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. The ceremony took place on April 26, 1996, at Theatre Shinjuku in Tokyo.

Awards

*Best Film: '' Another Lonely Hitman'' *Best Director: Rokurō Mochizuki ('' Another Lonely Hitman'', '' Kitanai Yatsu'') *Best Actress: Yuki Uchida (''

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'') *Best Actor: Ryo Ishibashi ('' Another Lonely Hitman'') *Best New Encouragement: Mikio Osawa ('' Nihonsei Shōnen'') *Best New Encouragement: Kaori Shimada ('' Nihonsei Shōnen'') *Best New Encouragement:

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for a long time.)

10 best films

# '' Another Lonely Hitman'' ( Rokurō Mochizuki) # '' Gonin'' ( Takashi Ishii) # ''

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) # ''Berlin'' ( Gō Rijū) # '' Nihonsei Shōnen'' (

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) # '' Hanako-san'' ( Joji Matsuoka) # ''Endless Waltz'' ( Kōji Wakamatsu) # '' Burai Heiya'' ( Teruo Ishii) # ''Score'' ( Atsushi Muroga) # '' Getting Any?'' ( Takeshi Kitano)

References

External links

* Japan Film Professional Awards 1996 in Japanese cinema Japan Film Professional Awards April 1996 events in Asia {{film-award-stub