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    Masumi Harukawa

    1935-11-16 (89 years old) in Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, 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." 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.

    Movies

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    Bokyo
    0 %|Oct 9, 1993
    Drama, History
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    Carlos
    60 %|Jan 25, 1991
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    Shiro and Marilyn
    70 %|Jul 16, 1988
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    Tokyo Pop
    74 %|Apr 15, 1988
    Comedy, Romance, Music
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    Hachiko
    77 %|Aug 1, 1987
    Drama, Family
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    Makeup
    0 %|Apr 25, 1987
    Drama
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    Ellie My Love
    50 %|Apr 11, 1987
    Romance, Comedy, Drama
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    Michi
    10 %|Sep 6, 1986
    Drama, Romance
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    Sotsugyou -GRADUATION-
    0 %|Mar 6, 1985
    Drama
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    Hole in the Pants
    50 %|Mar 17, 1984
    Comedy, Romance
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    Play it, Boogie-Woogie
    60 %|Apr 7, 1981
    Drama
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    Shogun's Ninja
    61 %|Nov 15, 1980
    Action, Adventure
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    Run Truck Rascal, Run!
    0 %|Dec 22, 1979
    Action, Comedy, Romance
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    A 5,000 Kilometer Run under The Scorching Sun
    70 %|Aug 4, 1979
    Comedy, Action
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    The Truck Rascals Go to The North
    100 %|Dec 23, 1978
    Comedy, Action, Romance
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    Pink Lady's Motion Picture
    55 %|Dec 16, 1978
    Fantasy, Music
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    Truck Rascals: Another Odyssey of Momojiro
    0 %|Aug 12, 1978
    Action, Comedy, Romance
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    Crocodile, Parrot and Fur Seal
    0 %|Dec 29, 1977
    Comedy, Drama
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    I Am A Man of Honor
    0 %|Dec 24, 1977
    Comedy, Action, Romance
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    Boxer
    68 %|Oct 1, 1977
    Drama
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    Truckster of Guts
    0 %|Aug 6, 1977
    Comedy, Action, Romance
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    Truck Rascals in Fever Heat
    0 %|Dec 25, 1976
    Comedy, Action, Romance
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    Bridal Cruise
    0 %|Sep 4, 1976
    Comedy
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    Truckster Goes to Hokkaido
    70 %|Aug 7, 1976
    Action, Comedy, Romance
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    Human Revolution II
    0 %|Jun 19, 1976
    Drama
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    Hobo General
    0 %|Apr 24, 1976
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    A Cheerful Yakuza
    0 %|Feb 14, 1976
    Action, Comedy
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    The Wild Trucker
    70 %|Dec 27, 1975
    Action, Comedy, Romance
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    Truck Rascals: No One Can Stop Me
    60 %|Aug 30, 1975
    Romance, Action, Comedy
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    The Gate of Youth
    90 %|Feb 15, 1975
    Drama
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    Pastoral: To Die in the Country
    75 %|Dec 28, 1974
    Fantasy, Drama
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    Tora-san's Lullaby
    75 %|Dec 28, 1974
    Comedy
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    The Castle of Sand
    73 %|Oct 19, 1974
    Crime, Mystery, Drama
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    Kigeki-otoko no ude dameshi
    0 %|Mar 9, 1974
    Comedy, Crime
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    The Killing Game
    0 %|Jan 22, 1973
    Horror, TV Movie
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    Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori
    0 %|Dec 9, 1972
    Comedy, Drama
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    Zatoichi in Desperation
    66 %|Sep 2, 1972
    Adventure, Action, Drama
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    My Voiceless Friends
    0 %|Apr 29, 1972
    Drama
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    幻の殺意
    0 %|Apr 15, 1971
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    Hajimete no Tabi
    0 %|Jan 9, 1971
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    Where Spring Comes Late
    73 %|Oct 24, 1970
    Drama
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    Silk Hat Boss
    0 %|Feb 21, 1970
    Action, Crime
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    Silk Hat Boss
    0 %|Feb 21, 1970
    Action, Crime
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    Tora-san, His Tender Love
    70 %|Jan 15, 1970
    Comedy
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    Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man
    0 %|Nov 1, 1969
    Comedy
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    Women Can't Be Beaten
    0 %|Oct 1, 1969
    Comedy
