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Machiko Hasewaga's 'Karuta' playing cards

Machiko Hasewaga's 'Karuta' playing cards

TOKYO, Japan - "Karuta" playing cards for word games drawn by Japanese cartoonist Machiko Hasegawa (1920-1992) are shown to the press on July 3, 2014, a day before a two-day preview for an auction in Tokyo.

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Uncensored version of 1929 novel 'Kanikosen' exhibited

Uncensored version of 1929 novel 'Kanikosen' exhibited

TOKYO, Japan - An uncensored version of proletarian author Takiji Kobayashi's "Kanikosen" (The Crab Cannery Ship) is exhibited in Tokyo on July 3, 2014, as part of literature collected by popular female cartoonist Machiko Hasegawa (1920-1992).

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Cartoonist Hasegawa's 'karuta' playing cards exhibited

Cartoonist Hasegawa's 'karuta' playing cards exhibited

TOKYO, Japan - "Karuta" playing cards drawn by popular female manga artist Machiko Hasegawa (1920-1992) are exhibited in Tokyo on July 3, 2014, as part of her collection.

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'Sazae-san' illuminations lit on Fukuoka Tower

'Sazae-san' illuminations lit on Fukuoka Tower

FUKUOKA, Japan - Illuminations portraying "Sazae-san," a popular Japanese manga comic and animation character, appear on Fukuoka Tower in Fukuoka on the evening of May 25, 2014. The author of the comic, Machiko Hasegawa, grew up in Fukuoka.

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'Sazae-san' appears on Fukuoka Tower

'Sazae-san' appears on Fukuoka Tower

FUKUOKA, Japan - Illuminations portraying "Sazae-san," a popular Japanese manga comic and animation character, appear on Fukuoka Tower in Fukuoka on the evening of May 25, 2014. The author of the comic, Machiko Hasegawa, grew up in Fukuoka.

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Japan's skater Murakami smiles after free program at Sochi

Japan's skater Murakami smiles after free program at Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese figure skater Kanako Murakami (R) and her coach Machiko Yamada smile after her performance in the women's free program on Feb. 20, 2014, at the Sochi Winter Olympic Games.

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Japan's Murakami in women's free skating in Sochi

Japan's Murakami in women's free skating in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Kanako Murakami (R) of Japan smiles with her coach Machiko Yamada after her performance in the free program of the women's figure skating competition at the Winter Olympics at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 20, 2014. Murakami finished 12th in the competition.

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Murakami practices for women's free skating

Murakami practices for women's free skating

SOCHI, Russia - Kanako Murakami of Japan on Feb. 20, 2014, practices in front of coach Machiko Yamada (R) for the free program of the women's figure skating event scheduled later in the day at the Winter Olympics at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia.

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Murakami wins Four Continents, Miyahara 2nd

Murakami wins Four Continents, Miyahara 2nd

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Kanako Murakami of Japan (R) celebrates after scoring 132.18 points in the Ladies Short Program event at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Taipei on Jan. 25, 2014, with her coach Machiko Yamada smiling. Murakami won the championships with a total score of 196.91 points.

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Int'l manga comics conference in Tottori

Int'l manga comics conference in Tottori

YONAGO, Japan - During the opening day of the 13th International Comic Artist Conference in Yonago, Tottori Prefecture, Japanese manga artists Tetsuya Chiba (R) and Machiko Satonaka stand in front of their messages celebrating the reopening on Nov. 17 of the Ishinomaki Mangattan Museum in Miyagi Prefecture. The museum, featuring the works of Shotaro Ishinomori, was damaged by 2011's powerful earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan.

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Bronze statues of Sazae-san characters

Bronze statues of Sazae-san characters

TOKYO, Japan - An unveiling ceremony is held for bronze statues of characters of Sazae-san, one of Japan's most popular comic series, in Sakurashimmachi, Tokyo, on March 25, 2012. Sakurashimmachi is where the author of the series, Machiko Hasegawa (1920-1992), spent her late life.

