Hasegawa Machiko's Story

November. 29,2013      
Rating:
5.5
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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".

Machiko Ono as  Machiko Hasegawa
Ichikawa Ebizo XI as  Ebizo Ichikawa IX
Fumino Kimura as  Yoko Hasegawa
Keiko Matsuzaka as  Sadako
Tomokazu Miura as  Suiho Tagawa

Reviews

NekoHomey
2013/11/29

Purely Joyful Movie!

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SeeQuant
2013/11/30

Blending excellent reporting and strong storytelling, this is a disturbing film truly stranger than fiction

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Derry Herrera
2013/12/01

Not sure how, but this is easily one of the best movies all summer. Multiple levels of funny, never takes itself seriously, super colorful, and creative.

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Cheryl
2013/12/02

A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.

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