Tadahiko Horiguchi堀口忠彦
A free spirit, on the page and beyond.
Biography
Born in Osaka in 1943, Tadahiko Horiguchi is an animator whose career includes television, commercials and picture books.
Keiki’s profile introduces him by the nickname “Dokoitta”—a playful reference to producers wondering where the free-spirited artist has gone. His work in this collection includes the accordion-style Namu artist book and its wooden Tsumiki stand.
- NHK
Owarai on Stage; the opening mascot for Okaasan to Issho; Minna no Uta
- TBS
Manga Nippon Mukashi Banashi
- Fuji TV
Urusei Yatsura
- Commercial animation
The Kuroneko Yamato animation series
- Picture books
Rudorufu to Ippaiattena
A quiet turn of the page.
Horiguchi’s career includes Japanese television animation, from the folktale series Manga Nippon Mukashi Banashi to NHK’s Minna no Uta. INORI describes him as a free spirit, known by the nickname “Dokoitta”.
His art book Namu, published by NICE+DAY in 2021, gathers illustrations of Buddhist images. Presented here with an optional wooden stand, it brings a different scale of encounter to the collection: an image to return to in the rhythm of daily life.
In the artist’s world.
