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Awards of the Japanese Academy

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    Award of the Japanese Academy

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    Best Actor

    • Hiroyuki Sanada
      Winner
      • Hiroyuki Sanada
      • The Twilight Samurai
    • Chôsuke Ikariya and Akira Terao in Dreams (1990)
      • Akira Terao
      • Amida-dô dayori
      • Toshiyuki Nishida
      • Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS
    • Etsushi Toyokawa
      • Etsushi Toyokawa
      • Inochi
    • Kôji Yakusho at an event for Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)
      • Kôji Yakusho
      • Totsunyûseyo! 'Asama Sansô' jiken

    Best Actress

    • Rie Miyazawa in Peony Pavilion (2001)
      Winner
      • Rie Miyazawa
      • The Twilight Samurai
    • Mieko Harada in Ran (1985)
      • Mieko Harada
      • Out
    • Kanako Higuchi in Zatoichi (1989)
      • Kanako Higuchi
      • Amida-dô dayori
    • Makiko Esumi in Maborosi (1995)
      • Makiko Esumi
      • Inochi
    • [object Object]

      Ryôma no tsuma to sono otto to aijin

      6.9 (42)

    Best Art Direction

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Twilight Samurai

      8.1 (27K)
      Yoshinobu Nishioka
      Mitsuo Degawa
    • [object Object]

      Amida-dô dayori

      7.2 (323)
      Yoshirô Muraki
      Tadashi Sakai
    • [object Object]

      Dolls

      7.5 (18K)
      Norihiro Isoda
    • [object Object]

      Ryôma no tsuma to sono otto to aijin

      6.9 (42)
      Osamu Yamaguchi
    • [object Object]

      Totsunyûseyo! 'Asama Sansô' jiken

      6.1 (209)
      Kyôko Heya

    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Twilight Samurai

      8.1 (27K)
      Mutsuo Naganuma
    • [object Object]

      Amida-dô dayori

      7.2 (323)
      Shôji Ueda
    • [object Object]

      Dolls

      7.5 (18K)
      Katsumi Yanagijima
    • [object Object]

      Pinpon

      7.0 (3.6K)
      Akira Sako
    • [object Object]

      Totsunyûseyo! 'Asama Sansô' jiken

      6.1 (209)
      Yoshitaka Sakamoto

    Best Director

    • 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.
      Winner
      • Yôji Yamada
      • The Twilight Samurai
      • Takashi Koizumi
      • Amida-dô dayori
      • Hideyuki Hirayama
      • Out
    • Fumihiko Sori at an event for Vexille (2007)
      • Fumihiko Sori
      • Pinpon
    • Masato Harada at an event for The Last Samurai (2003)
      • Masato Harada
      • Totsunyûseyo! 'Asama Sansô' jiken

    Best Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Twilight Samurai

      8.1 (27K)
      Iwao Ishii
    • [object Object]

      Amida-dô dayori

      7.2 (323)
      Hideto Aga
    • [object Object]

      Pinpon

      7.0 (3.6K)
      Sôichi Ueno
    • [object Object]

      Returner

      6.4 (12K)
      Takuya Taguchi
    • [object Object]

      Totsunyûseyo! 'Asama Sansô' jiken

      6.1 (209)
      Sôichi Ueno

    Best Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Twilight Samurai

      8.1 (27K)
    • [object Object]

      Amida-dô dayori

      7.2 (323)
    • [object Object]

      Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS

      6.9 (116)
    • [object Object]

      Pinpon

      7.0 (3.6K)
    • [object Object]

      Totsunyûseyo! 'Asama Sansô' jiken

      6.1 (209)

    Best Foreign Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Monster's Ball

      7.0 (97K)
    • [object Object]

      Gangs of New York

      7.5 (492K)
    • [object Object]

      Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

      7.5 (738K)
    • [object Object]

      I Am Sam

      7.6 (159K)
    • [object Object]

      The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

      8.9 (2.1M)

    Best Lighting

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Twilight Samurai

      8.1 (27K)
      Gengon Nakaoka
    • [object Object]