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Figure skating c'ships postponed

Figure skating c'ships postponed

NAGOYA, Japan - Kanako Murakami (R) and her figure skating coach Machiko Yamada give a press conference in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, on March 14, 2011, in the wake of the decision by the International Skating Union to postpone the world figure skating championships scheduled for later in March in Tokyo as Japan continues to deal with the aftermath of the March 11 devastating earthquake. The 16-year-old Murakami was hoping to make her debut at the worlds.

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Unusual star-shaped persimmon found in Toyama

Unusual star-shaped persimmon found in Toyama

TOYAMA, Japan - Toshiharu Yamada and his wife Machiko hold a star-shaped persimmon he found in Nanto, Toyama Prefecture, on Nov. 10, 2010.

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Murakami wins at Skate America

Murakami wins at Skate America

PORTLAND, United States - Japanese teenager Kanako Murakami (back), who won the women's figure skating singles at Skate America in Portland, Oregon, smiles with her coach Machiko Yamada during an official practice for the competition on Nov. 12, 2010.

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Violinist Kuechl becomes goodwill ambassador for Kawasaki

Violinist Kuechl becomes goodwill ambassador for Kawasaki

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Vienna Philharmonic concertmaster Rainer Kuechl plays the violin at the Kawasaki city hall in Kanagawa Prefecture on July 8, 2010. Kuechl was designated as a goodwill ambassador by the city, hometown of his wife Machiko, to help make Japan and Austria closer.

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Manga artists oppose tighter porn regulation

Manga artists oppose tighter porn regulation

TOKYO, Japan - Influential Japanese ''manga'' comic artists -- (From L) Go Nagai, Tetsuya Chiba and Machiko Satonaka -- attend a gathering at the Tokyo metropolitan government on March 15, 2010. The artists opposed a government-sponsored ordinance revision aimed at regulating sexual imagery.

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Satonaka contributes to Japan-China manga exchanges

Satonaka contributes to Japan-China manga exchanges

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese cartoonist Machiko Satonaka is contributing to exchanges of ''manga'' comic stories between Japan and China. She is now working on the sixth Asia Manga Summit scheduled for October in China.

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The Forest Of Mogari (2007)

The Forest Of Mogari (2007)

Shigeki Uda & Machiko Ono Characters: Shigeki & Machiko Film: The Forest Of Mogari; The Mourning Forest; Mogari No Mori (2007) Director: Naomi Kawase 26 May 2007 Date: 26 May 2007

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The Forest Of Mogari (2007)

The Forest Of Mogari (2007)

Machiko Ono & Shigeki Uda Characters: Machiko & Shigeki Film: The Forest Of Mogari; The Mourning Forest; Mogari No Mori (2007) Director: Naomi Kawase 26 May 2007 Date: 26 May 2007

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Rashomon, In The Woods film (1950)

Rashomon, In The Woods film (1950)

Toshiro Mifune & Machiko Kyo Poster Characters: Tajomaru, Masako Kanazawa Film: Rashomon, In The Woods (1950) Director: Akira Kurosawa 25 August 1950 Date: 25-Aug-50

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Rashomon, In The Woods film (1950)

Rashomon, In The Woods film (1950)

Masayuki Mori & Machiko Kyo Characters: Takehiro Kanazawa, Masako Kanazawa Film: Rashomon, In The Woods (1950) Director: Akira Kurosawa 25 August 1950 Rashomon (Rashomon, JP 1950, Regie: Akira Kurosawa) Masayuki Mori, Machiki Kyo / Liebende Frau, kalter abweisender Mann, Samurai, Japaner, Japan; aka: 'Rashomon - Das Lustw

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Rashomon, In The Woods film (1950)

Rashomon, In The Woods film (1950)

Toshiro Mifune & Machiko Kyo Characters: Tajomaru, Masako Kanazawa Film: Rashomon, In The Woods (1950) Director: Akira Kurosawa 25 August 1950 Rashomon (Rashomon, JP 1950, Regie: Akira Kurosawa) Toshiro Mifune, Machiki Kyo / Bandit, Japanerin in Kimono, Japan; aka: 'Rashomon - Das Lustw

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Ugetsu Monogatari film (1953)

Ugetsu Monogatari film (1953)

