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Masumi Harukawa portrait

Masumi Harukawa

8 films

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.

Where to Start with Masumi Harukawa

Masumi Harukawa appears in 8 drama films in the Pulse of Cinema catalogue. The highest Pulse-rated are Hachiko, Pastoral: To Die in the Country, The Insect Woman, a strong place to start exploring Masumi Harukawa's drama work.

Hachiko 7.8

Hachiko

1987
Pastoral: To Die in the Country 7.5

Pastoral: To Die in the Country

1974
The Insect Woman 7.2

The Insect Woman

1963

Masumi Harukawa: Drama Films 8

Hachiko 7.8

Hachiko

1987
Where Spring Comes Late 7.7

Where Spring Comes Late

1970
Pastoral: To Die in the Country 7.5

Pastoral: To Die in the Country

1974
The Insect Woman 7.2

The Insect Woman

1963
Intentions of Murder 7.0

Intentions of Murder

1964
Tokyo Pop 6.9

Tokyo Pop

1988
Boxer 6.8

Boxer

1977
The Human Bullet 5.9

The Human Bullet

1968

Frequent Collaborators

Kaoru Yachigusa Kaoru Yachigusa 2 films together Shūji Terayama Shūji Terayama 2 films together Shōhei Imamura Shōhei Imamura 2 films together Tatsuya Nakadai Tatsuya Nakadai 1 film together Toshiro Yanagiba Toshiro Yanagiba 1 film together Toshinori Omi Toshinori Omi 1 film together