17th Japan Movie Critics Awards

Tokyograph News · 03-13-2008, 09:43 PM

The 17th Japan Movie Critics Awards were handed out on Thursday. Kiyoshi Sasabe's "Yunagi no Machi, Sakura no Kuni" came out on top as Best Picture, while Kichitaro Negishi won Best Director for "Sidecar ni Inu."

"Crows ZERO" earned a Best Actor prize for Shun Oguri and a Best Supporting Actor for Kyosuke Yabe. Yuko Takeuchi picked up Best Actress ("Sidecar ni Inu"), and Best Supporting Actress awards were given to Hiromi Nagasaku ("Funuke Domo, Kanashimi no Ai wo Misero") and Keiko Takahashi ("Fumiko no Umi").

"Battery" co-stars Kento Hayashi and Kenta Yamada were both named Best New Actor. Mao Sasaki won Best New Actress for her role in "Mari to Koinu no Monogatari."

The complete awards list can be found in the forums.

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**migimaru** · 03-13-2008, 09:44 PM

Best Picture: "Yunagi no Machi, Sakura no Kuni" (Kiyoshi Sasabe)
Best Director: Kichitaro Negishi ("Sidecar ni Inu")

Best Actor: Shun Oguri ("Crows ZERO")
Best Actress: Yuko Takeuchi ("Sidecar ni Inu")
Best Supporting Actor: Kyosuke Yabe ("Crows ZERO")
Best Supporting Actress: Hiromi Nagasaku ("Funuke Domo, Kanashimi no Ai wo Misero")
Best Supporting Actress: Keiko Takahashi ("Fumiko no Umi")
Best New Actor: Kento Hayashi ("Battery")
Best New Actor: Kenta Yamada ("Battery")
Best New Actress: Mao Sasaki ("Mari to Koinu no Monogatari")

Judges' Special Prize: Masakazu Tamura ("Last Love")
Judges' Special Prize: Masaaki Sakai ("Yunagi no Machi, Sakura no Kuni")
Judges' Special Acting Award: Kenta Suga, Kazuki Koshimizu, Ayano Koike ("Always: Zoku Sanchome no Yuhi")

Bset Cinematography: Takahide Shibanushi ("Hannin ni Tsugu")
Best Music Artist: mink ("Aoki Okami," "Vexille")
Best Documentary: "Theatrical"

Special Achievement Award: Pikachu Project ("Pokemon" movies)

Platinum Award: Hideo Onchi
Emerald Award: Hisashi Yamauchi

International Collaboration Award: Yu In-Chon
International Film Award: "Anata wo Wasurenai" (also known as "26 Years Diary")

Golden Glory Award: Kei Tani
Golden Glory Award: Yoko Shimada

03-13-2008, 09:43 PM	#1
Tokyograph News Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 11	17th Japan Movie Critics Awards The 17th Japan Movie Critics Awards were handed out on Thursday. Kiyoshi Sasabe's "Yunagi no Machi, Sakura no Kuni" came out on top as Best Picture, while Kichitaro Negishi won Best Director for "Sidecar ni Inu." "Crows ZERO" earned a Best Actor prize for Shun Oguri and a Best Supporting Actor for Kyosuke Yabe. Yuko Takeuchi picked up Best Actress ("Sidecar ni Inu"), and Best Supporting Actress awards were given to Hiromi Nagasaku ("Funuke Domo, Kanashimi no Ai wo Misero") and Keiko Takahashi ("Fumiko no Umi"). "Battery" co-stars Kento Hayashi and Kenta Yamada were both named Best New Actor. Mao Sasaki won Best New Actress for her role in "Mari to Koinu no Monogatari." The complete awards list can be found in the forums. Link to article

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03-13-2008, 09:44 PM	#2
migimaru ミギ丸 Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 736	Best Picture: "Yunagi no Machi, Sakura no Kuni" (Kiyoshi Sasabe) Best Director: Kichitaro Negishi ("Sidecar ni Inu") Best Actor: Shun Oguri ("Crows ZERO") Best Actress: Yuko Takeuchi ("Sidecar ni Inu") Best Supporting Actor: Kyosuke Yabe ("Crows ZERO") Best Supporting Actress: Hiromi Nagasaku ("Funuke Domo, Kanashimi no Ai wo Misero") Best Supporting Actress: Keiko Takahashi ("Fumiko no Umi") Best New Actor: Kento Hayashi ("Battery") Best New Actor: Kenta Yamada ("Battery") Best New Actress: Mao Sasaki ("Mari to Koinu no Monogatari") Judges' Special Prize: Masakazu Tamura ("Last Love") Judges' Special Prize: Masaaki Sakai ("Yunagi no Machi, Sakura no Kuni") Judges' Special Acting Award: Kenta Suga, Kazuki Koshimizu, Ayano Koike ("Always: Zoku Sanchome no Yuhi") Bset Cinematography: Takahide Shibanushi ("Hannin ni Tsugu") Best Music Artist: mink ("Aoki Okami," "Vexille") Best Documentary: "Theatrical" Special Achievement Award: Pikachu Project ("Pokemon" movies) Platinum Award: Hideo Onchi Emerald Award: Hisashi Yamauchi International Collaboration Award: Yu In-Chon International Film Award: "Anata wo Wasurenai" (also known as "26 Years Diary") Golden Glory Award: Kei Tani Golden Glory Award: Yoko Shimada