
Masumi Harukawa
Acting
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
1993Bokyo
1991Carlos
1989Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World: What Happens When You Die
五十嵐玉緒
1988Tokyo Pop
Mother
1988Shiro and Marilyn
Katsue Nakazato
1988I Love You So Much
1987Hachiko
Okichi
1987Ellie My Love
1987Makeup
1986Michi
Matsuyo
1985Sotsugyou -GRADUATION-
1985Abarenbo Shogun II – New Year’s Special
1984Hole in the Pants
1981Play it, Boogie-Woogie
Haruyo Kobayashi
1980Shogun's Ninja
Lady Yodo
1979Run Truck Rascal, Run!
1979A 5,000 Kilometer Run under The Scorching Sun
1978The Truck Rascals Go to The North
1978Truck Rascals: Another Odyssey of Momojiro
1978Pink Lady's Motion Picture
1978Hakatakko Pure Heart
1977Crocodile, Parrot and Fur Seal
Nanako's mather
1977Boxer
Harumi
1977I Am A Man of Honor