Masumi Harukawa

Masumi Harukawa

Actor

Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan
November 16, 1935

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.

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Masumi Harukawa 1

Representative Works

The Castle of Sand
The Castle of Sand
7.4
/ Japanese
Hachiko
Hachiko
7.8
/ Japanese
Pastoral: To Die in the Country
Pastoral: To Die in the Country
7.5
/ Japanese
Shogun's Ninja
Shogun's Ninja
6.3
/ Japanese
Bokyo
Bokyo
9.0
/ Japanese
Temptation on Glamour Island
Temptation on Glamour Island
7.0
/ Japanese
Hole in the Pants
Hole in the Pants
6.0
/ Japanese
Tokyo Pop
Tokyo Pop
6.9
/ Japanese
Intentions of Murder
Intentions of Murder
7.0
/ Japanese
The Boxer
The Boxer
7.2
/ Japanese
Girls of the Night
Girls of the Night
6.5
/ Japanese
The Five Jolly Thieves
The Five Jolly Thieves
No Rating Yet
/ Japanese

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

The Castle of Sand
1974Nominee

Best Performance

The Castle of Sand

Hachiko
1987Winner

Best Performance

Hachiko

Pastoral: To Die in the Country
1974Winner

Best Performance

Pastoral: To Die in the Country

Career Highlights

Shogun's Ninja
1980Highlight

Best Performance

Shogun's Ninja

Bokyo
1993Highlight

Best Performance

Bokyo

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