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Awards of the Japanese Academy

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    Award of the Japanese Academy

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    Best Actor

    • Ken Takakura in Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles (2005)
      Winner
      • Ken Takakura
      • Dôran
      • A Distant Cry from Spring
      • Tsunehiko Watase
      • Furueru shita
    • Kiyoshi Atsumi in The Castle of Sand (1974)
      • Kiyoshi Atsumi
      • Tora-san's Tropical Fever
    • Katsuo Nakamura in Kwaidan (1964)
      • Katsuo Nakamura
      • Tempyo no iraka

    Best Actress

    • Chieko Baishô
      Winner
      • Chieko Baishô
      • A Distant Cry from Spring
      • Tora-san's Tropical Fever
      • Sayuri Yoshinaga
      • Dôran
      • Setsuko Karasuma
      • Shiki Natsuko
    • Naoko Ôtani in Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)
      • Naoko Ôtani
      • Zigeunerweisen
      • Keiko Matsuzaka
      • The Wicked

    Best Art Direction

    • Zigeunerweisen (1980)
      Winners
      • Zigeunerweisen
      • Harukanaru sôro
      • Tempyo no iraka
      • The Woman
      Takeo Kimura
    • [object Object]

      The Battle of Port Arthur

      6.6 (381)
      Hiroshi Kitagawa
    • [object Object]

      Virus

      6.2 (3.4K)
      Yoshinaga Yoko'o
    • The Wicked (1980)
      Furueru shita (1980)
      • The Wicked
      • Furueru shita
      Kyôhei Morita

    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Battle of Port Arthur

      6.6 (381)
      Masahiko Iimura
    • [object Object]

      Virus

      6.2 (3.4K)
      Daisaku Kimura
    • Furueru shita (1980)
      The Wicked (1980)
      • Furueru shita
      • The Wicked
      Takashi Kawamata
    • [object Object]

      Tempyo no iraka

      6.2 (27)
      Shinsaku Himeda
    • [object Object]

      Zigeunerweisen

      6.9 (1.6K)
      Kazue Nagatsuka

    Best Director

    • Seijun Suzuki
      Winner
      • Seijun Suzuki
      • Zigeunerweisen
      • Toshio Masuda
      • The Battle of Port Arthur
    • Kinji Fukasaku
      • Kinji Fukasaku
      • Virus
      • Yoshitarô Nomura
      • Furueru shita
      • The Wicked
    • Yoji Yamada (Yamada Yoji, born September 13, 1931 in Toyonaka, Osaka) is a Japanese film director best known for his Otoko wa Tsurai yo series of films and his Samurai Trilogy (The Twilight Samurai, The Hidden Blade and Love and Honor). Photographed by the professional filmmaker Ryota Nakanishi.
      • Yôji Yamada
      • A Distant Cry from Spring
      • Tora-san's Tropical Fever

    Best Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Zigeunerweisen

      6.9 (1.6K)
    • [object Object]

      The Battle of Port Arthur

      6.6 (381)
    • [object Object]

      The Young Rebels

      5.8 (69)
    • [object Object]

      Dôran

      6.7 (61)
    • [object Object]

      A Distant Cry from Spring

      7.6 (748)

    Best Foreign Language Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Kramer vs. Kramer

      7.8 (162K)
    • [object Object]

      All That Jazz

      7.8 (39K)
    • [object Object]

      Apocalypse Now

      8.4 (749K)
    • [object Object]

      Manhattan

      7.8 (152K)
    • [object Object]

      Tess

      7.3 (19K)

    Best Lighting

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Battle of Port Arthur

      6.6 (381)
      Shigeru Umetani
    • [object Object]

      Virus

      6.2 (3.4K)
      Hideki Mochizuki
    • [object Object]

      Tempyo no iraka

      6.2 (27)
      Yasuo Iwaki
    • [object Object]

      Zigeunerweisen

      6.9 (1.6K)
      Mitsuo Ônishi
    • The Wicked (1980)
      Furueru shita (1980)
      • The Wicked
      • Furueru shita

    Best Music Score

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      A Distant Cry from Spring

      7.6 (748)
      Masaru Satô
    • [object Object]

      The Battle of Port Arthur

      6.6 (381)
      Naozumi Yamamoto
    • [object Object]

      Virus

      6.2 (3.4K)
      Kentarô Haneda
    • Furueru shita (1980)
      The Wicked (1980)
      • Furueru shita
      • The Wicked
      Yasushi Akutagawa

    Best Screenplay

    • A Distant Cry from Spring (1980)
      Tora-san's Tropical Fever (1980)
      Winners
      • A Distant Cry from Spring
      • Tora-san's Tropical Fever
      Yôji Yamada
      Yoshitaka Asama
    • [object Object]

      The Battle of Port Arthur

      6.6 (381)
      Kazuo Kasahara
    • Zigeunerweisen (1980)
      Woman's Trail: Wet Path (1980)
      • Zigeunerweisen
      • Woman's Trail: Wet Path
      Yôzô Tanaka

    Best Sound

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Virus

      6.2 (3.4K)
      Kenichi Benitani
    • [object Object]

      The Battle of Port Arthur

      6.6 (381)
      Hiroyoshi Munekata
    • [object Object]

      A Distant Cry from Spring

      7.6 (748)
      Hiroshi Nakamura
    • [object Object]

      Tempyo no iraka

      6.2 (27)
      Shôtarô Yoshida
    • The Wicked (1980)
      Furueru shita (1980)
      • The Wicked
      • Furueru shita
      Tadahiko Yamamoto

    Best Supporting Actor

    • Tetsurô Tanba in The 5-Man Army (1969)
      Winner
      • Tetsurô Tanba
      • The Battle of Port Arthur
    • Takahiro Tamura in Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
      • Takahiro Tamura
      • The Young Rebels
      • Dôran
      • Harukanaru sôro
      • Tempyo no iraka
    • Masakane Yonekura in Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo (1970)
      • Masakane Yonekura
      • Dôran
      • Harukanaru sôro
      • Toshiya Fujita
      • Zigeunerweisen

    Best Supporting Actress

    • Michiyo Yasuda in Zatoichi's Pilgrimage (1966)
      Winner
      • Michiyo Yasuda
      • Zigeunerweisen
      • Masako Natsume
      • The Battle of Port Arthur
      • Ryôko Nakano
      • Furueru shita
      • Harukanaru sôro
      • Yôko Aki
      • Shiki Natsuko
    • Meiko Kaji in Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion (1972)
      • Meiko Kaji
      • The Wicked

    Popularity Award

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    Most Popular Actor/Actress

    • Winner
      • Hiroko Yakushimaru

    Most Popular Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Tonda kappuru

      6.4 (153)

    Special Award

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    • Kiyoshi Atsumi in The Castle of Sand (1974)
      Winner
      • Kiyoshi Atsumi
      For his acting in the Otoko wa tsuraiyo series

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    Event date

    February 12, 1981

    Event location

    Japan

    Event links

    • http://www.japan-academy-prize.jp/

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