Takao Saito
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Originating from Nishiwasa (now part of Wakayama) and raised in Osaka after his family opened a barbershop, Takao Saito left junior high to work there, took it over in 1952, and began drawing manga, debuting with Baron Air in 1955. Guided by Masami Kuroda, he moved to Tokyo in 1958 and co-founded the Gekiga Kōbō collective in 1959 to advance the gekiga movement. In 1960 he created Saitō Product…
Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources