"Tokyo Tower" dominates Japan Academy Awards

[Tokyograph News]

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.

The Popularity Awards went to "Kisaragi" and Yui Aragaki.

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