The is the 17th edition of the '' Japan Film Professional Awards''. It awarded the best of

2007 in film The following is an overview of events in 2007 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths. The highest-grossing film of the year was '' Pirates of the Caribbean: At ...

. The ceremony did not take place in this year.

Awards

*Best Film: '' I Just Didn't Do It'' *Best Director: Nobuhiro Yamashita (''

The Matsugane Potshot Affair is a 2006 Japanese drama film directed by Nobuhiro Yamashita, starring Hirofumi Arai. Plot The lives of twin brothers Kotaro and Hikaru change when a woman's body is found on the outskirts of Matsugane after being hit by a car. Kotaro, a police ...

'', ''

A Gentle Breeze in the Village ''A Gentle Breeze in the Village'', also known as , is a Japanese slice of life manga series written and illustrated by Fusako Kuramochi. It was serialized in the magazine ''Chorus'' from 1994 to 2000. The manga won the 20th Kodansha Manga Aw ...

'') *Best Actress:

Eri Ishida is a Japanese actress. She won the award for best supporting actress at the 9th Yokohama Film Festival for ''Chōchin'' and at the 13th Hochi Film Award for '' A Chaos of Flowers'', ''Hope and Pain'' and ''Wuthering Heights''. Filmography Films ...

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Sad Vacation is a 2007 Japanese drama film written and directed by Shinji Aoyama, adapted from his novel. Being third and last of Aoyama's "Kitakyushu Saga", Sad Vacation brings together several characters from his previous films Helpless and Eureka and conti ...

'') *Best Actor:

Ryo Kase is a Japanese actor. Early life Kase was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa prefecture. He moved to Bellevue, Washington in the United States soon after his birth, due to his father's job being transferred. He's father Yutaka Kase was former chairman a ...

('' I Just Didn't Do It'') *Best New Director:

Daihachi Yoshida is a Japanese film director. He won the award for best new director at the 29th Yokohama Film Festival for ''Funuke Show Some Love, You Losers!''. Filmography * ''Funuke Show Some Love, You Losers!'' (2007) * ''Kuhio Taisa'' (2009) * ''Permanent ...

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Funuke Show Some Love, You Losers! is a 2007 Japanese film directed by Daihachi Yoshida, based on the novel by Yukiko Motoya. Awards 32nd Hochi Film Awards * Best Supporting Actress - Hiromi Nagasaku 29th Yokohama Film Festival * Best Actress - Eriko Sato * Best Supporting Act ...

'') *Best New Director: Keisuke Yoshida (''

Tsukue no Nakami (The Contents of the Desk) is a 2007 Japanese film directed by Keisuke Yoshida. Reception Mark Schilling of ''The Japan Times ''The Japan Times'' is Japan's largest and oldest English-language daily newspaper. It is published by , a subsidiar ...

'') *Best New Encouragement: Hitoshi Matsumoto (''

Big Man Japan is a 2007 Japanese ''kaiju'' film written, starring and directed by Hitoshi Matsumoto. It was well received by critics in the U.S., after many months of showings at various festivals and film events. Plot The film takes the form of a mockumentar ...

'') *Special: Hiroshi Kobayashi

10 best films

# '' I Just Didn't Do It'' ( Masayuki Suo) # '' Retribution'' (

Kiyoshi Kurosawa is a Japanese film director, screenwriter, film critic and a professor at Tokyo University of the Arts. Although he has worked in a variety of genres, Kurosawa is best known for his many contributions to the Japanese horror genre, his honorific ...

) # ''

'' ( Shinji Aoyama) # ''

'' ( Hitoshi Matsumoto) # '' Tama Moe!'' ( Junji Sakamoto) # '' Hannin ni Tsugu'' ( Tomoyuki Takimoto)

References

External links

* {{Japanese Professional Movie Awards Japan Film Professional Awards 2008 in Japanese cinema Japan Film Professional Awards