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Masumi Harukawa

Acting Born Nov 16, 1935 Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan 24 credits

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.

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Known for

Film

Hachiko

as Okichi

Full filmography

  • Oyaji Daiko (1968)
  • The Insect Woman (1963) as Midori
  • Waga Machi (1992)
  • Hachiko (1987) as Okichi
  • Wagako wa Tanin (1974)
  • Older brother (1977) as Saeko
  • なんたって18歳！ (1971)
  • Pastoral: To Die in the Country (1974) as Air woman
  • The Castle of Sand (1974) as Naka Sumie
  • Play it, Boogie-Woogie (1981) as Haruyo Kobayashi
  • Zatoichi in Desperation (1972) as Ohama
  • Intentions of Murder (1964) as Sadako Takahashi
  • 姫君捕物控 (1972)
  • Edo wo Kiru (1973)
  • Shogun's Ninja (1980) as Lady Yodo
  • Zatoichi's Cane Sword (1967) as Oryu
  • Hole in the Pants (1984)
  • Samurai Banners (1969) as Buhei's wife
  • Tokyo Pop (1988) as Mother
  • Truck Rascals: No One Can Stop Me (1975) as Kimie, Jonathan's Wife
  • Run Truck Rascal, Run! (1979)
  • A 5,000 Kilometer Run under The Scorching Sun (1979)
  • Girls of the Night (1961) as Harada
  • I Am A Man of Honor (1977)