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Akane Yamada

やまだ あかね

Yamada Akane

ペンネーム: Shirogane Kana（Pen name used for some works）

プロフィール

性別
女性
生誕
Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese

経歴

職業
screenwriter, filmmaker, novelist, essayist, film director, television director, video director
活動期間
1995年〜
所属
Small Hope Bay Production
影響を受けた人物
, Ryōsuke Hashiguchi, Shunji Iwai, Tetsuo Shinohara, Keralino Sandorovich

学歴

Tokyo Jogakkan Junior & Senior High School
国: Japan
Waseda University, First Faculty of Letters
First Faculty of Letters / Department of Russian Literature
学位: 学士
国: Japan
In university she was involved in a student independent film club as writer and director

受賞歴

Bungei Newcomer Award
1995
対象作品: Various Forms of Ending
主催: Bungei (Magazine)
結果: 佳作
Shogakukan Bunko Novel Prize
2004
対象作品: Baby Shower
主催: Shogakukan
結果: 受賞
Broadcasting Culture Foundation Awards
2018
対象作品: The Nonfiction: Beyond Dogs and Cats
部門: テレビドキュメンタリー 番組部門
主催: Broadcasting Culture Foundation
結果: 優秀賞
New York Festivals TV & Film Awards
2020
対象作品: The Nonfiction: Hanako and the Teacher — 18 Years
主催: New York Festivals
結果: 銅賞
Kawashima Naomi Animal Welfare Award
2019
主催: Engine 01 Culture Strategy Conference
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Baby Shower

2004年 Novel

A novel exploring pregnancy, childbirth and family relationships.

familychildbirthrelationships

Everything Becomes the Sea

2005年 Novel

A work themed around the sea and rebirth; later adapted into a film directed by the author.

seafamilyloss and rebirth
映像化・舞台化
  • [Film] Everything Becomes the Sea / 山田あかね (2010)

The Day You Name a Dog

2015年 Non-fiction / Documentary

A non-fiction work based on reporting about rescue dogs and animal life; it was also adapted into a documentary film.

animal welfaredogslife
映像化・舞台化
  • [Film] The Day You Name a Dog / 山田あかね (2016)

Beyond Dogs and Cats

2018年 Non-fiction

A book based on television documentaries that addresses the lives and care of dogs and cats.

animal welfaresocial issuescoexistence
映像化・舞台化
  • [Television (Documentary)] The Nonfiction: Beyond Dogs and Cats / 山田あかね (2018)

Dog Club! Movie Novelization

2021年 Novel (movie novelization)

A novelization of the film 'Dog Club!', aligning with the movie and depicting relationships between dogs and people.

dogsfriendshipgrowth

全著作

  • Suika: Scenario Book (co-authored)
  • Baby Shower
  • Everything Becomes the Sea
  • Women's Bushido
  • Adult Unrequited Love
  • Shima Uta GTS
  • My Serious Self's Not-So-Serious Affection
  • If There Were Angels in This World: Blue Chapter
  • If There Were Angels in This World: White Chapter
  • The Day You Name a Dog
  • Beyond Dogs and Cats
  • Dog Club! Movie Novelization
  • Dogs Live by Eating Affection

翻案

  • Everything Becomes the Sea — Film (2010, dir. Akane Yamada)
  • The Day You Name a Dog — Documentary Film (2016, dir. Akane Yamada)
  • Dog Club! — Film (2021, screenplay)
  • Dogs and War: What I Saw in Ukraine — Documentary (2025, dir.)

作風・主題

文体
clear and accessible narrative voicedocumentary realismcharacter-focused narrative
頻出モチーフ
animals (dogs and cats)family and bondsrebirth and loss

評価・遺産

Known for activism in animal welfare through documentaries and films, and for a diverse career as a screenwriter, novelist and director. Her awards and the founding of support organizations have had social impact.

豆知識

  • Has used the pen name 'Shirogane Kana' for some works.
  • Was involved in student independent film production as writer and director while at university.
  • There are unsourced mentions that she did paid writing of erotic novels during her student years (needs verification).
  • In 2019 she received the Kawashima Naomi Animal Welfare Award and in 2021 co-founded the Hanako Project with actress Yuriko Ishida.
  • Worked at the production company East as an assistant director early in her career.