As Actor
Carlos
1991
6.0
Masumi Harukawa
Acting
Birth Date
November 16, 1935
Place of Birth
Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
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.
Complete Filmography
As Actor
Tokyo Pop
1988
6.9
As Actor
Hachiko
1987
7.8
As Actor
Michi
1986
1.0
As Actor
Hole in the Pants
1984
5.0
As Actor
Play it, Boogie-Woogie
1981
6.0
As Actor
A 5,000 Kilometer Run under The Scorching Sun
1979
7.0
As Actor
The Truck Rascals Go to The North
1978
10.0
As Actor
Pink Lady's Motion Picture
1978
5.5
As Actor
Boxer
1977
6.8
As Actor
Truckster Goes to Hokkaido
1976
7.0
As Actor
The Wild Trucker
1975
7.0
As Actor
Truck Rascals: No One Can Stop Me
1975
6.0
As Actor
The Gate of Youth
1975
9.0
As Actor
Pastoral: To Die in the Country
1974
7.5
As Actor
Tora-san's Lullaby
1974
7.5
As Actor
Zatoichi in Desperation
1972
6.7
As Actor
Where Spring Comes Late
1970
7.6
As Actor
Tora-san, His Tender Love
1970
7.0
As Actor
The Human Bullet
1968
6.1