Masumi Harukawa
Actor
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.
Filmography
Pastoral: To Die in the Country
as Air woman 1974
The Insect Woman
as Midori 1963
Intentions of Murder
as Sadako Takahashi 1964
The Castle of Sand
as Naka Sumie 1974
Zatoichi's Cane Sword
as Oryu 1967
Zatoichi in Desperation
as Ohama 1972
Samurai Banners
as Buhei's wife 1969
Shogun's Ninja
as Lady Yodo 1980
House of Terrors
as Akemi Yokota 1965
Girls of the Night
as Harada 1961
Where Spring Comes Late
as Passengers on Nemuro Main Line 1970
Tokyo Pop
as Mother 1988
The Human Bullet
1968
Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction
1964
Curse of the Blood
as Okuma 1968
The Threat
as Hiroko 1966