Spot Info
Real Name: Takao Saito
Personal Details
Nationality: Japanese
Mother Tongue: Japanese
Languages Known: Japanese
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio
Birth Place: Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
Born on: November 3, 1936
Died on: September 24, 2021
Hometown: Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
Gender: Male
Blood Type: A
Education Details
Education Qualification: Junior High School Graduate
- Japanese
Suzuhito Yasuda
- Japanese
Yoshihiro Tatsumi
Professional Details
Skills: Comic Book Writer
Profession: Comic Book Writer
Physical Details
Eye colour: Black
Career
Debut Year: 1955
First Break: 007 (1964-67)
Best Known: Golgo 13 (1973)
Golgo 13 and Shadow Hunters (1972)
Awards: 2010- Order of the Rising Sun, 4th Class, Gold Rays with Rosette
1976- Shogakukan Manga Award (Golgo 13) - (21st)
2002- Grand Prize(Golgo 13)- Japan Cartoonists Association Awards
2005- Special Judges Award(Golgo 13)- Shogakukan Manga Awards-( 50th)
Iwate Hometown Special Manga Award(Golgo 13)-( 7th)- Iwate Manga Awards
2018Wakayama Prefecture Cultural Award
Special Prize- Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize
Achievements: Guinness World Record for "Most volumes published for a single manga series"
Medal with Purple Ribbon (2003)
