{"id":51,"date":"2019-10-08T15:38:10","date_gmt":"2019-10-08T06:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sooninc.co.jp\/en\/?page_id=51"},"modified":"2022-02-18T14:50:49","modified_gmt":"2022-02-18T05:50:49","slug":"hijikata-shigemi","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sooninc.co.jp\/en\/hijikata-shigemi\/","title":{"rendered":"Hijikata Shigemi"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hijikata Shigemi<\/h1>\n

A noted prolific graphic designer.<\/p>\n

Worked on graphic design elements for film, stage, ballet, culture documentaries.<\/p>\n

Meeting playwright Tadasu Iizawa launched his graphic arts career.<\/p>\n

Early artwork for magazines, picture books, puppet-play books.<\/p>\n

Later pioneered development of corporate mascots and puppet animation CMs.<\/p>\n

Invented design of famous \u201cSato-chan\u201d character for pharmaceutical giant.<\/p>\n

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\u300eChibizoukun\u300f<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"chibizoukun\"<\/p>\n

\"Chibizoukun<\/p>\n

Soon, Inc. is authorized by the estate of the late Shigemi Hijikata to negotiate copyrights and merchandizing rights on all copyrighted works featuring the Chibiz\u014d-kun (\u201cThe li\u2019l elephant boy\u201d) character created by the late artist. We will be your licensing agent for merchandizing Chibiz\u014d-kun character products. We also have a standing agreement with Sato Pharmaceutical Co.,Ltd. regarding their mascot character Sato-chan, that we shall restrict our activities to within certain terms so that our products may not be confused with their mascot. For details, pleas consult our \u201cStyle Guidebook\u201d or contact us at Soon, Inc.<\/p>\n

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\u300eThe Polar Bears Mushka and Mishka\u300f<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Adventures<\/p>\n

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\"Adventures<\/p>\n

The Polar Bears Mushka and Mishka<\/em><\/p>\n

[Hokkyokuguma no M\u016bshka & M\u012bshka]<\/p>\n

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Mushka and Mishka are twin polar bears born in the North Pole.<\/p>\n

One day, when mama bear was not watching, the two of them snuck out of their ice cave. \u00a0In the open snowy plains, they soon become lost, turning into wandering stray bears\u2026<\/p>\n

Based originally on a classic children\u2019 fairytale by Tomiko Inui, retold with a cuddly charm by Shigemi Hijikata.<\/p>\n

The polar bear cubs must face Nature in all its splendor, but the doughty brothers manage to grow up fit and firm \u2015 a tale of adventure, full of thrills, loved by many generations.<\/p>\n

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\u300eBoo-Foo-Woo\u300f<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is one of the signature works by Hijikata, a prolific writer also known for Boo-Foo-Woo<\/em> which became a phenomenon in Japan when it aired on NHK TV.<\/p>\n

\"Boo<\/p>\n

(C)shigemi hijikata<\/p>\n

Shigemi Hijikata is the illustrator of numerous illustrated books, beginning with Mori no \u014dsawagi [\u201cGreat panic in the forest] (1949). He went on to illustrate Pinnochio, The Lion\u2019s Spectacles, Tales of Aesop, and Muukashi no b\u014dken, many in collaboration with writer Tadasu Iizawa.<\/p>\n

His The Mouse and the King (1953), published by Iwanami as a part of its children\u2019s book series, is considered a seminal work that helped establish a new trend in illustrated books during the postwar period.<\/p>\n

He also published work serialized in such periodicals as Kinderbook, Mebae, Y\u014dchien, and Yoiko, He was the creator of children\u2019s idols such as Boo Foo Woo and Pinkuma-chan. A retrospective of his works was organized at a museum in Nishinomiya (near Kobe) in October 2018.<\/p>\n

He has left some 1000 pieces of original art, sketches, and character design drawings, etc. Our company is the representing agent of these works, available for merchandising. Hijikata\u2019s world is truly multi-varied. The images are ready to be used on your company\u2019s TV program or houseware, apparel, dishes, stationeries, etc.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hijikata Shigemi A noted prolific graphic designer. Worked on graphic design elements for film, stage, ballet, […]","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-noside.php","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sooninc.co.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/51"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sooninc.co.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sooninc.co.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sooninc.co.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sooninc.co.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/sooninc.co.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/51\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":266,"href":"https:\/\/sooninc.co.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/51\/revisions\/266"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sooninc.co.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}