

Masumi Harukawa
Acting
November 16, 1935
Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
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.
The Filmography


Tokyo Pop

Hachiko

Michi

Hole in the Pants

Play it, Boogie-Woogie

A 5,000 Kilometer Run under The Scorching Sun

The Truck Rascals Go to The North

Pink Lady's Motion Picture

Boxer

Truckster Goes to Hokkaido

The Wild Trucker

Truck Rascals: No One Can Stop Me

The Gate of Youth

Pastoral: To Die in the Country

Tora-san's Lullaby

Zatoichi in Desperation

Where Spring Comes Late

Tora-san, His Tender Love
