Machiko Hasegawa was born on January 30, 1920 in Taku, Saga, Japan. She was a writer, known for Sazae-san no dâssen okusamâ (1959), New Journey of Yaji and Kita (1952) and Fuku no kami: Sazae-san ikka (1961). She died on May 27, 1992 in Tokyo, Japan.