      Amida-dô dayori

      7.2 (323)
      Hideaki Yamakawa
    • [object Object]

      Dolls

      7.5 (18K)
      Hitoshi Takaya
    • [object Object]

      Pinpon

      7.0 (3.6K)
      Kôichi Watanabe
    • [object Object]

      Totsunyûseyo! 'Asama Sansô' jiken

      6.1 (209)
      Takeshi Ohkubo

    Best Music Score

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Twilight Samurai

      8.1 (27K)
      Isao Tomita
    • [object Object]

      Amida-dô dayori

      7.2 (323)
      Takashi Kako
    • [object Object]

      Dolls

      7.5 (18K)
      Joe Hisaishi
    • [object Object]

      Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS

      6.9 (116)
      Michiru Ôshima
    • [object Object]

      Mohou-han

      4.9 (214)
      Michiru Ôshima
      Taku Takahashi

    Best Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Twilight Samurai

      8.1 (27K)
      Yoshitaka Asama
      Yôji Yamada
    • [object Object]

      Amida-dô dayori

      7.2 (323)
      Takashi Koizumi
    • [object Object]

      Pinpon

      7.0 (3.6K)
      Kankurô Kudô
    • [object Object]

      Ryôma no tsuma to sono otto to aijin

      6.9 (42)
      Kôki Mitani
    • [object Object]

      Totsunyûseyo! 'Asama Sansô' jiken

      6.1 (209)
      Masato Harada

    Best Sound

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Twilight Samurai

      8.1 (27K)
      Kazumi Kishida
    • [object Object]

      Amida-dô dayori

      7.2 (323)
      Kenichi Benitani
    • [object Object]

      Inochi

      6.9 (96)
      Osamu Onodera
    • [object Object]

      Mohou-han

      4.9 (214)
      Fumio Hashimoto
    • [object Object]

      Totsunyûseyo! 'Asama Sansô' jiken

      6.1 (209)
      Jun Nakamura

    Best Supporting Actor

    • Min Tanaka in 47 Ronin (2013)
      Winner
      • Min Tanaka
      • The Twilight Samurai
    • Ken Watanabe at an event for Inception (2010)
      • Ken Watanabe
      • Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS
    • Tsutomu Yamazaki in Space Battleship Yamato (2010)
      • Tsutomu Yamazaki
      • Mohou-han
    • Gorô Kishitani
      • Gorô Kishitani
      • Returner
      • Nenji Kobayashi
      • The Twilight Samurai

    Best Supporting Actress

    • Tanie Kitabayashi in Scandal (1950)
      Winner
      • Tanie Kitabayashi
      • Amida-dô dayori
    • Mitsuko Baishô and Hitoshi Ueki in The Crazy Family (1984)
      • Mitsuko Baishô
      • Out
      • Mari Natsuki
      • Pinpon
    • Kirin Kiki
      • Kirin Kiki
      • Returner
    • Keiko Kishi in Early Spring (1956)
      • Keiko Kishi
      • The Twilight Samurai

    Newcomer of the Year

    Edit
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Pinpon

      7.0 (3.6K)
      Shidô Nakamura
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Returner

      6.4 (12K)
      Anne Suzuki
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Amida-dô dayori

      7.2 (323)
      Manami Konishi
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Twilight Samurai

      8.1 (27K)
      Min Tanaka
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Toast to Love

      5.7 (29)
      Yûka
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Mr. Rookie

      6.4 (30)
      Kazushige Nagashima

    Popularity Award

    Edit

    Most Popular Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Koinu Dan no monogatari

      7.1 (43)

    Most Popular Performer

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Returner

      6.4 (12K)
      Anne Suzuki

    Special Award

    Edit
    • Winner
      • Koreyoshi Kurahara
      For his work.
    • Kinji Fukasaku
      Winner
      • Kinji Fukasaku
      For his work.

    Lifetime Achievement Award

    Edit
    • Kaneto Shindô
      Winner
      • Kaneto Shindô

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    Event date

    March 7, 2003

    Event location

    Japan

    Event links

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

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