Hiroshi Okawa

Japanese: 大川博 - おおかわ ひろし
Hiroshi Okawa
1896-1971 A businessman from the Showa era.
Born December 30, 1896. Scouted by Goto Keita from a Ministry of Railways administrative officer, he joined Tokyu Corporation in 1942. In 1951, he became president of Toei and created the golden age of period films. He was also president of Nippon Educational Television (now TV Asahi). He managed the professional baseball team Toei Flyers. He passed away on August 17, 1971. He was 74 years old. He was from Niigata Prefecture. He graduated from Chuo University.

Source: Kodansha Digital Japanese Name Dictionary +Plus Information | Legend

Japanese:
1896－1971　昭和時代の実業家。
明治29年12月30日生まれ。鉄道省事務官から,五島慶太にスカウトされ,昭和17年東京急行電鉄にはいる。26年東映の社長となり,時代劇映画の黄金時代をきずいた。日本教育テレビ(現テレビ朝日)社長。プロ野球東映フライヤーズを経営した。昭和46年8月17日死去。74歳。新潟県出身。中央大卒。

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