Oya Soichi Nonfiction Award
1 appearances
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Edition 22 (1991) award
Shoko Ieda
いえだ しょうこ
Ieda Shoko
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- Taketoyo, Chita District, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Religion
- Koyasan Shingon Buddhism
Career
- Occupations
- Non-fiction writer, Buddhist monk, Lecturer, TV commentator
- Active Years
- 1985-
- Affiliations
- Excelling (talent agency), Koyasan High School (part-time lecturer)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aichi Prefectural Handa High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Nihon University, College of Art | College of Art | Department of Broadcasting | — | — | Japan |
| Koyasan University, Graduate School | Graduate School of Letters | Esoteric Buddhism (Mikkyo) Program | 修士 | — | Japan |
Aichi Prefectural Handa High School
Country:
Japan
Nihon University, College of Art
College of Art
/ Department of Broadcasting
Country:
Japan
Involved in screenwriting and avant-garde film production
Koyasan University, Graduate School
Graduate School of Letters
/ Esoteric Buddhism (Mikkyo) Program
Degree:
修士
Country:
Japan
Completed master's coursework in Esoteric Buddhism
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Oya Soichi Nonfiction Prize | Hold Me and Kiss Me: A Harrowing Year with an AIDS Patient | — | Oya Soichi Nonfiction Prize Committee | winner |
Oya Soichi Nonfiction Prize
1991
Work:
Hold Me and Kiss Me: A Harrowing Year with an AIDS Patient
Organization:
Oya Soichi Nonfiction Prize Committee
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Gokudō no Onnatachi (Yakuza Wives)
1986 Non-fiction / Investigative reportageA series based on interviews with women connected to yakuza, depicting their lives. Adapted into a commercially successful film series.
Organized crimeWomen's livesMarginalized communities
Adaptations
- [Film] Gokudō no Onnatachi (1986)
Yellow Cab (Women Who Flew from Narita)
1991 Non-fiction / Social reportageA reportage on Japanese female exchange students in the U.S., exploring prejudice and cultural misunderstandings they face.
Studying abroadRacial prejudiceGender and sexuality
Hold Me and Kiss Me: A Harrowing Year with an AIDS Patient
1990 Non-fiction / ReportageA non-fiction account documenting one year living with an AIDS patient, investigating the patient's life and surrounding realities.
AIDSMedical stigmaCare and relationships
Bibliography
- Women Who Swarmed My Skin
- Gokudō no Onnatachi (Yakuza Wives)
- 28-Year-Old Yakuza Graffiti: Ieda Shoko's Hard-hitting Reporting Diary
- Wives of Diet Members
- Hold Me and Kiss Me: A Harrowing Year with an AIDS Patient
- Yellow Cab (Women Who Flew from Narita)
- American Dream: Women Who Ran Through the Skyscrapers
- Pilgrimage of the 88 Temples of Shikoku
- The Girl Who Escaped Darkness: Juvenile Detention and Haruna Girls' School
- Aging Well
Adaptations
- Gokudō no Onnatachi (film series)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Reportage-styleClose-to-the-scene investigative descriptionOccasionally sensationalistic expression
- Recurring Motifs
- Women and sexualityMarginalized people (yakuza, sex workers, stigmatized groups)Love and loneliness
Health
-
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)Deeply involved in reporting and documenting affected persons; this influenced themes in her work
Legacy
Shoko Ieda is known for reportage focusing on marginalized people—yakuza-related women, residents of Kabukicho, AIDS patients, and Japanese women abroad. Her work Gokudō no Onnatachi was adapted into a hit film series. She also serves as a monk in the Koyasan Shingon tradition.
Trivia
- Has been married multiple times (as publicly reported)
- Became a monk in the Koyasan Shingon sect (held title of Daisotu)
- Debut work: 'Ore no Hada ni Muragatta Onnatachi' (1985)
- Official website: https://www.gokutsuma.com/