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.
116 movies · 8 shows
Bokyo
1993·9.0
愛の立待岬・京都－函館殺人事件
1993·0.0
Carlos
1991·6.0
Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World: What Happens When You Die
1989·7.0
I Love You So Much
1988·0.0
Shiro and Marilyn
1988·7.0
Tokyo Pop
1988·6.9
Hachiko
1987·7.8
Makeup
1987·0.0
Ellie My Love
1987·5.0
Michi
1986·1.0
Sotsugyou -GRADUATION-
1985·0.0
Abarenbo Shogun II – New Year’s Special
1985·0.0
Hole in the Pants
1984·6.0
Play it, Boogie-Woogie
1981·8.0
Shogun's Ninja
1980·6.3
Run Truck Rascal, Run!
1979·10.0
A 5,000 Kilometer Run under The Scorching Sun
1979·8.0
The Truck Rascals Go to The North
1978·9.0
Pink Lady's Motion Picture
1978·6.8
Hakatakko Pure Heart
1978·6.0
Truck Rascals: Another Odyssey of Momojiro
1978·9.0
Crocodile, Parrot and Fur Seal
1977·8.0
I Am A Man of Honor
1977·9.0
The Boxer
1977·7.0
Truck Rascals in Fever Heat
1976·10.0
Bridal Cruise
1976·0.0
Truckster Goes to Hokkaido
1976·8.5
Human Revolution II
1976·8.0
Hobo General
1976·10.0
A Cheerful Yakuza
1976·0.0
The Wild Trucker
1975·7.7
Truck Rascals: No One Can Stop Me
1975·6.6
I Am a Cat
1975·4.0
The Gate of Youth
1975·8.3
Pastoral: To Die in the Country
1974·7.5
Tora-san's Lullaby
1974·7.8
The Castle of Sand
1974·7.4
Kigeki-otoko no ude dameshi
1974·0.0
Kigeki: Otoko no nakidokoro
1973·0.0
The Killing Game
1973·0.0
Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori
1972·0.0
Zatoichi in Desperation
1972·6.6
My Voiceless Friends
1972·9.0
Maboroshi no Satsui
1971·0.0
Otoko Ippiki Gaki Daisho
1971·0.0
Hajimete no Tabi
1971·10.0
Where Spring Comes Late
1970·7.7
Silk Hat Boss
1970·9.0
Tora-san, His Tender Love
1970·7.4
Shinjuku Plaza
1969·0.0
Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man
1969·7.0
Women Can't Be Beaten
1969·7.5
Wolf Escort
1969·8.0
Madcap Mixup
1969·7.0
猛烈社員 スリゴマ忍法
1969·0.0
Futari no Koibito
1969·7.0
Samurai Banners
1969·7.4
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Pier
1969·7.0
Crazy Big Discovery
1969·8.0
Wicked Priest 2: Ballad of Murder
1968·6.7
Desperate Hoodlum
1968·10.0
The Human Bullet
1968·6.0
Mappira shain yūkyōden
1968·0.0
How to Be the Worst of Office Workers
1968·7.0
The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze
1968·7.7
Curse of the Blood
1968·6.7
The Marked Man
1968·10.0
Mexican Free-for-All
1968·10.0
Neon taiheiki
1968·9.0
School for Thieves
1968·7.0
Sodachi zakari
1967·10.0
Yanagase Blues
1967·0.0
Tokyo Gambler
1967·0.0
Ambassador Ramen
1967·9.0
Zatoichi's Cane Sword
1967·7.4
Golden Ninja
1966·0.0
Dynamite Doctor Returns
1966·0.0
Third Class Soldier Boss
1966·0.0
Yakuza Vassal
1966·10.0
Women Doing Time
1966·0.0
The Threat
1966·7.4
Code of Ruffians
1965·7.5
Chained Bitch
1965·0.0
House of Terrors
1965·5.3
The Man Who Killed Six Women
1965·0.0
The Abalone Gals
1965·0.0
Color
1965·0.0
Bloody Shuriken
1965·8.0
The Black Cat
1965·9.0
Nami kage
1965·8.0
Sex Peddlers
1965·7.0
The Spying Sorceress
1964·8.0
Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction
1964·5.8
The Glamorous Ghost
1964·7.0
Intentions of Murder
1964·7.0
Life of Hishakaku 3
1964·0.0
How to Make Money
1964·0.0
To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2
1964·0.0
Monrō no yōna onna
1964·0.0
The Insect Woman
1963·7.2
Onna yajikita-tatchi ryokō
1963·0.0
Our Marriage
1962·7.1
Girls of the Night
1961·6.5
Obon, The Moll Dipper
1961·10.0
腰抜け女兵騒動
1961·0.0
Aces Wild
1961·8.0
Jiyūgaoka fujin
1960·10.0
Just Barely
1960·0.0
Yellow Cherries
1960·0.0
Hito mo arukeba
1960·9.0
Pineapple Butai
1959·10.0
Utamaro, Painter of the Woman
1959·9.0
The Cola Game
1959·0.0
Three Generations of Company Presidents Part II
1959·9.0
Temptation on Glamour Island
1959·7.0