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Keiko Horikawa

ほりかわ けいこ

Horikawa Keiko

別名: 堀川 恵子 / 堀川惠子

プロフィール

性別
女性
生誕
1969-11-27 （Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan）
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese
居住地歴
Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan → Tokyo, Japan

経歴

職業
broadcast reporter, documentary director, non-fiction writer
活動期間
1992年〜
所属
Hiroshima Telecasting Co., Ltd., NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation), TV Asahi Corporation, Nippon Television Network Corporation, Fuji Television Network, Inc., TV Tokyo Corporation, Freelance (documentary production), Hiroshima University (Specially Invited Professor)

学歴

Hiroshima University
Faculty of Integrated Arts and Sciences / Foreign Language Course
学位: 学士
期間: 〜1992年
卒業年: 1992
国: Japan
Graduated from the Foreign Language Course

受賞歴

NNN Annual Award
2003
対象作品: Mazda: The Road to Revival — U.S.-Japan Auto Warriors
主催: NNN (Nippon Television News Network)
結果: 受賞
Japan Commercial Broadcasters Association Awards
2003
対象作品: Japan's Calligraphy: Challenging the World
部門: テレビ教養番組部門 優秀賞
主催: Japan Commercial Broadcasters Association
結果: 優秀賞
Japan Commercial Broadcasters Association Awards
2004
対象作品: Tram and Schoolgirls — Summer 2003 Hiroshima
部門: テレビ教養番組部門 最優秀賞
主催: Japan Commercial Broadcasters Association
結果: 最優秀賞
Broadcasting Culture Foundation Award
2004
対象作品: Tram and Schoolgirls — Summer 2003 Hiroshima
部門: ドキュメンタリー番組賞
主催: Broadcasting Culture Foundation
結果: 受賞
ATP Television Grand Prix
2006
対象作品: Hiroshima: Wartime Love Letters — Actress Akiko Morishita's Hibakusha Story
部門: ドキュメンタリー部門 優秀賞
主催: All Japan TV Program Production Companies Association (ATP)
結果: 優秀賞
Galaxy Awards
2011
対象作品: Death Row Inmate Norio Nagayama — 28 Years of Dialogue Behind Bars
部門: テレビ部門 大賞
主催: Broadcasting Critics Association
結果: 大賞
Kodansha Non-Fiction Prize
2010
対象作品: Standards of the Death Penalty: What the Nagayama Trial Left Behind
主催: Kodansha
結果: 受賞
Broadcasting People Grand Prix
2010
主催: Broadcasting People Association
結果: 受賞
Shincho Document Award
2011
対象作品: Judged Lives: Letters from Death Row
主催: Shinchosha
結果: 受賞
Broadcast Woman Award
2011
主催: Japan Women Broadcasters Association
結果: 受賞
Ishibashi Tanzan Memorial Waseda Journalism Award
2013
対象作品: Norio Nagayama: 100 Hours of Confessions — The Truth of Sealed Psychiatric Evaluations
部門: 文化貢献部門
主催: Ishibashi Tanzan Memorial Waseda Journalism Award Committee
結果: 大賞
Shiroyama Saburo Prize
2014
対象作品: The Chaplain
主催: Kadokawa Culture Promotion Foundation
結果: 受賞
Ishibashi Tanzan Memorial Waseda Journalism Award
2016
対象作品: The Atomic-Bomb Memorial Tower: 70 Years of Forgotten Remains
部門: 草の根民主主義部門
主催: Ishibashi Tanzan Memorial Waseda Journalism Award Committee
結果: 大賞
Oya Soichi Non-Fiction Prize
2016
対象作品: The Atomic-Bomb Memorial Tower: 70 Years of Forgotten Remains
主催: Oya Soichi Non-Fiction Prize Committee
結果: 受賞
Japan National Press Club Award (Special Prize)
2016
主催: Japan National Press Club
結果: 特別賞
AICT Theatre Criticism Award
2017
対象作品: Theatre Artists Who Lived Through the War: Director Hatta Motoo and the Tragedy of "Sakura-tai"
主催: International Association of Theatre Critics (Japan Centre)
結果: 受賞
Shiba Ryotaro Award
2019
対象作品: Wolf's Righteousness: A New Biography of Inukai Mokudō
主催: Shiba Ryotaro Memorial Foundation
結果: 受賞
Osaragi Jiro Prize
2021
対象作品: Dawn at Ujina: Army Shipping Commanders and Hiroshima
主催: Osaragi Jiro Prize Committee
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Standards of the Death Penalty: What the Nagayama Trial Left Behind

2009年 Non-fiction

An investigative account of the Norio Nagayama case and its trials, examining the death penalty and psychiatric evaluations. The book analyzes court records and forensic reports to discuss the societal implications of capital punishment.

death penaltyjudiciaryforensic psychiatry

Judged Lives: Letters from Death Row

2011年 Non-fiction

Based on letters and testimonies from death row inmates, this work portrays the realities of the death penalty and the human faces of both victims and perpetrators.

