Oya Soichi Nonfiction Award
1 appearances
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Edition 22 (1991) award
Makiko Ida
いだ まきこ
Ida Makiko
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1956-07-19 （Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan）
- Died
- 2001-03-14 （Keio University Hospital, Japan） age 44
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Kamakura, Kanagawa → Chiba, Chiba → Kobe, Hyōgo → Tokyo (residence / activity)
Career
- Occupations
- Non-fiction writer, Essayist, Freelance writer
- Active Years
- 1980-2001
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keio University | Faculty of Letters | Department of Philosophy | — | 1975-1979 | Japan |
Keio University
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Philosophy
Period:
1975-1979
Year of Graduation:
1979
Country:
Japan
Published poetry collections while enrolled
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 22nd Oya Soichi Nonfiction Prize | Pro-Wrestling Girls Legend | — | Oya Soichi Nonfiction Prize Committee | winner |
| 1993 | 15th Kodansha Non-Fiction Prize | Koren's Lover | — | Kodansha | winner |
22nd Oya Soichi Nonfiction Prize
1991
Work:
Pro-Wrestling Girls Legend
Organization:
Oya Soichi Nonfiction Prize Committee
Result:
winner
15th Kodansha Non-Fiction Prize
1993
Work:
Koren's Lover
Organization:
Kodansha
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Kodansha Nonfiction Award
1 appearances
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Edition 15 (1993) award
Works
Major Works
A Lifetime of Onsen Geisha
1989 Non-fictionA nonfiction portrait of a geisha in Yugawara, chronicling the life of an older geisha through close reportage.
occupation and traditionlocal cultureintergenerational transmission
Pro-Wrestling Girls Legend
1990 Non-fiction (reportage)A reportage on female professional wrestlers, depicting their youth and struggles using vernacular dialogue to portray vivid personalities.
sports culturewomen's struggleyouth
Koren's Lover
1992 Non-fictionReporting on second-generation leftover war orphans, addressing postwar identity and social issues.
postwar historyidentitysocial issues
The Homosexuals
1994 Non-fictionA work based on interviews with LGBT individuals and civic movements, covering events such as the Fuchu Youth House case.
LGBTcivil movementshuman rights
Fourteen: Lost Parents, Disappearing Children
1998 Non-fictionA reportage following youths isolated from family and society, exploring the social conditions behind their disappearance.
youth problemsfamilysocial isolation
Bibliography
- Twin Gods' Daily Routine (poems, 1975)
- The City (poetry collection, 1977)
- A Lifetime of Onsen Geisha (1989)
- Pro-Wrestling Girls Legend (1990)
- Their Home Sweet Home (1991)
- Koren's Lover (1992)
- The Homosexuals (1994)
- Self-Portraits of the Moment (1995)
- A License That Will Never Be Revoked (1998)
- Fourteen (1998)
- Thus the Band Kept Playing (2002)
- Collected Works of Makiko Ida (2014)
- Collected Works of Makiko Ida, Vol.2 (2015)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Reportage using colloquial languageInvestigative non-fiction based on interviews
- Recurring Motifs
- portraits of marginalized peoplewomen's livessports and youthyouth isolation
Health
-
Pulmonary edema2001-03Died of acute pulmonary edema
Legacy
Regarded as an innovative non-fiction writer who depicted everyday people in colloquial reportage. Posthumous collected editions prompted renewed interest. Her wrestling reportage contributed phrases that entered popular usage.
In Popular Culture
- The phrase "kokoro ga oreru" (to have one's spirit broken) became widely known after appearing in Pro-Wrestling Girls Legend
Quotes
-
To have one's spirit broken
Source: Pro-Wrestling Girls Legend (1990)
Trivia
- Spouse: freelance writer Hideo Usagawa.
- Posthumous collected works were published in 2014 and 2015.
- Developed close relationships with wrestlers Chigusa Nagayo and Shinobu Kandori during reporting for Pro-Wrestling Girls Legend.