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Awards

* Best Film: '' 13 Assassins'' * Best Director:

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- '' 13 Assassins'' and '' Zebraman 2: Attack on Zebra City'' * Best New Director: ** '' Yuya Ishii'' - ''

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- '' Time Traveller: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time'' * Best Screenplay:

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- '' 13 Assassins'' * Best Cinematographer: Jun Fukumoto - '' Kondo wa Aisaika'' and ''

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- '' Kondo wa Aisaika'' and '' Sword of Desperation'' * Best Actress:

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'' and '' Kakera: A Piece of Our Life'' * Best Supporting Actor:

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- '' Kondo wa Aisaika'', ''

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'' and '' Fallen Angel'' * Best Supporting Actress:

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- '' Kokō no Mesu'' * Best Newcomer: **

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- '' A Night in Nude: Salvation'' * Special Grand Prize:

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Best 10

# '' 13 Assassins'' # '' Confessions'' # ''

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'' # '' Kondo wa Aisaika'' # '' Sword of Desperation'' # '' Kokō no Mesu'' # '' A Night in Nude: Salvation'' # '' Permanent Nobara'' # '' Time Traveller: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time'' :runner-up: '' Haru's Journey''

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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