Atsuka Horikawa

Horikawa Tonko

  • Name: Horikawa Tonko
  • Native name: 堀川とんこう
  • Also Known as: ほりかわ とんこう, 堀川敦厚, ほりかわ あつたか
  • Nationality: Japanese
  • Gender: Male
  • Born: May 24, 1937
  • Died: March 28, 2020
Horikawa Tonko was a Japanese TV drama director, producer, and movie director from Nakanojo Town, Agatsuma District, Gunma Prefecture. His wife is screenwriter Takagi Rin. He studied at the University of Tokyo, Faculty of Letters.

In 1958, he won the Ginkgo Namiki Award for his novel "Suna no Toei". He joined TBS after graduating from university.

His representative work as a producer is "Kishibe no Album". In 1984, he won the Newcomer Award for Art Award. After that, he became a movie director and directed "Sennen no Koi: Hikaru Genji Monogatari" in 2001.

After retiring from TBS, he belonged to the TV production company "Kazumo" represented by his senior Ohyama Katsumi, but became independent in 2006.

He died at his home in Yugawara Town, Kanagawa Prefecture at the age of 82 on March 28, 2020, due to lung cancer. Edit Biography
Director
Year Title Type Rating
2003
Drama
10.0
2001
Movie
7.2
2000
Drama
5.0
1997
Drama
0.0
1988
Drama
0.0
1977
Drama
6.0
1976
Drama
0.0
1975
Drama
0.0
1971
Drama
0.0
1962
Drama
0.0
Producer
Year Title Type Rating
1995
Drama
0.0
1994
Drama
0.0
1993
Drama
7.4
Executive Producer
Year Title Type Rating
1982
Kekkon
Kekkon
Drama
6.0
1981
Drama
4.0
Director
Year Title Type Rating
2016
Special
6.0
2014
Special
0.0
2014
Special
8.1
2011
Special
0.0
2010
Special
0.0
2007
Special
7.0
2007
Ri Kouran
Ri Kouran
Special
7.3
2005
Sokoku
Sokoku
Special
6.0
2005
Special
0.0
2001
Special
0.0
2000
Special
0.0
1996
Special
8.8
1995
Special
0.0
1995
Special
0.0
1993
Special
0.0
1990
Special
0.0
1989
Special
0.0
1988
Special
0.0
1987
Special
0.0
1987
Special
0.0
1987
Special
6.6
1986
Special
0.0
1986
Special
0.0
1986
Special
0.0
1986
Special
0.0
1986
Special
0.0
1985
Special
0.0
1984
Special
0.0
1983
Special
0.0
1983
Special
0.0
1982
Special
0.0
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  • First Name: Atsuka
  • Family Name: Horikawa
  • Native name: 堀川とんこう
  • Also Known as: ほりかわ とんこう, 堀川敦厚, ほりかわ あつたか
  • Nationality: Japanese
  • Gender: Male
  • Born: May 24, 1937
  • Died: March 28, 2020

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