
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

The Marked Man
1968

The Insect Woman
1963
as Midori

Shogun's Ninja
1980
as Lady Yodo

The Castle of Sand
1974
as Naka Sumie

Pastoral: To Die in the Country
1974
as Air woman

Play it, Boogie-Woogie
1981
as Haruyo Kobayashi

Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction
1964

Wicked Priest 2: Ballad of Murder
1968

Silk Hat Boss
1970
as Choko

Intentions of Murder
1964
as Sadako Takahashi

Pink Lady's Motion Picture
1978

Boxer
1977
as Harumi

Hobo General
1976

The Gate of Youth
1975

Tokyo Pop
1988
as Mother

Wolf Escort
1969

Life of Hishakaku 3
1964

Where Spring Comes Late
1970
as Passengers on Nemuro Main Line

The Wild Trucker
1975
as Kimie Matsushita (Mother)

I Am A Man of Honor
1977

Women Can't Be Beaten
1969

A Cheerful Yakuza
1976

Truck Rascals in Fever Heat
1976

Girls of the Night
1961
as Harada

Curse of the Blood
1968
as Okuma

Hito mo arukeba
1960
as Namiko

Zatoichi in Desperation
1972
as Ohama

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

Run Truck Rascal, Run!
1979

Tora-san's Lullaby
1974

Human Revolution II
1976

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

Truckster of Guts
1977

Makeup
1987

Samurai Banners
1969
as Buhei's wife

Hole in the Pants
1984

Dynamite Doctor Returns
1966
as Otoki

Ellie My Love
1987

The Human Bullet
1968

Futari no Koibito
1969

Neon taiheiki
1968

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

Maboroshi no Satsui
1971

Sex Peddlers
1965

Temptation on Glamour Island
1959
as Masa Uchida

I Am a Cat
1975

Tora-san, His Tender Love
1970
as Komako

Zatoichi's Cane Sword
1967
as Oryu

To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2
1964
as Akemi

The Glamorous Ghost
1964
as Sugie Asami

Bokyo
1993

Mexican Free-for-All
1968
as Yukari

Hakatakko Pure Heart
1978

Truck Rascals: Another Odyssey of Momojiro
1978

Nami kage
1965

My Voiceless Friends
1972

Yakuza Vassal
1966

The Abalone Gals
1965

Golden Ninja
1966
as Okiku

The Cola Game
1959

The Truck Rascals Go to The North
1978

Michi
1986
as Matsuyo

Shiro and Marilyn
1988
as Katsue Nakazato

Truckster Goes to Hokkaido
1976

The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze
1968

Abarenbo Shogun II – New Year’s Special
1985

Color
1965

The Threat
1966
as Hiroko

Sotsugyou -GRADUATION-
1985

Yanagase Blues
1967
as Sumie Yato

Pineapple Butai
1959
as Betty

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

Bloody Shuriken
1965

How to Make Money
1964

A 5,000 Kilometer Run under The Scorching Sun
1979

Jiyūgaoka fujin
1960

I Love You So Much
1988

Hajimete no Tabi
1971

Code of Ruffians
1965

House of Terrors
1965
as Akemi Yokota

Bridal Cruise
1976

The Spying Sorceress
1964
as Kara

Women Doing Time
1966

Our Marriage
1962
as Rinko Arishima

Aces Wild
1961

Madcap Mixup
1969
as Mamechiyo

Kigeki-otoko no ude dameshi
1974

Otoko Ippiki Gaki Daisho
1971

The Black Cat
1965

Utamaro, Painter of the Woman
1959

Desperate Hoodlum
1968

Sodachi zakari
1967

Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori
1972
as Tomiko

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Pier
1969

Chained Bitch
1965

腰抜け女兵騒動
1961

Carlos
1991

六人の女を殺した男
1965

Mappira shain yūkyōden
1968

Yellow Cherries
1960

Crazy Big Discovery
1969
as Hanakawado Wakako

Three Generations of Company Presidents Part II
1959

Obon, The Moll Dipper
1961

How to Be the Worst of Office Workers
1968

The Killing Game
1973

Ambassador Ramen
1967

School for Thieves
1968
as Kuriko

Monrō no yōna onna
1964

Kigeki: Otoko no nakidokoro
1973
as Masayo Kinoshita

猛烈社員 スリゴマ忍法
1969

Onna yajikita-tatchi ryokō
1963

Tokyo Gambler
1967

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
- The Marked Man (1968)
- The Insect Woman (1963) — as Midori
- Shogun's Ninja (1980) — as Lady Yodo
- The Castle of Sand (1974) — as Naka Sumie
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