Massayuki Mori & Machiko Kyo Characters: GENJURO, LADY WAKASA Film: Ugetsu Monogatari; Tales Of Ugetsu (1953) Director: Kenji Mizoguchi 26 March 1953 Date: 26-Mar-53

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Teahouse Of The August Moon film (1956)

Teahouse Of The August Moon film (1956)

Machiko Kyo Film: Teahouse Of The August Moon (1956) Director: Daniel Mann 29 November 1956 Date: 29-Nov-56

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Teahouse Of The August Moon film (1956)

Teahouse Of The August Moon film (1956)

Machiko Kyo Film: Teahouse Of The August Moon (1956) Director: Daniel Mann 29 November 1956 Date: 29-Nov-56

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Teahouse Of The August Moon film (1956)

Teahouse Of The August Moon film (1956)

Machiko Kyo Film: Teahouse Of The August Moon (1951) Director: Daniel Mann 29 November 1956 Date: 29-Nov-56

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Rashomon, In The Woods film (1950)

Rashomon, In The Woods film (1950)

Toshiro Mifune & Machiko Kyo Characters: Tajomaru & Masako Kanazawa Film: Rashomon, In The Woods (1950) Director: Akira Kurosawa 25 August 1950 Date: 25-Aug-50

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Rashomon, In The Woods film (1950)

Rashomon, In The Woods film (1950)

Toshiro Mifune, Machiko Kyo & Masayuki Mori Characters: Tajomaru,Masako Kanazawa & Takehiro Kanazawa Film: Rashomon, In The Woods (1950) Director: Akira Kurosawa 25 August 1950 Date: 25-Aug-50

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Rashomon, In The Woods film (1950)

Rashomon, In The Woods film (1950)

Toshiro Mifune & Machiko Kyo Characters: Tajomaru & Masako Kanazawa Film: Rashomon, In The Woods (1950) Director: Akira Kurosawa 25 August 1950 Date: 25-Aug-50

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Rashomon, In The Woods film (1950)

Rashomon, In The Woods film (1950)

Toshiro Mifune & Machiko Kyo Characters: Tajomaru & Masako Kanazawa Film: Rashomon, In The Woods (1950) Director: Akira Kurosawa 25 August 1950 Date: 25-Aug-50

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Rashomon, In The Woods film (1950)

Rashomon, In The Woods film (1950)

Toshiro Mifune & Machiko Kyo Characters: Tajomaru & Masako Kanazawa Film: Rashomon, In The Woods (1956) Director: Akira Kurosawa 25 August 1950 Date: 25-Aug-50

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BTHE TEAHOUSE OF THE AUGUST MOON

BTHE TEAHOUSE OF THE AUGUST MOON

BTHE TEAHOUSE OF THE AUGUST MOON MACHIKO KYO, MARLON BRANDO Date: 1956

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THE TEAHOUSE OF THE AUGUST MOON

THE TEAHOUSE OF THE AUGUST MOON

THE TEAHOUSE OF THE AUGUST MOON Machiko Kyo Date: 1956

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THE TEAHOUSE OF THE AUGUST MOON

THE TEAHOUSE OF THE AUGUST MOON

THE TEAHOUSE OF THE AUGUST MOON Machiko Kyo Date: 1956

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RASHOMON

RASHOMON

RASHOMON TOSHIRO MIFUNE, MACHIKO KYO Date: 1950

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RASHOMON

RASHOMON

RASHOMON TOSHIRO MIFUNE, MACHIKO KYO Date: 1950

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RASHOMON

RASHOMON

RASHOMON TOSHIRO MIFUNE, MACHIKO KYO Date: 1950

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RASHOMON

RASHOMON

RASHOMON TOSHIRO MIFUNE, MACHIKO KYO Date: 1950

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RASHOMON

RASHOMON

RASHOMON TOSHIRO MIFUNE, MACHIKO KYO Date: 1950

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JAL crash's 30th anniv. marked

JAL crash's 30th anniv. marked

Photo taken May 26, 2015, shows a farewell note left by Masakatsu Taniguchi, who was killed in the 1985 Japan Airlines jetliner crash. Addressed to his wife Machiko, Taniguchi asked her to take good care of their children. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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JAL crash's 30th anniv. marked

