Masumi Harukawa
Known for Acting · 123 credits
- Born
- 1935-11-16 (age 90)
- Place of birth
- Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan
- Also known as
- 瀧川マチエ · Masumi Harukawa · Machie Takigawa
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
TV Shows (8)
Movies (115)
Hachiko
1987
as Okichi
Shogun's Ninja
1980
as Lady Yodo
The Insect Woman
1963
as Midori
The Castle of Sand
1974
as Naka Sumie
Samurai Banners
1969
as Buhei's wife
Intentions of Murder
1964
as Sadako Takahashi
Zatoichi's Cane Sword
1967
as Oryu
Play it, Boogie-Woogie
1981
as Haruyo Kobayashi
Pastoral: To Die in the Country
1974
as Air woman
The Threat
1966
as Hiroko
Girls of the Night
1961
as Harada
Truckster Goes to Hokkaido
1976
Truck Rascals: Another Odyssey of Momojiro
1978
Tora-san's Lullaby
1974
The Gate of Youth
1975
Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction
1964
Boxer
1977
as Harumi
Pink Lady's Motion Picture
1978
Truck Rascals: No One Can Stop Me
1975
as Kimie, Jonathan's Wife
The Wild Trucker
1975
as Kimie Matsushita (Mother)
Where Spring Comes Late
1970
as Passengers on Nemuro Main Line
The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze
1968
A 5,000 Kilometer Run under The Scorching Sun
1979
The Marked Man
1968
Zatoichi in Desperation
1972
as Ohama
Run Truck Rascal, Run!
1979
The Human Bullet
1968
Code of Ruffians
1965
The Spying Sorceress
1964
as Kara
Hole in the Pants
1984
I Am a Cat
1975
My Voiceless Friends
1972
Temptation on Glamour Island
1959
as Masa Uchida
I Am A Man of Honor
1977
Truck Rascals in Fever Heat
1976
Truckster of Guts
1977
Hobo General
1976
The Abalone Gals
1965
Life of Hishakaku 3
1964
The Black Cat
1965
Michi
1986
as Matsuyo
Jiyūgaoka fujin
1960
Carlos
1991
A Cheerful Yakuza
1976
Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World: What Happens When You Die
1989
as 五十嵐玉緒
Makeup
1987
Golden Ninja
1966
as Okiku
Utamaro, Painter of the Woman
1959
Shiro and Marilyn
1988
as Katsue Nakazato
The Truck Rascals Go to The North
1978
Crocodile, Parrot and Fur Seal
1977
as Nanako's mather
To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2
1964
as Akemi
Yanagase Blues
1967
as Sumie Yato
Tokyo Pop
1988
as Mother
Futari no Koibito
1969
Hajimete no Tabi
1971
Sotsugyou -GRADUATION-
1985
Mexican Free-for-All
1968
as Yukari
Ellie My Love
1987
Aces Wild
1961
Our Marriage
1962
as Rinko Arishima
The Glamorous Ghost
1964
as Sugie Asami
I Love You So Much
1988
Women Doing Time
1966
Abarenbo Shogun II – New Year’s Special
1985
The Killing Game
1973
How to Make Money
1964
House of Terrors
1965
as Akemi Yokota
How to Be the Worst of Office Workers
1968
Chained Bitch
1965
Nami kage
1965
Sodachi zakari
1967
Pineapple Butai
1959
as Betty
Yakuza Vassal
1966
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Pier
1969
Three Generations of Company Presidents Part II
1959
Madcap Mixup
1969
as Mamechiyo
Tora-san, His Tender Love
1970
as Komako
Silk Hat Boss
1970
as Choko
Bokyo
1993
Ambassador Ramen
1967
Human Revolution II
1976
Onna yajikita-tatchi ryokō
1963
Obon, The Moll Dipper
1961
Yellow Cherries
1960
The Cola Game
1959
腰抜け女兵騒動
1961
School for Thieves
1968
as Kuriko
Otoko Ippiki Gaki Daisho
1971
Monrō no yōna onna
1964
Hakatakko Pure Heart
1978
Mappira shain yūkyōden
1968
Bridal Cruise
1976
Kigeki-otoko no ude dameshi
1974
Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori
1972
as Tomiko
Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man
1969
as Koyama's Wife
Bloody Shuriken
1965
Curse of the Blood
1968
as Okuma
Maboroshi no Satsui
1971
Women Can't Be Beaten
1969
Tokyo Gambler
1967
Desperate Hoodlum
1968
Sex Peddlers
1965
Dynamite Doctor Returns
1966
as Otoki
Wolf Escort
1969
Wicked Priest 2: Ballad of Murder
1968
Neon taiheiki
1968
猛烈社員 スリゴマ忍法
1969
六人の女を殺した男
1965
Hito mo arukeba
1960
as Namiko
Color
1965
Crazy Big Discovery
1969
as Hanakawado Wakako
愛の立待岬・京都－函館殺人事件
1993
Third Class Soldier Boss
1966
Kigeki: Otoko no nakidokoro
as Masayo Kinoshita
About 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… With 123 credits spanning from 1959 to 1993, Masumi Harukawa has appeared in 115 films and 8 TV shows.
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Most Popular Masumi Harukawa Movies
- Hachiko (1987) — as Okichi
- Shogun's Ninja (1980) — as Lady Yodo
- The Insect Woman (1963) — as Midori
- The Castle of Sand (1974) — as Naka Sumie
- Samurai Banners (1969) — as Buhei's wife
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