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Awards of the Japanese Academy

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    Award of the Japanese Academy

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    Best Actor

    • Ryô Yoshizawa in Gintama Live Action the Movie (2017)
      Winner
      • Ryô Yoshizawa
      • Kokuho
    • Kyôzô Nagatsuka
      • Kyôzô Nagatsuka
      • Teki Cometh
      • Hokuto Matsumura
      • 5 Centimeters Per Second
    • Yuki Yamada in Song of the Samurai (2026)
      • Yuki Yamada
      • Bakudan
    • Satoshi Tsumabuki in For Love's Sake (2012)
      • Satoshi Tsumabuki
      • Hero's Island

    Best Actress

    • Chieko Baishō
      Winner
      • Chieko Baishō
      • Tokyo Taxi
    • Masami Nagasawa, Haruka Ayase, Kaho, and Suzu Hirose in Our Little Sister (2015)
      • Suzu Hirose
      • A Pale View of Hills
    • Masami Nagasawa
      • Masami Nagasawa
      • Dollhouse
    • Takako Matsu in Confessions (2010)
      • Takako Matsu
      • 1st Kiss
    • Keiko Kitagawa
      • Keiko Kitagawa
      • Night Flower

    Best Animation Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Infinity Castle

      8.4 (83K)
    • [object Object]

        Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc

      8.3 (68K)
    • [object Object]

        Detective Conan: One-Eyed Flashback

      6.6 (1.6K)
    • [object Object]

        100 Meters

      7.6 (8.7K)
    • [object Object]

        Peleliu: Guernica of Paradise

      7.3 (81)

    Best Art Direction

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Kokuho

      7.5 (6.4K)
      Nao Shimoyama
      Yôhei Taneda
    • [object Object]

        Hero's Island

      6.3 (136)
      Hidefumi Hanatani
    • [object Object]

        Samurai Fury

      6.0 (457)
    • [object Object]

        Tokyo Taxi

      7.2 (798)
      Takashi Nishimura
    • [object Object]

        Bakudan

      6.9 (862)
      Takuya Okada
      Ryo Sugimoto

    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Kokuho

      7.5 (6.4K)
      Sofian El Fani
    • [object Object]

        Tokyo Taxi

      7.2 (798)
      Masashi Chikamori
    • [object Object]

        Bakudan

      6.9 (862)
      Tetsuya Kondo
    • [object Object]

        5 Centimeters Per Second

      7.0 (654)
      Keisuke Imamura
    • [object Object]

        Hero's Island

      6.3 (136)
      Daisuke Sôma

    Best Director

    • Sang-il Lee
      Winner
      • Sang-il Lee
      • Kokuho
    • Eiji Uchida
      • Eiji Uchida
      • Night Flower
      • Akira Nagai
      • Bakudan
      • Keishi Otomo
      • Hero's Island
      • Ayuko Tsukahara
      • 1st Kiss

    Best Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Kokuho

      7.5 (6.4K)
      Tsuyoshi Imai
    • [object Object]

        Tokyo Taxi

      7.2 (798)
      Hiroshi Sugimoto
    • [object Object]

        Bakudan

      6.9 (862)
      Suguru Ninomuya
    • [object Object]

        Exit 8

      6.5 (34K)
      Sakura Seya
    • [object Object]

        1st Kiss

      7.0 (702)
      Mitsuo Nishio

    Best Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Kokuho

      7.5 (6.4K)
    • [object Object]

        Hero's Island

      6.3 (136)
    • [object Object]

        Tokyo Taxi

      7.2 (798)
    • [object Object]

        Bakudan

      6.9 (862)
    • [object Object]

        1st Kiss

      7.0 (702)

    Best Foreign Language Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Conclave

      7.4 (287K)
    • [object Object]

        One Battle After Another

      7.6 (444K)
    • [object Object]

        Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In

      6.9 (13K)
    • [object Object]

        F1: The Movie

      7.6 (391K)
    • [object Object]

        Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning

      7.1 (241K)

    Best Lighting

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Kokuho

      7.5 (6.4K)
      Yûki Nakamura
    • [object Object]