JAL crash's 30th anniv. marked

Photo taken May 26, 2015, in Osaka shows Machiko Taniguchi, who lost her 40-year-old husband in the 1985 Japan Airlines jetliner crash. Taniguchi created an illustrated book to hand down the legacy of the accident on the occasion of its 30th anniversary. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese photographer drawing attention for her painting-like works

Japanese photographer drawing attention for her painting-like works

Machiko Toragai stands in front of one of her "role photo" works at her personal exhibition in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2015. In the role photos, a picture of a person and nature is coated with transparent resin, adding a fantastic atmosphere. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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CORRECTED Violinist Kuechl becomes goodwill ambassador for Kawasa

CORRECTED Violinist Kuechl becomes goodwill ambassador for Kawasa

YOKOHAMA, Japan - CORRECTING ''TO'' TO ''FOR'' IN HEADLINE Vienna Philharmonic concertmaster Rainer Kuechl plays the violin at the Kawasaki city hall in Kanagawa Prefecture on July 8, 2010. Kuechl was designated as a goodwill ambassador by the city, hometown of his wife Machiko, to help make Japan and Austria closer. (Kyodo)

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Bronze statues of Sazae-san characters

Bronze statues of Sazae-san characters

TOKYO, Japan - An unveiling ceremony is held for bronze statues of characters of Sazae-san, one of Japan's most popular comic series, in Sakurashimmachi, Tokyo, on March 25, 2012. Sakurashimmachi is where the author of the series, Machiko Hasegawa (1920-1992), spent her late life. (Kyodo)

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Manga artists oppose tighter porn regulation

Manga artists oppose tighter porn regulation

TOKYO, Japan - Influential Japanese ''manga'' comic artists -- (From L) Go Nagai, Tetsuya Chiba and Machiko Satonaka -- attend a gathering at the Tokyo metropolitan government on March 15, 2010. The artists opposed a government-sponsored ordinance revision aimed at regulating sexual imagery. (Kyodo)

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Figure skating c'ships postponed

Figure skating c'ships postponed

NAGOYA, Japan - Kanako Murakami (R) and her figure skating coach Machiko Yamada give a press conference in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, on March 14, 2011, in the wake of the decision by the International Skating Union to postpone the world figure skating championships scheduled for later in March in Tokyo as Japan continues to deal with the aftermath of the March 11 devastating earthquake. The 16-year-old Murakami was hoping to make her debut at the worlds. (Kyodo)

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Uncensored version of 1929 novel 'Kanikosen' exhibited

Uncensored version of 1929 novel 'Kanikosen' exhibited

TOKYO, Japan - An uncensored version of proletarian author Takiji Kobayashi's "Kanikosen" (The Crab Cannery Ship) is exhibited in Tokyo on July 3, 2014, as part of literature collected by popular female cartoonist Machiko Hasegawa (1920-1992). (Kyodo)

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Unusual star-shaped persimmon found in Toyama

Unusual star-shaped persimmon found in Toyama

TOYAMA, Japan - Toshiharu Yamada and his wife Machiko hold a star-shaped persimmon he found in Nanto, Toyama Prefecture, on Nov. 10, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Murakami wins at Skate America

Murakami wins at Skate America

PORTLAND, United States - Japanese teenager Kanako Murakami (back), who won the women's figure skating singles at Skate America in Portland, Oregon, smiles with her coach Machiko Yamada during an official practice for the competition on Nov. 12, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Museum in memory of "Sazae-san" author Machiko Hasegawa

Museum in memory of "Sazae-san" author Machiko Hasegawa

Photo taken in Tokyo on July 9, 2020, shows painting materials displayed at a museum dedicated to Machiko Hasegawa (1920-1992), author of the Japanese comic strip "Sazae-san," a huge success that depicted an ordinary Japanese family led by a good-natured mother and wife called Sazae. The museum set to open to the public as an annex of the Hasegawa Machiko Art Museum on July 11, three months behind schedule due to the coronavirus pandemic, mainly showcases original drawings of Sazae-san and other characters as well as painting materials used by Hasegawa.

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