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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 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
Shogun's Ninja
as Lady Yodo
Truckster of Guts
Hachiko
as Okichi
Where Spring Comes Late
as Passengers on Nemuro Main Line
Pastoral: To Die in the Country
as Air woman
Zatoichi's Cane Sword
as Oryu
The Insect Woman
as Midori
Play it, Boogie-Woogie
as Haruyo Kobayashi
Samurai Banners
as Buhei's wife
The Castle of Sand
as Naka Sumie
