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Masumi Harukawa

Acting · Born November 16, 1935 · Utsunomiya, Tochigi, 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."

Movies with Masumi Harukawa

• Hachiko (1987) — Okichi
• The Castle of Sand (1974) — Naka Sumie
• Shogun's Ninja (1980) — Lady Yodo
• The Boxer (1977) — Harumi
• The Insect Woman (1963) — Midori
• Tokyo Pop (1988) — Mother
• The Human Bullet (1968) — Woman in Apron
• Great Incidents (1967)
• Pastoral: To Die in the Country (1974) — Air woman
• The Five Jolly Thieves (1960)
• Samurai Banners (1969) — Buhei's wife
• Run Truck Rascal, Run! (1979)

TV shows with Masumi Harukawa

• Oyaji Daiko (1968)
• Older brother (1977) — Saeko
• Wagako wa Tanin (1974)
• Waga Machi (1992)