The 31st Japan Academy Awards were held in Tokyo on Friday. “Tokyo Tower,” which was nominated in every category it was eligible for, came away with a total of 5 awards, including Best Picture.
The winners were:
Best Picture: Tokyo Tower
Best Animated Picture: Tekkon Kinkreet
Best Director: Joji Matsuoka (Tokyo Tower)
Best Screenplay: Suzuki Matsuo (Tokyo Tower)
Best Actor: Hidetaka Yoshioka (Always: Zoku Sanchome no Yuhi)
Best Actress: Kirin Kiki (Tokyo Tower)
Best Supporting Actor: Kaoru Kobayashi (Tokyo Tower)
Best Supporting Actress: Masako Motai (Soredemo Boku wa Yattenai)
Best Music: Michiru Oshima (Bizan)
Best Cinematography: Takahiro Tsutai (Bizan)
Best Lighting Direction: Yoshitake Hikita (Bizan)
Best Art Direction: Kyoko Heya (Soredemo Boku wa Yattenai)
Best Sound Recording: Hitoshi Tsurumaki (Always: Zoku Sanchome no Yuhi)
Best Film Editing: Junichi Kikuchi (Soredemo Boku wa Yattenai)
Best Foreign Language Film: Letters From Iwo Jima
Newcomer Awards were given to Eiji Wentz, Kento Hayashi, Haruma Miura, Yui Aragaki, Yayako Uchida, Kaho, and Kie Kitano.
Source:
Japan Academy Awards
