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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.
As actor
Bokyo
愛の立待岬・京都－函館殺人事件
Carlos
Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World: What Happens When You Die
Tokyo Pop
Shiro and Marilyn
I Love You So Much
Hachiko
Ellie My Love
Makeup
Michi
Sotsugyou -GRADUATION-
Abarenbo Shogun II – New Year’s Special
Hole in the Pants
Play it, Boogie-Woogie
Shogun's Ninja
Run Truck Rascal, Run!
A 5,000 Kilometer Run under The Scorching Sun
Truck Rascals: Another Odyssey of Momojiro
The Truck Rascals Go to The North
Pink Lady's Motion Picture
Hakatakko Pure Heart
Crocodile, Parrot and Fur Seal
Boxer
I Am A Man of Honor
Truckster of Guts
A Cheerful Yakuza
Truckster Goes to Hokkaido
Truck Rascals in Fever Heat
Human Revolution II