Renowned Japanese scriptwriter Sugako Hashida, best known for the internationally popular TV series “Oshin,” has died at age 95TOKYO -- Renowned Japanese scriptwriter Sugako Hashida, best known for the internationally popular TV drama series “Oshin," has died of lymphoma. She died Sunday at her home in Atami, west of Tokyo, according to Pinko Izumi, an actress who appeared in many of the dramas Hashida wrote, including “Oshin." She joined the Shochiku film studio in 1949 before becoming a freelance scriptwriter for television dramas, including the hugely popular morning drama series (asterisk)Oshin(asterisk) broadcast in 1983-1984 on NHK public television. Her other popular dramas include the long-running series (asterisk)Wataru Seken wa Oni Bakari," or “Making it Through,” a family drama which started in 1990 and aired more than 500 episodes. Actress Izumi, who was in both “Oshin” and “Wataru Seken wa Oni Bakari,” said she was at Hashida's bedside when she died.

Source: ABC News April 05, 2021 13:59 UTC