Birth Day: 1935-11-16
Place of birth: 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.
Credits
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As 五十嵐玉緒
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As Katsue Nakazato
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As Mother
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As Okichi
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As Matsuyo
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As Haruyo Kobayashi
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As Lady Yodo
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As Harumi
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As Nanako's mather
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As Jonathan's Wife
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As Air woman
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As Naka Sumie
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As Tomiko
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As Ohama
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As Komako
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As Passengers on Nemuro Main Line
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As Choko
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As Mamechiyo
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As Koyama's Wife
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As Buhei's wife
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As Okuma
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As Kuriko
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As Sumie Yato
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As Oryu
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As Otoki
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As Hiroko
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As Okiku
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As Akemi Yokota
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As Sugie Asami
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As Sadako Takahashi
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As Kara
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As Akemi
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As Midori
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As Rinko Arishima
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As Harada
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As Namiko
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As Masa Uchida
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As Betty