The presentation ceremony for the 19th Japan Movie Critics Awards was held on Friday. This year, the honor of Best Picture went to “Kaze ga Tsuyoku Fuiteiru,” which also earned the Best New Director award for Sumio Omori.
Two established stars won Best Actor and Best Actress: Akira Terao for “Samayou Yaiba” and Hiroko Yakushimaru for “Kondo wa Aisaika.” This year, three newcomer awards were handed out, going to EXILE’s AKIRA, Hikari Mitsushima, and Masaki Okada.
Best Picture: “Kaze ga Tsuyoku Fuiteiru”
Best Director: Kichitaro Negishi (“Viyon no Tsuma”)
Best Actor: Akira Terao (“Samayou Yaiba”)
Best Actress: Hiroko Yakushimaru (“Kondo wa Aisaika”)
Best Supporting Actor: Renji Ishibashi (“Kondo wa Aisaika”)
Best Supporting Actress: Kaoru Yachigusa (“Dear Doctor”)
Best New Actor: AKIRA (“Chanto Tsutaeru”)
Best New Actor: Masaki Okada (“Honokaa Boy”)
Best New Actress: Hikari Mitsushima (“Ai no Mukidashi”)
Best New Director: Sumio Omori (“Kaze ga Tsuyoku Fuiteiru”)
Best New Director: Itsuji Itao (“Itao Itsuji no Datsugokuou”)
Judges’ Special Prize: Kurosawa Production
Judges’ Special Prize: Honda Film
Judges’ Special Actor Award: Kenichi Hagiwara (“TAJOMARU”)
Best Film Music Artist: Yugo Kanno (“Amalfi: Megami no Hoshu”)
Stage Musical Award: Romi Yamada
Bset Cinematography: Shinji Chikamori (“Otouto”)
Best Editing: Junichi Kikuchi (“Osaka Hamlet”)
Special Achievement Award: The staff of “Tsurugidake: Ten no Ki”
Special Achievement Award: Cinema Kabuki
International Activity Award: “KIZUKI” (Naoki Segi)
Golden Glory Award: Satomi Oka
Golden Glory Award: Harue Akagi
Diamond Award: Mitsuko Baisho
Source:
Japan Movie Critics Award
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