Machiko Hasegawa
Japanese manga artist (1920–1992) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Machiko Hasegawa (長谷川町子, Hasegawa Machiko, January 30, 1920 – May 27, 1992) was a Japanese manga artist and one of the first female manga artists.[1] She started her own comic strip, Sazae-san, in 1946. It reached national circulation via the Asahi Shimbun in 1949,[2] and ran daily until Hasegawa decided to retire in February 1974. All of her comics were printed in Japan in digest comics; by the mid-1990s, Hasegawa's estate had sold over 60 million copies in Japan alone.
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Born | (1920-01-30)January 30, 1920 Taku, Saga Prefecture, Empire of Japan | ||||
Died | May 27, 1992(1992-05-27) (aged 72) Tokyo, Japan | ||||
Nationality | Japanese | ||||
Occupation | Manga artist | ||||
Known for | Sazae-san | ||||
Awards | See below | ||||
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Kanji | 長谷川 町子 | ||||
Hiragana | はせがわ まちこ | ||||
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