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第27回（2005年） award
Shuji Okuno
オクノ シュウジ
Okuno Shuji
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1948-07-05 （Osaka Prefecture, Japan）
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
- 居住地歴
- Osaka Prefecture, Japan → South America (research stay)
経歴
- 職業
- Journalist, Non-fiction writer
- 活動期間
- 1978年〜
- 所属団体
- Selection committee member, Ōya Sōichi Non-Fiction Prize (magazine category; from 2014)
- 影響を受けた人物
- Yasuo Fujisaki (mentor)
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ritsumeikan University | Faculty of Economics | — | — | — | Japan |
Ritsumeikan University
Faculty of Economics
国:
Japan
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Magazine Journalism Award (selected by editors) | Article "The 'Sakakibara' 28 Years Later" (Bungei Shunju, Dec. 1997) | — | — | Winner |
| 2006 | Kodansha Non-Fiction Prize | Natsuko: The Queen of Okinawa Smuggling | — | Kodansha | Winner |
| 2006 | Ōya Sōichi Non-Fiction Prize | Natsuko: The Queen of Okinawa Smuggling | — | Ōya Sōichi Prize Committee | Winner |
Magazine Journalism Award (selected by editors)
1998
対象作品:
Article "The 'Sakakibara' 28 Years Later" (Bungei Shunju, Dec. 1997)
結果:
Winner
Kodansha Non-Fiction Prize
2006
対象作品:
Natsuko: The Queen of Okinawa Smuggling
主催:
Kodansha
結果:
Winner
Ōya Sōichi Non-Fiction Prize
2006
対象作品:
Natsuko: The Queen of Okinawa Smuggling
主催:
Ōya Sōichi Prize Committee
結果:
Winner
受賞・候補エディション
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第37回（2006年） award
作品
代表作
Nejireta Kizuna: Seventeen Years of the Baby-Switching Case
1995年 Non-fictionA long-term investigative report on a baby-switching case, following the families, legal processes and societal reactions.
familyjusticesocial issueslong-term reportage
映像化・舞台化
- [TV drama] Nejireta Kizuna: The 42-Year Truth of the Baby-Switching Case (2013)
A Knife in the Heart
2006年 Non-fictionAn investigative account of a high-school beheading murder case, exploring perspectives of victims, perpetrators and those involved.
crimejuvenile crimesocial psychology
映像化・舞台化
- [TV drama] Shonen A: The Other Sakakibara Incident (2007)
- [Radio drama] A Knife in the Heart (NHK-FM FM Theater)
Natsuko: The Queen of Okinawa Smuggling
2005年 Non-fictionA long-term investigative report into smuggling networks in Okinawa and the people involved, depicting social contradictions and personal histories.
smugglingOkinawasocial structurelong-term reportage
The Emperor's Melancholy
2019年 Non-fiction / CommentaryA journalistic and analytical examination of contemporary issues surrounding the Imperial Household.
Imperial Householdmodern societypolitics
Dementia Is Not an Illness
2024年 Non-fictionA critical and suggestive non-fiction work that reconsiders perspectives on dementia and approaches to caregiving.
dementiacaregivingsocial welfare
全著作
- Ichiro Ozawa: The Conqueror's Resume (1994)
- Nejireta Kizuna: Seventeen Years of the Baby-Switching Case (1995)
- Concealment: Parents' Battle to Publicize Bullying Information (1997)
- The Birth of the Crown Prince (2001)
- Natsuko: The Queen of Okinawa Smuggling (2005)
- A Knife in the Heart (2006)
- Satisfied Death: The Idea of Zero Bedridden (2007)
- Hay Fever Is an Environmental Problem (2008)
- Still, We Grow the Best Rice in the World (2009)
- Okinawa Phantom (2009)
- Truants: The Island of Regeneration (2012)
- The Dying Teacher's Testament (2013)
- Against Radiation: Men Devoted to Reviving Fukushima Agriculture (2013)
- Even a Spirit, Stay Beside Me (2017)
- Pleasant Dementia: People Turning Care into 'Comfort Care' (2018)
- The Emperor's Melancholy (2019)
- Mako Crisis (2022)
- Secret Documents Speak: Imperial Family Assets (2022)
- Dementia Is Not an Illness (2024)
翻案
- Shonen A: The Other Sakakibara Incident (TV Asahi, 2007)
- Nejireta Kizuna: The 42-Year Truth of the Baby-Switching Case (Fuji TV, 2013)
- A Knife in the Heart (NHK-FM FM Theater, radio drama)
作風・主題
- 文体
- rigorous, research-based reportagefact-centered non-fiction narrativeaccessible narrative voice
- 頻出モチーフ
- long-term investigationportrayals of marginalized peopleexamination of institutional and systemic issues
評価・遺産
Recognized as a journalist and writer who probes social issues through long-term investigative reportage. Winner of multiple non-fiction awards, with several works adapted for screen and radio.
大衆文化への影響
- Widely referenced through screen and radio adaptations of works such as A Knife in the Heart and Nejireta Kizuna.
- Nejireta Kizuna was cited as a reference for Hirokazu Kore-eda's film Like Father, Like Son.
豆知識
- From 1978 he studied under Yasuo Fujisaki and conducted research on Japanese emigrants in South America.
- A Knife in the Heart became a bestseller and was adapted or referenced in TV and radio productions.