Acting
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.
Filmography
Bokyo
Film · 1993
愛の立待岬・京都－函館殺人事件
Film · 1993
Waga Machi
Series · 1992
Carlos
Film · 1991
Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World: What Happens When You Die
Film · 1989
Tokyo Pop
Film · 1988
Shiro and Marilyn
Film · 1988
I Love You So Much
Film · 1988
Hachiko
Film · 1987
Ellie My Love
Film · 1987
Makeup
Film · 1987
Michi
Film · 1986
Sotsugyou -GRADUATION-
Film · 1985
Abarenbo Shogun II – New Year’s Special
Film · 1985
Hole in the Pants
Film · 1984
Play it, Boogie-Woogie
Film · 1981
Shogun's Ninja
Film · 1980
Run Truck Rascal, Run!
Film · 1979
A 5,000 Kilometer Run under The Scorching Sun
Film · 1979
Truck Rascals: Another Odyssey of Momojiro
Film · 1978
The Truck Rascals Go to The North
Film · 1978
Pink Lady's Motion Picture
Film · 1978
Hakatakko Pure Heart
Film · 1978
Crocodile, Parrot and Fur Seal
Film · 1977
The Boxer
Film · 1977
I Am A Man of Honor
Film · 1977
Older brother
Series · 1977
A Cheerful Yakuza
Film · 1976
Truckster Goes to Hokkaido
Film · 1976
Truck Rascals in Fever Heat
Film · 1976
Human Revolution II
Film · 1976
Hobo General
Film · 1976
Bridal Cruise
Film · 1976
The Gate of Youth
Film · 1975
Truck Rascals: No One Can Stop Me
Film · 1975
The Wild Trucker
Film · 1975
I Am a Cat
Film · 1975
Pastoral: To Die in the Country
Film · 1974
Tora-san's Lullaby
Film · 1974
The Castle of Sand
Film · 1974
Kigeki-otoko no ude dameshi
Film · 1974
Wagako wa Tanin
Series · 1974
The Killing Game
Film · 1973
Kigeki: Otoko no nakidokoro
Film · 1973
Edo wo Kiru
Series · 1973
Zatoichi in Desperation
Film · 1972
Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori
Film · 1972
My Voiceless Friends
Film · 1972
姫君捕物控
Series · 1972
Otoko Ippiki Gaki Daisho
Film · 1971
Hajimete no Tabi
Film · 1971
Maboroshi no Satsui
Film · 1971
なんたって18歳！
Series · 1971
Silk Hat Boss
Film · 1970
Silk Hat Boss
Film · 1970
Where Spring Comes Late
Film · 1970
Tora-san, His Tender Love
Film · 1970
Attention Please
Series · 1970
Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man
Film · 1969
Futari no Koibito
Film · 1969
Samurai Banners
Film · 1969
Wolf Escort
Film · 1969
Madcap Mixup
Film · 1969
Women Can't Be Beaten
Film · 1969
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Pier
Film · 1969
猛烈社員 スリゴマ忍法
Film · 1969
Crazy Big Discovery
Film · 1969
Shinjuku Plaza
Film · 1969
The Neon Taiheiki
Film · 1968
The Human Bullet
Film · 1968
How to Be the Worst of Office Workers
Film · 1968
Curse of the Blood
Film · 1968
The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze
Film · 1968
Wicked Priest 2: Ballad of Murder
Film · 1968
The Marked Man
Film · 1968
Desperate Hoodlum
Film · 1968
School for Thieves
Film · 1968
Mappira shain yūkyōden
Film · 1968
Mexican Free-for-All
Film · 1968
Oyaji Daiko
Series · 1968
Zatoichi's Cane Sword
Film · 1967
Sodachi zakari
Film · 1967
Yanagase Blues
Film · 1967
Tokyo Gambler
Film · 1967
Ambassador Ramen
Film · 1967
Great Incidents
Film · 1967
Dynamite Doctor Returns
Film · 1966
The Threat
Film · 1966
Golden Ninja
Film · 1966
Yakuza Vassal
Film · 1966
Women Doing Time
Film · 1966
Third Class Soldier Boss
Film · 1966
Color
Film · 1965
Code of Ruffians
Film · 1965
Nami kage
Film · 1965
House of Terrors
Film · 1965
Sex Peddlers
Film · 1965
Bloody Shuriken
Film · 1965
The Black Cat
Film · 1965
The Abalone Gals
Film · 1965
Chained Bitch
Film · 1965
The Man Who Killed Six Women
Film · 1965
Intentions of Murder
Film · 1964
Life of Hishakaku 3
Film · 1964
The Glamorous Ghost
Film · 1964
How to Make Money
Film · 1964
Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction
Film · 1964
The Spying Sorceress
Film · 1964
To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2
Film · 1964
Monrō no yōna onna
Film · 1964
The Insect Woman
Film · 1963
Onna yajikita-tatchi ryokō
Film · 1963
Our Marriage
Film · 1962
Obon, The Moll Dipper
Film · 1961
Girls of the Night
Film · 1961
Aces Wild
Film · 1961
The Troubles of Wimpy Women Soldiers
Film · 1961
Obon's Dipping Contest
Film · 1961
Hito mo arukeba
Film · 1960
Jiyūgaoka fujin
Film · 1960
Yellow Cherries
Film · 1960
Just Barely
Film · 1960
Modern Moneymaking
Film · 1960
The Five Jolly Thieves
Film · 1960
Pineapple Butai
Film · 1959
Utamaro, Painter of the Woman
Film · 1959
The Cola Game
Film · 1959
Temptation on Glamour Island
Film · 1959
Three Generations of Company Presidents Part II
Film · 1959
Ittōsai wa sebangō 6
Film · 1959