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第18回（2011年） grand prize
Takayasu Ogura
オグラ タカヤス
Ogura Takayasu
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1964-07-09 （Nagahama, Shiga Prefecture, Japan）
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
経歴
- 職業
- journalist, non-fiction writer, newspaper reporter
- 活動期間
- 1988年〜
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kwansei Gakuin University | Faculty of Sociology | — | — | — | Japan |
| Shiga Prefectural Torahime High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Kwansei Gakuin University
Faculty of Sociology
卒業年:
1988
国:
Japan
Shiga Prefectural Torahime High School
国:
Japan
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Shogakukan Nonfiction Award | The Benefactor of Judo: The World Rusty Kanokogi Dreamed | — | Shogakukan | winner |
| 2011 | Mizuno Sports Writer Award (Top Prize) | The Benefactor of Judo: The World Rusty Kanokogi Dreamed | — | Mizuno | winner |
| 2014 | Foreign Correspondents' Club (UK) Award — Correspondent Category | — | 特派員部門 | Foreign Correspondents' Club (UK) | winner |
Shogakukan Nonfiction Award
2011
対象作品:
The Benefactor of Judo: The World Rusty Kanokogi Dreamed
主催:
Shogakukan
結果:
winner
Mizuno Sports Writer Award (Top Prize)
2011
対象作品:
The Benefactor of Judo: The World Rusty Kanokogi Dreamed
主催:
Mizuno
結果:
winner
Foreign Correspondents' Club (UK) Award — Correspondent Category
2014
部門:
特派員部門
主催:
Foreign Correspondents' Club (UK)
結果:
winner
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
The First Sayuri Ichijo: The Rose That Fell in Kamagasaki
1999年 non-fictionA reportage on a legendary woman from Kamagasaki.
marginalized communitieslabor and poverty
War and the People: What Happened in Iraq
2008年 non-fiction / reportageReporting and analysis focusing on the Iraq War and local civilians' perspectives.
warinternational reportingcivilians
Minoru Omori: The Man Who Fought America (biography)
2011年 biographyA biography depicting the life of Minoru Omori and his engagements with the United States.
biographyinternational relations
Shifting Death Penalty: America and Japan
2011年 reportage / social commentaryExamines and compares the death penalty systems in Japan and the United States.
capital punishmentjudiciarysocial issues
The Benefactor of Judo: The World Rusty Kanokogi Dreamed
2012年 biography / sports non-fictionChronicles the life and achievements of Rusty Kanokogi, a key figure in women's judo.
sportswomen's empowermentinternational exchange
Triple Agent: The Man Who Monitored Islamic Extremists
2015年 non-fiction / reportageA non-fiction investigation into a man who monitored Islamic extremist groups.
terrorismintelligenceinternational relations
The Man Who Fell from the Sky: Tragedy of Africa's 'Slave Societies'
2016年 international non-fictionA work reporting on structural human-rights issues and tragedies in Africa.
human rightsinternational developmenthistorical structures
A Century-Long Job: Compiling a Medieval Latin Dictionary
2019年 reportage / cultural historyA record following the long-term project of compiling a medieval Latin dictionary.
scholarshipcultural preservationhistory of research
The Man Who Couldn't Be Lawrence: The Life of Hideki Okamoto Who Ruled the Arab World with Karate
2020年 biography / sportsThrough Hideki Okamoto's life, examines the international exchange in martial arts.
martial artsbiographyinternational exchange
35th Love Letter
2024年 non-fiction / reportageA non-fiction work depicting long-term events and human relationships.
human relationshipstimememory
映像化・舞台化
- [Film] 35th Love Letter (2025)
全著作
- The First Sayuri Ichijo: The Rose That Fell in Kamagasaki
- War and the People: What Happened in Iraq
- Minoru Omori: The Man Who Fought America (biography)
- Shifting Death Penalty: America and Japan
- The Benefactor of Judo: The World Rusty Kanokogi Dreamed
- Triple Agent: The Man Who Monitored Islamic Extremists
- The Man Who Fell from the Sky: Tragedy of Africa's 'Slave Societies'
- A Century-Long Job: Compiling a Medieval Latin Dictionary
- The Man Who Couldn't Be Lawrence: The Life of Hideki Okamoto
- 35th Love Letter
翻案
- 35th Love Letter (film adaptation planned by Toei, scheduled 2025)
作風・主題
- 文体
- fact-focused reportage stylejournalistic, field-reporting prose
- 頻出モチーフ
- international reportingmarginalized peoplepower and citizens
評価・遺産
Recognized for sustained international reporting and non-fiction writing, recipient of multiple awards; has played a role in bringing social issues to public attention through journalism and reportage.
大衆文化への影響
- The book '35th Love Letter' scheduled for film adaptation (Toei, planned for 2025)
豆知識
- In 2011 he won both the Shogakukan Nonfiction Award and the Mizuno Sports Writer Award (top prize) for 'The Benefactor of Judo'.
- In 2014 he became the first Japanese recipient of the Foreign Correspondents' Club (UK) Award in the correspondent category (per available sources).
- The book '35th Love Letter' is reported to be scheduled for theatrical release by Toei in March 2025.