Biography: Machiko Satonaka

Spot Info

Real Name: Machiko Satonaka

Personal Details

Nationality: Japanese

Mother Tongue: Japanese

Languages Known: Japanese

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Birth Place: Osaka, Japan

Born on: 24 January 1948

Age As On Today: 77 years

Hometown: Osaka, Japan

Gender: Female

Blood Type: B

Education Details

Education Qualification: Highschool Dropout

Professional Details

Skills: Writer

Profession: Artists

Physical Details

Eye colour: Black

Hair Colour: Brown

Career

Debut Year: 1964

First Break: Ashita Kagayaku (1972-1973)

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Awards: Kodansha New Faces Award for Pia no Shōzō-1964
Kodansha Publishing Culture Award in the children's manga category(*Ashita Kagayaku*)-1974
Kodansha Publishing Culture Award in the children's manga category(*Hime ga Iku!*)-1974
Kodansha Manga Award in the general manga category(*Karyūdo no Seiza*)-1982 Kojiki Publishing Grand Prize's Ō no Yasumaro Award(*Kojiki: Manga Koten Bungaku*)-2013

Achievements: Japanese Ministry of Culture and Science's Achievement Certificate for Lifetime Works and Cultural Activities-2006
Commendation of the Commissioner for Cultural Affairs-2010
Japanese Foreign Minister's Commendation for "the promotion of cultural exchange through manga between Japan and foreign countries"-2014