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Machiko Hasegawa
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Hasegawa in August 1950
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Born
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1920-01-30
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January 30, 1920
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Died
| May 27, 1992
(1992-05-27)
(aged 72)
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Nationality
| Japanese
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Occupation
| Manga artist
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Known for
| Sazae-san
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Awards
| See below
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Kanji
| 長谷川 町子
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Hiragana
| はせがわ まちこ
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Machiko Hasegawa
(
Japanese
:
長谷川 町子
, January 30, 1920 ? May 27, 1992) was a Japanese
manga artist
and one of the first female manga artists.
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Hasegawa's most popular comic is
Sazae-San
.
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Her comics are still very popular and well-known.
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She won the People's Honor Award.
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She was the first manga artist to win the People’s Honor Award.
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Hasegawa also has two museums named after her.
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Sazae-san
was a popular postwar comic strip depicting the life of Sazae-san, a fictional Japanese housewife.
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The manga was first drawn in 1946.
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It also depicts women and men equally.
Sazae-San
became nationally popular because of the
Asahi Shimbun
newspaper.
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Sazae-San
was turned into a radio series in 1955.
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It has 45 paper volumes. It was also translated into English.
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It started appearing on TV in 1969.
Sazae-San
is still airing today.