capital punishmenthuman rightsmemoirs

Norio Nagayama: The Sealed Forensic Records

2013年 Non-fiction

Unearthing previously sealed psychiatric evaluations and audio records, the book reports in detail on the defendant's mental state and issues within judicial procedures.

psychiatric medicinejudicial processarchival research

The Chaplain

2014年 Non-fiction

A reportage based on interviews with prison chaplains and correctional facilities, depicting themes of guilt, forgiveness, and atonement.

correctionsforgivenessreligion

The Atomic-Bomb Memorial Tower: 70 Years of Forgotten Remains

2015年 Reportage / Non-fiction

Tracing the remains at an atomic-bomb memorial tower and records of bereaved families, this investigative book examines memory in the affected region and societal/administrative responses.

atomic bombingmemorysearch for bereaved families

Theatre Artists Who Lived Through the War: Director Hatta Motoo and the Tragedy of "Sakura-tai"

2017年 Non-fiction / Theatre history

Following the wartime theater world, this work traces the troupe "Sakura-tai" and director Hatta Motoo, depicting the impact of war on culture and people.

wartime culturetheatre historypersonal records
映像化・舞台化
  • [Stage play] The Lion's Dream — Theatre Artists in Wartime

Wolf's Righteousness: A New Biography of Inukai Mokudō

2019年 Historical novel / Biography

A novelistic biography completed from the late Hayashi Shin's unfinished manuscript, portraying Inukai Tsuyoshi (Inukai Mokudō) and modern political history.

modern historypolitical biographyinheritance of manuscripts
映像化・舞台化
  • [TV commentary (program feature)] Heroes' Choices (related episode)

Dawn at Ujina: Army Shipping Commanders and Hiroshima

2021年 Non-fiction / Military history

An investigation and reconstruction of wartime history related to Hiroshima from the perspective of army shipping units and their commanders. The work led to related NHK documentary programming.

war historymilitaryHiroshima
映像化・舞台化
  • [TV documentary] The Track of Collapse — "Dawn at Ujina": The Army Shipping Unit's War (2024)

The Day We Stopped Dialysis

2024年 Medical non-fiction

Part one chronicles the author's husband's dialysis and illness; part two is an investigative report on dialysis care and end-of-life issues. The book raises the need for palliative care for dialysis patients and has stimulated policy discussions.

healthcarepalliative caredialysis

Tram and Schoolgirls: August 6, 1945 — Hiroshima

2005年 Reportage / Co-authored

A record tracing the atomic bombing of Hiroshima in 1945 and citizens' memories. Co-authored and later adapted for stage and musical productions.

atomic bombingsocial historyremembrance
映像化・舞台化
  • [Musical] Tram and Schoolgirls (musical) (2017)
  • [Stage play] Tram and Schoolgirls (stage adaptation)

全著作

  • Standards of the Death Penalty: What the Nagayama Trial Left Behind
  • Judged Lives: Letters from Death Row
  • Norio Nagayama: The Sealed Forensic Records
  • The Chaplain
  • The Atomic-Bomb Memorial Tower: 70 Years of Forgotten Remains
  • Theatre Artists Who Lived Through the War
  • Wolf's Righteousness: A New Biography of Inukai Mokudō
  • Dawn at Ujina: Army Shipping Commanders and Hiroshima
  • The Day We Stopped Dialysis
  • Tram and Schoolgirls: August 6, 1945 — Hiroshima (co-authored)

翻案

  • Tram and Schoolgirls adapted into a musical and stage plays
  • Theatre Artists Who Lived Through the War adapted for the stage
  • Dawn at Ujina adapted into an NHK documentary

作風・主題

文体
reportage-style nonfictionreporting-focused narrativemeasured, meticulous prose
頻出モチーフ
death and punishmentwar and atomic bombingmemory and bereaved familiesinstitutions and policymedical care and end-of-life

評価・遺産

Keiko Horikawa, from Hiroshima, is a journalist, documentary director and non-fiction author. She has probed major social issues—capital punishment, atomic-bomb aftermath, war and healthcare—through meticulous reporting and has received many major awards. She is notable for having won the three major non-fiction prizes with different works, and her recent book catalyzed policy discussions on palliative care for dialysis patients.

関連学会

  • Hiroshima University
  • Kyushu University, Graduate School of Law (part-time lecturer)

資料所蔵先

  • Web NDL Authorities (National Diet Library): Horikawa, Keiko, 1969-

大衆文化への影響

  • Tram and Schoolgirls adapted into musicals and stage plays
  • Her works have been featured or adapted in NHK programs

豆知識

  • When she joined Hiroshima Telecasting, she was assigned as the station's first female reporter in the press club.
  • Her husband was Hayashi Shin (former NHK executive producer, d.2017); she completed his unfinished manuscript and published "Wolf's Righteousness."
  • She is one of the active authors who have won the three major non-fiction prizes (Kodansha, Shincho, Oya Soichi) with different works.
  • Her latest book, "The Day We Stopped Dialysis," became a best-seller in medical non-fiction and prompted policy discussions.