Sugako Hashida

Her real name was Sugako Iwasaki.

Sugako Hashida studied at Waseda University, Japan Women's University and Osaka Prefectural Sen'yo Senior High School. The recorded working language is Japanese. Works named in the authority record are Oshin and Wataru Seken wa Oni Bakari. Distinctions recorded are Kikuchi Kan Prize, Medal with Purple Ribbon, Person of Cultural Merit and Order of Culture.

• Name — Sugako Hashida • Native Name — Hashida Sugako • Born — 10 May 1925 • Birthplace — Keijō, Japanese Korea (present-day Seoul, South Korea) • Died — 4 April 2021 • Place of death — Atami, Shizuoka, Japan • Occupation — Scriptwriter • Education — Waseda University • Notable Work — Oshin • Spouse — Hiroshi Iwasaki

Hashida was born in Keijō (present-day Seoul) in 1925 while Korea was under Japanese rule. She moved to Sakai City in Japan with her mother while she was still young. Sugako began studying Japanese literature at Japan Women's College in Tokyo in 1942 but her education was interrupted by World War II. Although her family had lost its savings, she was able later to continue her education, transferring to the Department of Art at Waseda University. Hashida acknowledged that she discovered the work of Kikuchi Kan during her studies and these were a substantial influence on her later work. After completing her studies, she found work in the script department of Shochiku. She was laid off in 1960 but continued to write scripts on a freelance basis and supplemented her income by writing short stories for girls' magazines. In 1965, she married Hiroshi Iwasaki, a producer for the Tokyo Broadcasting System. In 1973, she wrote the script for the television drama Ai to Shi o Mitsumete. This was followed by other successful scripts: the series Tonari no Shibafu (1976–77), Oshin (1983–84), Fūfu (1979), Michi (1980), Onnatachi no Chuushingura (1981) and Dakazoku (1983). An English-dubbed version of Tonari no Shibafu, The Grass Is Greener on the Other Side, was shown on American cable during the early 1980s. Oshin, a serialised morning TV drama or asadora, was the first asadora to be both produced and written by women in Japan. Hashida is known particularly for writing Oshin, but she can be considered Japan's most successful TV drama script writer. Oshin was broadcast throughout Asia and became one of Japan's most famous television dramas. The series was developed from Hashida's original script.

Sugako Hashida is recorded with the occupation screenwriter. Recorded at birth as 岩崎 壽賀子. Recorded as having studied at Waseda University, Japan Women's University and Osaka Prefectural Sen'yo Senior High School.