Hekoten Shimokawa was born on May 2, 1892 in Miyakojima, Okinawa, Japan. Hekoten was a director, known for
Imokawa Mukuzô genkan-ban no maki (1917) and
Dekoboko shin-gachô: Meian no shippai (1917). Hekoten was married to Namiwo Shimokawa and Tamako Shimokawa. Hekoten died on May 26, 1973 in Noda, Chiba, Japan.