Bungakukai Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 81 (1995, held 2 times in year) encouragement award
Akane Yamada
やまだ あかね
Yamada Akane
Pen Names:
Shirogane Kana（Pen name used for some works）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- screenwriter, filmmaker, novelist, essayist, film director, television director, video director
- Active Years
- 1995-
- Affiliations
- Small Hope Bay Production
- Influenced By
- , Ryōsuke Hashiguchi, Shunji Iwai, Tetsuo Shinohara, Keralino Sandorovich
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo Jogakkan Junior & Senior High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Waseda University, First Faculty of Letters | First Faculty of Letters | Department of Russian Literature | 学士 | — | Japan |
Tokyo Jogakkan Junior & Senior High School
Country:
Japan
Waseda University, First Faculty of Letters
First Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Russian Literature
Degree:
学士
Country:
Japan
In university she was involved in a student independent film club as writer and director
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Bungei Newcomer Award | Various Forms of Ending | — | Bungei (Magazine) | 佳作 |
| 2004 | Shogakukan Bunko Novel Prize | Baby Shower | — | Shogakukan | 受賞 |
| 2018 | Broadcasting Culture Foundation Awards | The Nonfiction: Beyond Dogs and Cats | テレビドキュメンタリー 番組部門 | Broadcasting Culture Foundation | 優秀賞 |
| 2020 | New York Festivals TV & Film Awards | The Nonfiction: Hanako and the Teacher — 18 Years | — | New York Festivals | 銅賞 |
| 2019 | Kawashima Naomi Animal Welfare Award | — | — | Engine 01 Culture Strategy Conference | 受賞 |
Bungei Newcomer Award
1995
Work:
Various Forms of Ending
Organization:
Bungei (Magazine)
Result:
佳作
Shogakukan Bunko Novel Prize
2004
Work:
Baby Shower
Organization:
Shogakukan
Result:
受賞
Broadcasting Culture Foundation Awards
2018
Work:
The Nonfiction: Beyond Dogs and Cats
Category:
テレビドキュメンタリー 番組部門
Organization:
Broadcasting Culture Foundation
Result:
優秀賞
New York Festivals TV & Film Awards
2020
Work:
The Nonfiction: Hanako and the Teacher — 18 Years
Organization:
New York Festivals
Result:
銅賞
Kawashima Naomi Animal Welfare Award
2019
Organization:
Engine 01 Culture Strategy Conference
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Shogakukan Bunko Novel Award
1 appearances
Works
Major Works
Baby Shower
2004 NovelA novel exploring pregnancy, childbirth and family relationships.
familychildbirthrelationships
Everything Becomes the Sea
2005 NovelA work themed around the sea and rebirth; later adapted into a film directed by the author.
seafamilyloss and rebirth
Adaptations
- [Film] Everything Becomes the Sea / 山田あかね (2010)
The Day You Name a Dog
2015 Non-fiction / DocumentaryA non-fiction work based on reporting about rescue dogs and animal life; it was also adapted into a documentary film.
animal welfaredogslife
Adaptations
- [Film] The Day You Name a Dog / 山田あかね (2016)
Beyond Dogs and Cats
2018 Non-fictionA book based on television documentaries that addresses the lives and care of dogs and cats.
animal welfaresocial issuescoexistence
Adaptations
- [Television (Documentary)] The Nonfiction: Beyond Dogs and Cats / 山田あかね (2018)
Dog Club! Movie Novelization
2021 Novel (movie novelization)A novelization of the film 'Dog Club!', aligning with the movie and depicting relationships between dogs and people.
dogsfriendshipgrowth
Bibliography
- 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
Adaptations
- 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.)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- clear and accessible narrative voicedocumentary realismcharacter-focused narrative
- Recurring Motifs
- animals (dogs and cats)family and bondsrebirth and loss
Legacy
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.
Trivia
- 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.