Acting · Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan · Born November 16, 1935
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.
MovieBokyo
1993
愛の立待岬・京都－函館殺人事件
1993
TVWaga Machi
1992
MovieCarlos
1991
MovieTetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World: What Happens When You Die
1989
as 五十嵐玉緒
MovieI Love You So Much
1988
MovieShiro and Marilyn
1988
as Katsue Nakazato
MovieTokyo Pop
1988
as Mother
MovieHachiko
1987
as Okichi
MovieMakeup
1987
MovieEllie My Love
1987
MovieMichi
1986
as Matsuyo
MovieSotsugyou -GRADUATION-
1985
MovieAbarenbo Shogun II – New Year’s Special
1985
MovieHole in the Pants
1984
MoviePlay it, Boogie-Woogie
1981
as Haruyo Kobayashi
MovieShogun's Ninja
1980
as Lady Yodo
MovieRun Truck Rascal, Run!
1979
MovieA 5,000 Kilometer Run under The Scorching Sun
1979
MovieThe Truck Rascals Go to The North
1978
MoviePink Lady's Motion Picture
1978
MovieHakatakko Pure Heart
1978
MovieTruck Rascals: Another Odyssey of Momojiro
1978
MovieCrocodile, Parrot and Fur Seal
1977
as Nanako's mather
MovieI Am A Man of Honor
1977
TVOlder brother
1977
as Saeko
MovieBoxer
1977
as Harumi
MovieTruckster of Guts
1977
MovieTruck Rascals in Fever Heat
1976
MovieBridal Cruise
1976
MovieTruckster Goes to Hokkaido
1976
MovieHuman Revolution II
1976
MovieHobo General
1976
MovieA Cheerful Yakuza
1976
MovieThe Wild Trucker
1975
as Kimie Matsushita (Mother)
MovieTruck Rascals: No One Can Stop Me
1975
as Kimie, Jonathan's Wife
MovieI Am a Cat
1975
MovieThe Gate of Youth
1975
MoviePastoral: To Die in the Country
1974
as Air woman
MovieTora-san's Lullaby
1974
MovieThe Castle of Sand
1974
as Naka Sumie
TVWagako wa Tanin
1974
MovieKigeki-otoko no ude dameshi
1974
TVEdo wo Kiru
1973
MovieKigeki: Otoko no nakidokoro
1973
as Masayo Kinoshita
MovieThe Killing Game
1973
MovieOnna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori
1972
as Tomiko
MovieZatoichi in Desperation
1972
as Ohama
姫君捕物控
1972
MovieMy Voiceless Friends
1972
TVなんたって18歳！
1971
MovieMaboroshi no Satsui
1971
MovieOtoko Ippiki Gaki Daisho
1971
MovieHajimete no Tabi
1971
MovieWhere Spring Comes Late
1970
as Passengers on Nemuro Main Line
TVAttention Please
1970
MovieSilk Hat Boss
1970
as Choko
MovieTora-san, His Tender Love
1970
as Komako
MovieJapan's No. 1 Disconnected Man
1969
as Koyama's Wife
MovieWomen Can't Be Beaten
1969
MovieWolf Escort
1969
MovieMadcap Mixup
1969
as Mamechiyo
Movie猛烈社員 スリゴマ忍法
1969
MovieFutari no Koibito
1969
MovieSamurai Banners
1969
as Buhei's wife
MovieA Comedy in Front of the Station: Pier
1969
MovieCrazy Big Discovery
1969
as Hanakawado Wakako
MovieWicked Priest 2: Ballad of Murder
1968
MovieDesperate Hoodlum
1968
MovieThe Human Bullet
1968
as Woman in Apron
MovieMappira shain yūkyōden
1968
MovieHow to Be the Worst of Office Workers
1968
MovieThe Young Eagles of the Kamikaze
1968
MovieCurse of the Blood
1968
as Okuma
MovieThe Marked Man
1968
MovieMexican Free-for-All
1968
as Yukari
MovieNeon taiheiki
1968
MovieSchool for Thieves
1968
as Kuriko
TVOyaji Daiko
1968
MovieSodachi zakari
1967
MovieYanagase Blues
1967
as Sumie Yato
MovieTokyo Gambler
1967
MovieAmbassador Ramen
1967
MovieZatoichi's Cane Sword
1967
as Oryu
MovieGolden Ninja
1966
as Okiku
MovieDynamite Doctor Returns
1966
as Otoki
MovieThird Class Soldier Boss
1966
MovieYakuza Vassal
1966
MovieWomen Doing Time
1966
MovieThe Threat
1966
as Hiroko
MovieCode of Ruffians
1965
MovieChained Bitch
1965
MovieHouse of Terrors
1965
as Akemi Yokota
MovieThe Man Who Killed Six Women
1965
MovieThe Abalone Gals
1965
MovieColor
1965
MovieBloody Shuriken
1965
MovieThe Black Cat
1965
MovieNami kage
1965
MovieSex Peddlers
1965
MovieThe Spying Sorceress
1964
as Kara
MovieSleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction
1964
MovieThe Glamorous Ghost
1964
as Sugie Asami
MovieIntentions of Murder
1964
as Sadako Takahashi
MovieLife of Hishakaku 3
1964
MovieHow to Make Money
1964
MovieTo Your Majesty, The Emperor 2
1964
as Akemi
MovieMonrō no yōna onna
1964
MovieThe Insect Woman
1963
as Midori
MovieOnna yajikita-tatchi ryokō
1963
MovieOur Marriage
1962
as Rinko Arishima
MovieGirls of the Night
1961
as Harada
MovieObon, The Moll Dipper
1961
Movie腰抜け女兵騒動
1961
MovieAces Wild
1961
MovieJiyūgaoka fujin
1960
MovieJust Barely
1960
MovieYellow Cherries
1960
MovieHito mo arukeba
1960
as Namiko
MoviePineapple Butai
1959
as Betty
MovieUtamaro, Painter of the Woman
1959
MovieThe Cola Game
1959
MovieThree Generations of Company Presidents Part II
1959
MovieTemptation on Glamour Island
1959
as Masa Uchida
