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