Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1935-11-16 (Age: 91)
Place of Birth
Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan
Masumi Harukawa
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.
Filmography (115)
Bokyo
1993愛の立待岬・京都－函館殺人事件
1993
Carlos
1991
Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World: What Happens When You Die
1989
I Love You So Much
1988
Shiro and Marilyn
1988
Tokyo Pop
1988
Hachiko
1987
Makeup
1987
Ellie My Love
1987
Michi
1986
Sotsugyou -GRADUATION-
1985
Abarenbo Shogun II – New Year’s Special
1985
Hole in the Pants
1984
