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第9回（2011年） award
Takehide Mizutani
みずたに たけひで
Mizutani Takehide
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1975-03-18 （Kuwana, Mie, Japan）
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese, English
経歴
- 職業
- Non-fiction writer, Reporter, Photographer
- 活動期間
- 2000年〜
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sophia University | Faculty of Foreign Studies | Department of English | — | — | Japan |
Sophia University
Faculty of Foreign Studies
/ Department of English
卒業年:
1998
国:
Japan
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Kaikō Ken Nonfiction Prize | Men Who Abandoned Japan: Destitute Japanese Living in the Philippines | — | Kaikō Ken Nonfiction Prize | Winner |
Kaikō Ken Nonfiction Prize
2011
対象作品:
Men Who Abandoned Japan: Destitute Japanese Living in the Philippines
主催:
Kaikō Ken Nonfiction Prize
結果:
Winner
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Men Who Abandoned Japan: Destitute Japanese Living in the Philippines
2011年 Non-fiction / ReportageA reportage on Japanese who moved to the Philippines and live in poverty, examining their lives and the social backgrounds that led them to emigrate.
migrationpovertylives of expatriate Japanese
Escaping Elders: Japanese Betting Their Last Years on Moving to the Philippines
2015年 Non-fiction / ReportageReports on elderly Japanese who move to the Philippines to live on their pensions, exploring motives, realities of life there, and associated issues.
aging societypensionsoverseas relocation
映像化・舞台化
- [Documentary TV program] The Nonfiction (Escaping Elders) / 崔洋一 (2015)
I Wanted a Place to Belong: Japanese Working at Call Centers in Bangkok
2017年 Non-fiction / ReportageA reportage about Japanese people working in Bangkok call centers, their work, lives, and desires for belonging.
labor migrationlonelinessworking abroad
Reportage: International Romance Scams
2023年 Non-fiction / Investigative journalismAn investigation into international romance scams, detailing the scam structures, perpetrators and victims, and on-the-ground findings from field reporting.
transnational crimefrauddigital society
全著作
- Men Who Abandoned Japan: Destitute Japanese Living in the Philippines
- Escaping Elders: Japanese Betting Their Last Years on Moving to the Philippines
- I Wanted a Place to Belong: Japanese Working at Call Centers in Bangkok
- Reportage: International Romance Scams
翻案
- Fuji TV documentary based on Escaping Elders (supervised by Yoichi Sai)
作風・主題
- 文体
- ReportageOn-the-ground non-fictionReport-based narration
- 頻出モチーフ
- overseas migration and marginalizationelderly livesinternational fraud and criminal structures
評価・遺産
Recognized for on-the-ground reportage based on long-term stays in the Philippines and other locales; his work has influenced reporting on expatriate Japanese and international issues and has been adapted into documentary media.
大衆文化への影響
- Work featured on Fuji TV's 'The Nonfiction' documentary series
豆知識
- Traveled to Ukraine for frontline reporting in 2022 (late March to mid-May).
- Reported on international romance scams and traveled to Nigeria for field reporting.
- Twitter handle: @takehide1975