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, Kanagawa,

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Awards

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'' * Best Director:

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 ...

- ''Her Love Boils Bathwater'' * Yoshimitsu Morita Memorial Best New Director: ** Tetsuya Mariko - ''Destruction Babies'' ** Yasukazu Sugiyama - '' Something Like, Something Like It'' * Best Screenplay: Ryōta Nakano - ''Her Love Boils Bathwater'' * Best Cinematographer: Yasuyuki Sasaki - ''Destruction Babies'' * Best Actor: ** Tomokazu Miura - ''Katsuragi Case'' **

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- ''Destruction Babies'' * Best Actress:

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- '' Harmonium'' * Best Supporting Actor: Masaki Suda - ''Destruction Babies'' * Best Supporting Actress: Hana Sugisaki - ''Her Love Boils Bathwater'' * Best Newcomer: **

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- ''Harmonium'' **

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- ''Destruction Babies'' **

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- ''Destruction Babies'' * Examiner Special Award:

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- ''In This Corner of the World'' * Special Grand Prize:

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- '' Shin Godzilla''

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Her Love Boils Bathwater is a 2016 Japanese drama film directed by Ryōta Nakano. It was selected as the Japanese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. Plot Futaba (Rie Miyazawa) single-handedly raising her teenage ...

'' # '' Destruction Babies'' # '' Shin Godzilla'' # '' The Long Excuse'' # '' Harmonium'' # ''

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'' # '' Satoshi: A Move for Tomorrow'' # '' Katsuragi Case'' # '' Your Name'' :runner-up. ''

A Bride for Rip Van Winkle is a 2016 Japanese drama film written and directed by Shunji Iwai, based on his novel of the same name. Synopsis Nanami is an apathetic, part-time junior high school teacher, whose only solace comes from connecting with others on "Planet", a ...

References

Yokohama Film Festival

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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