Mainichi Film Awards: Suo on a streak

[Tokyograph News]

Director Masayuki Suo continues to pick up honors with his latest, "Soredemo Boku wa Yattenai." On Thursday, the winners of the 62nd Mainichi Film Awards were announced, giving Suo the title of Best Director and his film the Grand Prize.

An awards ceremony will be held on February 13. Here is the complete list of winners:

Grand Prize: Soredemo Boku wa Yattenai (Masayuki Suo)<br />
Best Film: Tennen Kokekko (Nobuhiro Yamashita)<br />
Best Director: Masayuki Suo<br />
Best Actor: Taichi Kokubun (Shaberedomo Shaberedomo)<br />
Best Actress: Kumiko Aso (Yunagi no Machi, Sakura no Kuni)<br />
Best Supporting Actor: Yutaka Matsushige (Shaberedomo Shaberedomo)<br />
Best Supporting Actress: Keiko Takahashi (Fumiko no Umi)<br />
Sponichi Newcomer awards: Shota Matsuda (Waruboro), Riko Narumi (Ashita no Watashi no Tsukurikata, Shindo)<br />
Kinuyo Tanaka Award: Tamao Nakamura<br />
Best Screenplay: Aya Watanabe (Tennen Kokekko)<br />
Best Cinematography: Hideyo Nakano (Mogari no Mori) <br />
Best Art Direction: Takashi Sasaki (Sukiyaki Western Django)<br />
Best Music: Rei Harakami (Tennen Kokekko)<br />
Best Sound: Masato Komatsu (Shaberedomo Shaberedomo)<br />
Technical Award: Michiko Kitamura (costume design in Sukiyaki Western Django)<br />
Best Documentary: Back Drop Kurdistan<br />
Best Foreign Film: Still Life (Jia Zhangke)<br />
Best Animated Film: Summer Days with Coo<br />
Noburo Ofuji Award: Franz Kafka's A Country Doctor<br />
Tsutaya Movie Fan Award (Domestic Film): Koizora<br />
Tsutaya Movie Fan Award (Foreign Film): Pirates of the Caribbean: World's End<br />
Special awards: Kei Kumai, Minoru Inuzuka

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