Hasegawa Machiko Monogatari ~ Sazae-san ga Umareta Hi
In the year 1926, Machiko Hasegawa is a 6-year-old child and lives in
Fukuoka. She is a bright girl, who enjoys playing outdoors. At home, she
loves to draw. Her father is a handsome mining engineer and he loves his
family more than anything else. When Machiko is 14-years-old her father
passes away. The rest of her family decides to move to Tokyo. Her mother
than makes a quick decision and sends 15-year-old Machiko to manga artist
Tagawa as his student.
Machiko's life is peaceful, but the oncoming war makes things tense.
Machiko's family moves back to Fukuoka. When the war is about to end, the
local newspaper asks Machiko to publish a serial manga. Machiko has
difficulties in coming up with an idea for the manga series and decides
to go to the nearby Momochi Seaside Park. She watches the ocean and comes
up with the idea for manga series "Sazae-san".
Notes
Based on the autobiographical essay manga "Sazae san Uchiake Banashi" by
Machiko Hasegawa (published January, 1979 by Shimaisha). Machiko Hasegawa
was one of the first female manga artists in Japan.
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