
Actor
Masumi Harukawa
Born 1935 · Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan
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

Hachiko
Okichi · 1987

Pastoral: To Die in the Country
Air woman · 1974

The Insect Woman
Midori · 1963

The Castle of Sand
Naka Sumie · 1974

Zatoichi's Cane Sword
Oryu · 1967

Intentions of Murder
Sadako Takahashi · 1964

Samurai Banners
Buhei's wife · 1969

Zatoichi in Desperation
Ohama · 1972

Where Spring Comes Late
Passengers on Nemuro Main Line · 1970

Mexican Free-for-All
Yukari · 1968

Pineapple Butai
Betty · 1959

Tokyo Pop
Mother · 1988

Girls of the Night
Harada · 1961

Tora-san, His Tender Love
Komako · 1970

Shogun's Ninja
Lady Yodo · 1980

Silk Hat Boss
Choko · 1970

Hito mo arukeba
Namiko · 1960

The Threat
Hiroko · 1966

Our Marriage
Rinko Arishima · 1962

Play it, Boogie-Woogie
Haruyo Kobayashi · 1981

The Wild Trucker
Kimie Matsushita (Mother) · 1975

The Spying Sorceress
Kara · 1964

Crocodile, Parrot and Fur Seal
Nanako's mather · 1977

Crazy Big Discovery
Hanakawado Wakako · 1969