
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

Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction
1964

The Insect Woman
1963
as Midori

Play it, Boogie-Woogie
1981
as Haruyo Kobayashi

Shogun's Ninja
1980
as Lady Yodo

The Marked Man
1968

I Am A Man of Honor
1977

Truck Rascals in Fever Heat
1976

Samurai Banners
1969
as Buhei's wife

Wicked Priest 2: Ballad of Murder
1968

The Castle of Sand
1974
as Naka Sumie

Pastoral: To Die in the Country
1974
as Air woman

Tokyo Pop
1988
as Mother

Hole in the Pants
1984

The Wild Trucker
1975
as Kimie Matsushita (Mother)

Hobo General
1976

Truck Rascals: No One Can Stop Me
1975
as Kimie, Jonathan's Wife

Intentions of Murder
1964
as Sadako Takahashi

Pink Lady's Motion Picture
1978

The Gate of Youth
1975

Zatoichi in Desperation
1972
as Ohama

Boxer
1977
as Harumi

Truckster of Guts
1977

Truck Rascals: Another Odyssey of Momojiro
1978

Makeup
1987

Silk Hat Boss
1970
as Choko

A Cheerful Yakuza
1976

Temptation on Glamour Island
1959
as Masa Uchida

I Am a Cat
1975

Human Revolution II
1976

Sodachi zakari
1967

Curse of the Blood
1968
as Okuma

Yakuza Vassal
1966

Run Truck Rascal, Run!
1979

Michi
1986
as Matsuyo

Jiyūgaoka fujin
1960

My Voiceless Friends
1972

Wolf Escort
1969

Truckster Goes to Hokkaido
1976

Futari no Koibito
1969

Women Can't Be Beaten
1969

To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2
1964
as Akemi

Sotsugyou -GRADUATION-
1985

Zatoichi's Cane Sword
1967
as Oryu

Life of Hishakaku 3
1964

Nami kage
1965

Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man
1969
as Koyama's Wife

House of Terrors
1965
as Akemi Yokota

The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze
1968

Maboroshi no Satsui
1971

Dynamite Doctor Returns
1966
as Otoki

Abarenbo Shogun II – New Year’s Special
1985

Ellie My Love
1987

The Glamorous Ghost
1964
as Sugie Asami

Where Spring Comes Late
1970
as Passengers on Nemuro Main Line

Girls of the Night
1961
as Harada

Tora-san, His Tender Love
1970
as Komako

Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World: What Happens When You Die
1989
as 五十嵐玉緒

Hajimete no Tabi
1971

Code of Ruffians
1965

The Human Bullet
1968

Utamaro, Painter of the Woman
1959

The Spying Sorceress
1964
as Kara

The Threat
1966
as Hiroko

How to Make Money
1964

Shiro and Marilyn
1988
as Katsue Nakazato

Three Generations of Company Presidents Part II
1959

Sex Peddlers
1965

Crocodile, Parrot and Fur Seal
1977
as Nanako's mather

Tora-san's Lullaby
1974

Bloody Shuriken
1965

Hito mo arukeba
1960
as Namiko

Golden Ninja
1966
as Okiku

A 5,000 Kilometer Run under The Scorching Sun
1979

The Abalone Gals
1965

Carlos
1991

Chained Bitch
1965

The Black Cat
1965

Our Marriage
1962
as Rinko Arishima

I Love You So Much
1988

Mexican Free-for-All
1968
as Yukari

Madcap Mixup
1969
as Mamechiyo

The Killing Game
1973

Neon taiheiki
1968

Otoko Ippiki Gaki Daisho
1971

Bridal Cruise
1976

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Pier
1969

Women Doing Time
1966

Desperate Hoodlum
1968

Pineapple Butai
1959
as Betty

Hakatakko Pure Heart
1978

Yellow Cherries
1960

The Truck Rascals Go to The North
1978

Aces Wild
1961

Yanagase Blues
1967
as Sumie Yato

Onna yajikita-tatchi ryokō
1963

Color
1965

The Cola Game
1959

Mappira shain yūkyōden
1968

Bokyo
1993

Ambassador Ramen
1967

Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori
1972
as Tomiko

Kigeki-otoko no ude dameshi
1974

Obon, The Moll Dipper
1961

Tokyo Gambler
1967

School for Thieves
1968
as Kuriko

腰抜け女兵騒動
1961

六人の女を殺した男
1965

How to Be the Worst of Office Workers
1968

Crazy Big Discovery
1969
as Hanakawado Wakako

Monrō no yōna onna
1964

Third Class Soldier Boss
1966

猛烈社員 スリゴマ忍法
1969

Kigeki: Otoko no nakidokoro
1973
as Masayo Kinoshita
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
- Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction (1964)
- The Insect Woman (1963) — as Midori
- Play it, Boogie-Woogie (1981) — as Haruyo Kobayashi
- Shogun's Ninja (1980) — as Lady Yodo
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