in may 1934, when horie was a waseda university student, he was selected by the japan national team for the far eastern championship games in manila. at that competition, on may 15, he debuted against philippines. in 1936, he was also selected by japan for the 1936 summer olympics in berlin. at the 1936 summer olympics, he played against sweden, and japan completed a come-from-behind victory. it was the first victory in the olympics for japan and a historic victory over one of the powerhouses, the team became later known as the "miracle of berlin" () in japan. in 2016, the team was selected for the japan football hall of fame. however, he fractured his right arm in the match, and could not play in the next game against italy. he played three games for japan until 1936.