Just Barely
Yellow Cherries
Hito mo arukeba
as Namiko
The Five Jolly Thieves
Pineapple Butai
as Betty
Utamaro, Painter of the Woman
The Cola Game
Ittōsai wa sebangō 6
Three Generations of Company Presidents Part II
Temptation on Glamour Island
as Masa Uchida