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.

Known For

Oyaji Daiko

Zatoichi in Desperation

Waga Machi

Hachiko

The Insect Woman

Shogun's Ninja

Wagako wa Tanin

なんたって18歳！

All Movies (117)

• Bokyo1993
• 愛の立待岬・京都－函館殺人事件1993
• Carlos1991
• Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World: What Happens When You Die1989 · as 五十嵐玉緒
• I Love You So Much1988
• Shiro and Marilyn1988 · as Katsue Nakazato
• Tokyo Pop1988 · as Mother
• Hachiko1987 · as Okichi
• Makeup1987
• Ellie My Love1987
• Michi1986 · as Matsuyo
• Sotsugyou -GRADUATION-1985
• Abarenbo Shogun II – New Year’s Special1985
• Hole in the Pants1984
• Play it, Boogie-Woogie1981 · as Haruyo Kobayashi
• Shogun's Ninja1980 · as Lady Yodo
• Run Truck Rascal, Run!1979
• A 5,000 Kilometer Run under The Scorching Sun1979
• The Truck Rascals Go to The North1978
• Pink Lady's Motion Picture1978
• Hakatakko Pure Heart1978
• Truck Rascals: Another Odyssey of Momojiro1978
• Crocodile, Parrot and Fur Seal1977 · as Nanako's mather
• I Am A Man of Honor1977
• Boxer1977 · as Harumi
• Truckster of Guts1977
• Truck Rascals in Fever Heat1976
• Bridal Cruise1976
• Truckster Goes to Hokkaido1976
• Human Revolution II1976
• Hobo General1976
• A Cheerful Yakuza1976
• The Wild Trucker1975 · as Kimie Matsushita (Mother)
• Truck Rascals: No One Can Stop Me1975 · as Kimie, Jonathan's Wife
• I Am a Cat1975
• The Gate of Youth1975
• Pastoral: To Die in the Country1974 · as Air woman
• Tora-san's Lullaby1974
• The Castle of Sand1974 · as Naka Sumie
• Kigeki-otoko no ude dameshi1974
• Kigeki: Otoko no nakidokoro1973 · as Masayo Kinoshita
• The Killing Game1973
• Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori1972 · as Tomiko
• Zatoichi in Desperation1972 · as Ohama
• My Voiceless Friends1972
• Maboroshi no Satsui1971
• Otoko Ippiki Gaki Daisho1971
• Hajimete no Tabi1971
• Where Spring Comes Late1970 · as Passengers on Nemuro Main Line
• Silk Hat Boss1970 · as Choko
• Silk Hat Boss1970
• Tora-san, His Tender Love1970 · as Komako
• Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man1969 · as Koyama's Wife
• Women Can't Be Beaten1969
• Wolf Escort1969
• Madcap Mixup1969 · as Mamechiyo
• 猛烈社員 スリゴマ忍法1969
• Futari no Koibito1969
• Samurai Banners1969 · as Buhei's wife
• A Comedy in Front of the Station: Pier1969
• Crazy Big Discovery1969 · as Hanakawado Wakako
• Wicked Priest 2: Ballad of Murder1968
• Desperate Hoodlum1968
• The Human Bullet1968
• Mappira shain yūkyōden1968
• How to Be the Worst of Office Workers1968
• The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze1968
• Curse of the Blood1968 · as Okuma
• The Marked Man1968
• Mexican Free-for-All1968 · as Yukari
• Neon taiheiki1968
• School for Thieves1968 · as Kuriko
• Sodachi zakari1967
• Yanagase Blues1967 · as Sumie Yato
• Tokyo Gambler1967
• Ambassador Ramen1967
• Zatoichi's Cane Sword1967 · as Oryu
• Golden Ninja1966 · as Okiku
• Dynamite Doctor Returns1966 · as Otoki
• Third Class Soldier Boss1966
• Yakuza Vassal1966
• Women Doing Time1966
• The Threat1966 · as Hiroko
• Code of Ruffians1965
• Chained Bitch1965
• House of Terrors1965 · as Akemi Yokota
• 六人の女を殺した男1965
• The Abalone Gals1965
• Color1965
• Bloody Shuriken1965
• The Black Cat1965
• Nami kage1965
• Sex Peddlers1965
• The Spying Sorceress1964 · as Kara
• Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction1964
• The Glamorous Ghost1964 · as Sugie Asami
• Intentions of Murder1964 · as Sadako Takahashi
• Life of Hishakaku 31964
• How to Make Money1964
• To Your Majesty, The Emperor 21964 · as Akemi
• Monrō no yōna onna1964
• The Insect Woman1963 · as Midori
• Onna yajikita-tatchi ryokō1963
• Our Marriage1962 · as Rinko Arishima
• Girls of the Night1961 · as Harada
• Obon, The Moll Dipper1961
• 腰抜け女兵騒動1961
• Aces Wild1961
• Jiyūgaoka fujin1960
• Just Barely1960
• Yellow Cherries1960
• Hito mo arukeba1960 · as Namiko
• Pineapple Butai1959 · as Betty
• Utamaro, Painter of the Woman1959
• The Cola Game1959
• Three Generations of Company Presidents Part II1959
• Temptation on Glamour Island1959 · as Masa Uchida

All TV Shows (8)

• Waga Machi1992
• Older brother1977 · as Saeko
• Wagako wa Tanin1974
• Edo wo Kiru1973
• 姫君捕物控1972
• なんたって18歳！1971
• Attention Please1970
• Oyaji Daiko1968