        Hero's Island

      6.3 (136)
      Hidenori Nagata
    • [object Object]

        5 Centimeters Per Second

      7.0 (654)
      Koshiro Ueno
    • [object Object]

        Bakudan

      6.9 (862)
      Satoshi Mizoguchi
    • [object Object]

        Tokyo Taxi

      7.2 (798)
      Masato Tsuchiyama

    Best Music Score

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Kokuho

      7.5 (6.4K)
      Marihiko Hara
    • [object Object]

        366 Days

      6.1 (166)
      Moe Hyûga
    • [object Object]

        Bakudan

      6.9 (862)
      Yaffle
    • [object Object]

        Hero's Island

      6.3 (136)
      Naoki Satô
    • [object Object]

        Tokyo Taxi

      7.2 (798)
      Taisei Iwasaki

    Best Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Kokuho

      7.5 (6.4K)
      Satoko Okudera
    • [object Object]

        Bakudan

      6.9 (862)
      Hiroyuki Yatsu
      Masahiro Yamaura
    • [object Object]

        366 Days

      6.1 (166)
      Kaho Fukuda
    • [object Object]

        Night Flower

      6.7 (108)
      Eiji Uchida
    • [object Object]

        Tokyo Taxi

      7.2 (798)
      Yōji Yamada
      Yūzō Asahara

    Best Sound

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Kokuho

      7.5 (6.4K)
      Mitsugu Shiratori
    • [object Object]

        Hero's Island

      6.3 (136)
      Fusao Yuwaki
    • [object Object]

        Tokyo Taxi

      7.2 (798)
      Shôta Nagamura
    • [object Object]

        366 Days

      6.1 (166)
      Masaharu Tanabe
    • [object Object]

        Bakudan

      6.9 (862)
      Hiroshi Ishigai

    Best Supporting Actor

    • Jirō Satō in Gintama 2: Rules are Made to be Broken (2018)
      Winner
      • Jirō Satō
      • Bakudan
    • Ken Watanabe at an event for Inception (2010)
      • Ken Watanabe
      • Kokuho
    • Ryûsei Yokohama in A Story to Read When You First Fall in Love (2019)
      • Ryûsei Yokohama
      • Kokuho
      • Hokuto Matsumura
      • 1st Kiss
    • Min Tanaka in 47 Ronin (2013)
      • Min Tanaka
      • Kokuho

    Best Supporting Actress

    • Misato Morita in The Naked Director (2019)
      Winner
      • Misato Morita
      • Night Flower
    • Mitsuki Takahata
      • Mitsuki Takahata
      • Kokuho
    • Yû Aoi in Vampire (2011)
      • Yû Aoi
      • Tokyo Taxi
    • Shinobu Terajima
      • Shinobu Terajima
      • Kokuho
    • Nana Mori in Hell Girl (2019)
      • Nana Mori
      • Kokuho

    Newcomer of the Year

    • [object Object]

        Exit 8

      6.5 (34K)
      Yamato Kochi
    • [object Object]

        Bakudan

      6.9 (862)
      Ryôta Bandô
    • [object Object]

        Tokyo Taxi

      7.2 (798)
      Runa Nakashima
    • [object Object]

        5 Centimeters Per Second

      7.0 (654)
      Noa Shiroyama
    • [object Object]

        One Last Throw

      6.6 (15)
      Matsutani Takaya
    • [object Object]

        Night Flower

      6.7 (108)
      Misato Morita
    • [object Object]

        Kokuho

      7.5 (6.4K)
      Ai Mikami

    Special Award from the Chairman

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    • Winner
      • Ayumi Ishida
    • Winner
      • Nobuyoshi Ôtani
    • Tatsuya Nakadai in The Sword of Doom (1966)
      Winner
      • Tatsuya Nakadai
    • Masato Harada at an event for The Last Samurai (2003)
      Winner
      • Masato Harada

    Special Award of Honour from the Association

    Edit
    • Winner
      • Kumiko Ogawa
    • Winner
      • Jirô Shindô
    • Winner
      • Kazuko Kurosawa
    • Winner
      • Tadamitsu Nishida

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