Masumi Harukawa
Known for Acting · 124 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 (116)
Silk Hat Boss
1970
as Choko
Hito mo arukeba
1960
as Namiko
Maboroshi no Satsui
1971
Dynamite Doctor Returns
1966
as Otoki
Wolf Escort
1969
Sex Peddlers
1965
Women Can't Be Beaten
1969
Bokyo
1993
Neon taiheiki
1968
Color
1965
Pastoral: To Die in the Country
1974
as Air woman
Curse of the Blood
1968
as Okuma
Just Barely
1960
Human Revolution II
1976
Shogun's Ninja
1980
as Lady Yodo
Hole in the Pants
1984
The Insect Woman
1963
as Midori
Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man
1969
as Koyama's Wife
Third Class Soldier Boss
1966
The Castle of Sand
1974
as Naka Sumie
Play it, Boogie-Woogie
1981
as Haruyo Kobayashi
Hachiko
1987
as Okichi
Intentions of Murder
1964
as Sadako Takahashi
Hakatakko Pure Heart
1978
Kigeki: Otoko no nakidokoro
1973
as Masayo Kinoshita
The Human Bullet
1968
as Woman in Apron
Crazy Big Discovery
1969
as Hanakawado Wakako
Samurai Banners
1969
as Buhei's wife
Our Marriage
1962
as Rinko Arishima
Wicked Priest 2: Ballad of Murder
1968
愛の立待岬・京都－函館殺人事件
1993
Tora-san's Lullaby
1974
Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction
1964
I Am a Cat
1975
Where Spring Comes Late
1970
as Passengers on Nemuro Main Line
Zatoichi in Desperation
1972
as Ohama
Truckster Goes to Hokkaido
1976
Girls of the Night
1961
as Harada
The Truck Rascals Go to The North
1978
Run Truck Rascal, Run!
1979
The Threat
1966
as Hiroko
The Wild Trucker
1975
as Kimie Matsushita (Mother)
The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze
1968
Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World: What Happens When You Die
1989
as 五十嵐玉緒
Zatoichi's Cane Sword
1967
as Oryu
House of Terrors
1965
as Akemi Yokota
Desperate Hoodlum
1968
I Am A Man of Honor
1977
Nami kage
1965
Truck Rascals: No One Can Stop Me
1975
as Kimie, Jonathan's Wife
Pink Lady's Motion Picture
1978
Sotsugyou -GRADUATION-
1985
A 5,000 Kilometer Run under The Scorching Sun
1979
Truck Rascals: Another Odyssey of Momojiro
1978
Tora-san, His Tender Love
1970
as Komako
Truck Rascals in Fever Heat
1976
Abarenbo Shogun II – New Year’s Special
1985
Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori
1972
as Tomiko
School for Thieves
1968
as Kuriko
The Glamorous Ghost
1964
as Sugie Asami
My Voiceless Friends
1972
The Man Who Killed Six Women
1965
Chained Bitch
1965
To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2
1964
as Akemi
Boxer
1977
as Harumi
The Gate of Youth
1975
Jiyūgaoka fujin
1960
Life of Hishakaku 3
1964
Shiro and Marilyn
1988
as Katsue Nakazato
Bloody Shuriken
1965
Carlos
1991
Madcap Mixup
1969
as Mamechiyo
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Pier
1969
Golden Ninja
1966
as Okiku
Ellie My Love
1987
猛烈社員 スリゴマ忍法
1969
Temptation on Glamour Island
1959
as Masa Uchida
Utamaro, Painter of the Woman
1959
Tokyo Pop
1988
as Mother
Futari no Koibito
1969
Tokyo Gambler
1967
Mexican Free-for-All
1968
as Yukari
Makeup
1987
The Cola Game
1959
Hajimete no Tabi
1971
Three Generations of Company Presidents Part II
1959
腰抜け女兵騒動
1961
The Abalone Gals
1965
Monrō no yōna onna
1964
Hobo General
1976
Yanagase Blues
1967
as Sumie Yato
The Black Cat
1965
The Killing Game
1973
A Cheerful Yakuza
1976
Yellow Cherries
1960
I Love You So Much
1988
Otoko Ippiki Gaki Daisho
1971
Ambassador Ramen
1967
Onna yajikita-tatchi ryokō
1963
Michi
1986
as Matsuyo
Code of Ruffians
1965
Aces Wild
1961
Mappira shain yūkyōden
1968
Obon, The Moll Dipper
1961
Truckster of Guts
1977
Pineapple Butai
1959
as Betty
The Marked Man
1968
Women Doing Time
1966
The Spying Sorceress
1964
as Kara
Yakuza Vassal
1966
Sodachi zakari
1967
How to Be the Worst of Office Workers
1968
Kigeki-otoko no ude dameshi
1974
Bridal Cruise
1976
How to Make Money
1964
Crocodile, Parrot and Fur Seal
1977
as Nanako's mather
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 124 credits spanning from 1959 to 1993, Masumi Harukawa has appeared in 116 films and 8 TV shows.
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Most Popular Masumi Harukawa Movies
- Silk Hat Boss (1970) — as Choko
- Hito mo arukeba (1960) — as Namiko
- Maboroshi no Satsui (1971)
- Dynamite Doctor Returns (1966) — as Otoki
- Wolf Escort (1969)
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