Ono Machiko to be the lead in FujITV drama SP "Hasegawa Machiko Monogatari ~ Sazae-san ga umareta hi"

Ono Machiko will be playing the role of Hasegawa Machiko who was well-known as the author of popular manga "Sazae-san", in the FujiTV drama "Hasegawa Machiko Monogatari ~ Sazae-san ga umareta hi". The drama SP will be a celebration work to mark the 45th anniversary of "Sazae-san" and is due to be shown in November.

Ono commented that she felt an affinity to Hasegawa since they both share the same first names and that she is happy to act in this SP which talks about Hasegawa's life before, during and after the war and how she came to produce "Sazae-san". This is not the first time that Ono is playing a real-life person but she still fears doing it Nonetheless, she hopes to use her own mode to take up the challenge of playing Hasegawa.

Filming begins in mid September.

Source: Sponichi