Artist · Japan
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. She started her own comic strip, Sazae-san, in 1946. It reached national circulation via the Asahi Shimbun in 1949, and ran daily until Hasegawa decided to retire in February 1974.
Biodata
- Born
- 1920, Taku
- Died
- 1992, Tokyo
- Citizenship
- Japan, Empire of Japan
- Active
- 1946 to 1966
- Work
- mangaka, writer, illustrator
Machiko Hasegawa, in numbers
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