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Japanese Academy Awards

The Japanese Academy Awards have been held since 1977 to reward excellence in Japanese film. Award categories are similar to the American Academy Awards.

The most prestigious award is the best picture award. Past winners are:

Year Film (English) Film (Japanese) Director

2002Twilight Samurai たそがれ清兵衛Yoji Yamada
2001Spirited Away 千と千尋の神隠しHayao Miyazaki
2000After the Rain雨あがるTakashi Koizumi
1999PoppoyaぽっぽやYasuo Furuhata
1998Begging for Love愛を乞う人Hideyuki Hirayama
1997Princess Mononokeもののけ姫Hayao Miyazaki
1996Shall we DanceShall we ダンス?Masayuki Suo
1995A Last Note午後の遺言状Kaneto Shindo
1994Crest of Betrayal忠臣蔵外伝四谷怪談Kinji Fukasaku
1993A Class to Remember学校Yoji Yamada
1992Sumo Do, Sumo Don'tシコふんじゃった。Masayuki Suo
1991My Sons息子Yoji Yamada
1990Childhood Days少年時代Masahiro Shinoda
1989Black Rain黒い雨Shohei Imamura
1988The Silk Road敦煌Junya Sato
1987A Taxing Womanマルサの女Juzo Itami
1986House on Fire火宅の人Kinji Fukasaku
1985Gray Sunset花いちもんめShunya Ito
1984The Funeralお葬式Juzo Itami
1983Ballad of Narayama楢山節考Shohei Imamura
1982Fall Guy蒲田行進曲Kinji Fukasaku
1981StationYasuo Furuhata
1980ZigeunerweisenツゴイネルワイゼンSeijun Suzuki
1979Vengeance is Mine復讐するは我にありShohei Imamura
1978The Incident事件Yoshitaro Nomura
1977The Yellow Hankerchief幸福の黄色いハンカチYoji Yamada

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