Machiko Hasegawa 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... Wikipedia
Born: January 30, 1920, Taku, Saga, Japan
Died: May 27, 1992 (age 72 years), Tokyo, Japan
Movies and shows: Sazae-san, Sazae-san no kekkon, Zoku Sazae-san, and more
Siblings: Mariko Hasegawa
Known for: Sazae-san
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