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Awards

* Best Film: - '' The Devil's Path'' * Best Director:

Azuma Morisaki was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. Career Morisaki was born in Nagasaki Prefecture and graduated from Kyoto University. After editing the film magazine ''Jidai Eiga'', he joined the Shochiku studio in 1956. Moving from the Kyoto t ...

- '' Pecoross no Haha ni Ai ni Iku'' * Yoshimitsu Morita Memorial Best New Director: ** Kazuya Shiraishi - '' The Devil's Path'' **

Ryōta Nakano Ryota Nakano is a Japanese film director, most famous for his film "Her Love Boils Bathwater" Background Nakano was born in 1973 and grew up in Kyoto. Nakano's father died when he was 6 and he was brought up by his mother. After leaving uni ...

- '' Capturing Dad'' * Best Screenplay:

Hirokazu Koreeda is a Japanese film director, producer, screenwriter, and editor. He began his career in television and has since directed more than a dozen feature films, including '' Nobody Knows'' (2004), '' Still Walking'' (2008), and '' After the Storm'' ( ...

- '' Like Father, Like Son'' * Best Cinematographer: Takeshi Hamada - '' Pecoross no Haha ni Ai ni Iku'' * Best Music: Gorō Yasukawa - '' The Devil's Path'', ''

Hello, My Dolly Girlfriend is a 2013 Japanese erotic romance film directed by Takashi Ishii and starring Tasuku Emoto, Kokone Sasaki and Naoto Takenaka. Plot The Movie starts off with an introverted office boy named Kentaro, who becomes the scapegoat to the company's h ...

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Amai Muchi is a 2013 Japanese erotic drama film directed by Takashi Ishii, based on a novel of the same name by and starring Mitsu Dan, Yuki Mamiya and Tsuyoshi Nakano. It was released on 21 September 2013. Plot Cast *Mitsu Dan as Naoko *Yuki Mamiya ...

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'', etc... * Best Actor: Masaharu Fukuyama - '' Like Father, Like Son'' and ''

Midsummer's Equation is a 2013 Japanese police procedural film directed by Hiroshi Nishitani. Cast * Masaharu Fukuyama as Manabu Yukawa * Yuriko Yoshitaka as Misa Kishitani * Kazuki Kitamura * Anne Watanabe * Gin Maeda * Jun Fubuki Reception The film grossed () in ...

'' * Best Actress: Yōko Maki - ''

The Ravine of Goodbye is a 2013 Japanese drama film directed by Tatsushi Ōmori. The film is based on the Japanese 2008 novel ''Sayonara keikoku'' by Shuichi Yoshida, which intrigued Ōmori with its central mystery of a rape victim and her perpetrator choosing to l ...

'' * Best Supporting Actor:

Lily Franky is a Japanese illustrator, writer and actor. He has appeared in more than 40 films since 2001. Career In 2016, Franky received the Cut Above Award for Outstanding Performance in Film at Japan Cuts JAPAN CUTS: Festival of New Japanese Film is a ...

- '' The Devil's Path'' and '' Like Father, Like Son'' * Best Supporting Actress: **

Fumi Nikaidō is a Japanese actress and fashion model. Career Starting as a model in Naha, Okinawa, Nikaidō made her film debut in 2009 in ''Toad's Oil'', directed by Kōji Yakusho. She and Shota Sometani received the Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best You ...

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Why Don't You Play in Hell? is a 2013 Japanese film directed, written and scored by Sion Sono. The movie is an action film based on a screenplay written by Sono fifteen years earlier. North American distributor Drafthouse Films announced its acquisition before it made it ...

'', '' Shijūkunichi no Recipe'' and '' Nouotoko'' **

Makiko Watanabe is a Japanese actress. She has appeared in more than 60 films since 1996. Awards Watanabe was given the award for best script at the 1999 Mainichi Film Awards for '' M/Other'' with director Nobuhiro Suwa and co-star Tomokazu Miura is a Japan ...

- '' Capturing Dad'' and '' Daijōbu 3-kumi'', etc... * Best Newcomer: **

Ayaka Miyoshi is a Japanese actress, model and former idol. She is represented by the talent agency Amuse, Inc. and from 2010 to 2012 was a member of the agency's girl group Sakura Gakuin. Discography : ''For Ayaka Miyoshi's discography as a member of Saku ...

- '' Tabidachi no Shimauta: Jūgo no Haru'' and ''

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'' ** Gen Hoshino - ''

'' and '' Hakoiri Musuko no Koi'' **

Haru Kuroki is a Japanese actress. She gained international recognition by winning Silver Bear (Best Actress Award) at Berlin International Film Festival in 2014, for her performance in Yoji Yamada's film ''The Little House ''The Little House'' is a 194 ...

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The Great Passage is a 2013 Japanese drama film directed by Yuya Ishii, starring Ryuhei Matsuda as a dictionary editor. It is based on the best-selling novel by Shion Miura. The film won several awards, including the Japan Academy Prize for Picture of the Year, ...

'', '' Sougen no Isu'', '' Shanidar no Hana'', etc...

Best 10

# '' The Devil's Path'' # ''

'' # '' Pecoross no Haha ni Ai ni Iku'' # '' Like Father, Like Son'' # ''

A Story of Yonosuke is a 2013 Japanese film directed by Shūichi Okita. The theme song is called and is performed by Asian Kung-Fu Generation. The film was shown at the 13th Japanese Film Festival Nippon Connection in June 2013. It premiered in America on July 13 ...

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'' # '' Unforgiven'' # '' The Backwater'' # '' Capturing Dad'' :runner-up. '' Koi no Uzu''

References

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Yokohama Film Festival The is an annual awards ceremony held in Yokohama, Japan. Ten films are chosen as the best of the year and various awards are given to personnel. The first festival, held on February 3, 1980, was a small affair by fans and film critics. In 1994, ...

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