Acting
Masumi Harukawa
JA cinema · 121 credits
Born
16 November 1935 (age 90)
Birthplace
Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan
Also known as 瀧川マチエ · Masumi Harukawa · Machie Takigawa
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
Filmography
Bokyo
Actor
Carlos
Actor
Tokyo Pop
as Mother
Shiro and Marilyn
as Katsue Nakazato
Hachiko
as Okichi
Michi
as Matsuyo
Play it, Boogie-Woogie
as Haruyo Kobayashi
Shogun's Ninja
as Lady Yodo
Crocodile, Parrot and Fur Seal
as Nanako's mather
The Boxer
as Harumi
Truck Rascals: No One Can Stop Me
as Kimie, Jonathan's Wife
The Wild Trucker
as Kimie Matsushita (Mother)
Pastoral: To Die in the Country
as Air woman
The Castle of Sand
as Naka Sumie
Kigeki: Otoko no nakidokoro
as Masayo Kinoshita
Silk Hat Boss
as Choko, Actor
Where Spring Comes Late
as Passengers on Nemuro Main Line
Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man
as Koyama's Wife
Samurai Banners
as Buhei's wife
Madcap Mixup
as Mamechiyo
Crazy Big Discovery
as Hanakawado Wakako
The Human Bullet
as Woman in Apron
Curse of the Blood
as Okuma
School for Thieves
as Kuriko
Mexican Free-for-All
as Yukari
Yanagase Blues
as Sumie Yato
The Threat
as Hiroko
Golden Ninja
as Okiku
House of Terrors
as Akemi Yokota
Intentions of Murder
as Sadako Takahashi
The Glamorous Ghost
as Sugie Asami
The Insect Woman
as Midori
Our Marriage
as Rinko Arishima
Girls of the Night
as Harada
Hito mo arukeba
as Namiko
Pineapple Butai
as Betty
Temptation on Glamour Island
as Masa Uchida