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    Wolf Escort
    0 %|Jul 31, 1969
    Crime, Action, Drama
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    Madcap Mixup
    0 %|Jul 23, 1969
    Comedy
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    Futari no Koibito
    0 %|Apr 12, 1969
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    Samurai Banners
    74.17 %|Mar 1, 1969
    Action, War, History
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    Wicked Priest 2: Ballad of Murder
    65 %|Nov 30, 1968
    Action, Drama
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    Desperate Hoodlum
    0 %|Nov 2, 1968
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    The Human Bullet
    61 %|Oct 22, 1968
    Comedy, Drama, War
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    The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze
    60 %|Jun 1, 1968
    War, Drama
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    Curse of the Blood
    67 %|May 30, 1968
    Horror
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    The Marked Man
    0 %|May 1, 1968
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    Neon taiheiki
    0 %|Apr 13, 1968
    Comedy, Drama
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    School for Thieves
    0 %|Apr 6, 1968
    Comedy, Crime
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    Sodachi zakari
    0 %|Sep 30, 1967
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    Yanagase Blues
    0 %|Sep 15, 1967
    Drama
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    Tokyo Gambler
    0 %|Feb 25, 1967
    Action, Crime
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    Zatoichi's Cane Sword
    72 %|Jan 3, 1967
    Adventure, Action, Drama
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    Golden Ninja
    0 %|Dec 13, 1966
    Comedy, Adventure
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    Dynamite Doctor Returns
    0 %|Sep 17, 1966
    Crime, Action
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    Yakuza Vassal
    0 %|Mar 10, 1966
    Drama
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    Women Doing Time
    0 %|Mar 5, 1966
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    The Threat
    68 %|Feb 17, 1966
    Crime, Action, Thriller
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    Code of Ruffians
    50 %|Dec 4, 1965
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    Chained Bitch
    0 %|Oct 15, 1965
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    House of Terrors
    57 %|Aug 1, 1965
    Horror
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    The Abalone Gals
    0 %|Jun 26, 1965
    Comedy
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    Color
    0 %|Jun 13, 1965
    Drama
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    Bloody Shuriken
    73 %|Feb 20, 1965
    Drama, Action
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    The Black Cat
    0 %|Feb 13, 1965
    Romance, Drama
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    Nami kage
    0 %|Jan 31, 1965
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    Sex Peddlers
    0 %|Jan 30, 1965
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    The Spying Sorceress
    0 %|Dec 12, 1964
    Action, Romance, Fantasy
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    The Glamorous Ghost
    60 %|Oct 3, 1964
    Mystery
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    Intentions of Murder
    71.25 %|Jun 28, 1964
    Drama
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    Life of Hishakaku 3
    0 %|Mar 1, 1964
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    How to Make Money
    0 %|Feb 1, 1964
    Comedy
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    To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2
    0 %|Jan 1, 1964
    Comedy, War
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    The Insect Woman
    74 %|Nov 16, 1963
    Drama
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    Our Marriage
    67 %|Mar 18, 1962
    Drama
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    Girls of the Night
    69 %|Sep 4, 1961
    Drama
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    Obon, The Moll Dipper
    0 %|Apr 16, 1961
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    Hito mo arukeba
    0 %|Feb 9, 1960
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    Pineapple Butai
    0 %|Dec 27, 1959
    War
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    Utamaro, Painter of the Woman
    0 %|Oct 11, 1959
    Drama, History
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    The Cola Game
    0 %|Jul 28, 1959
    Drama
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    Zoku shachōtaiheiki
    0 %|Mar 15, 1959
    Drama, Comedy
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    Temptation on Glamour Island
    60 %|Jan 15, 1959
    War, Comedy

    Series

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    Waga Machi
    0 %|Oct 13, 1992
    Mystery
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    Older brother
    0 %|Oct 7, 1977
    Drama
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    Wagako wa Tanin
    0 %|Apr 3, 1974
    Family, Drama
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    Edo wo Kiru
    0 %|Sep 24, 1973
    Drama
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    姫君捕物控
    0 %|Jul 1, 1972
    Mystery
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    Oyaji Daiko
    90 %|Jan 16, 1968
    Drama, Family