35th Japan Academy Prizes
35th Japan Academy Prizes
Ceremony Date: March 2, 2012, Hosted By: Tsutomu Sekine, Eri Fukatsu
Ceremony Date: March 2, 2012, Hosted By: Tsutomu Sekine, Eri Fukatsu
Best Picture
- ★ The Eighth Day
- Some Day
- The Last Ronin
- A Ghost of a Chance
- The Detective is in the Bar
Best Animated Picture
- ★ From Up on Poppy Hill
- K-On! The Movie
- Buddha: The Great Departure
- Little Ghostly Adventures of Tofu Boy
- Detective Conan: Quarter of Silence
Best Director
- ★ Izuru Narishima | The Eighth Day
- Junji Sakamoto | Some Day
- Kaneto Shindo | Postcard
- Shigemichi Sugita | The Last Ronin
- Koki Mitani | A Ghost of a Chance
Best Screenplay
- ★ Satoko Okudera | The Eighth Day
- Haruhiko Arai, Junji Sakamoto | Some Day
- Ryota Kosawa, Yasushi Suto | The Detective is in the Bar
- Yozo Tanaka | The Last Ronin
- Koki Mitani | A Ghost of a Chance
Best Leading Actor
- ★ Yoshio Harada | Some Day
- Yo Oizumi | The Detective is in the Bar
- Masato Sakai | Abacus and Sword
- Tomokazu Miura | Railways: For Adults Who Can't Convey Love
- Koji Yakusho | The Last Ronin
Best Leading Actress
- ★ Mao Inoue | The Eighth Day
- Masami Nagasawa | Moteki
- Miki Nakatani | Hankyu Railways: A 15-Minute Miracle
- Eri Fukatsu | A Ghost of a Chance
- Aoi Miyazaki | Tsure Ga Utsu Ni Narimashite
Best Supporting Actor
- ★ Denden | Cold Fish
- Yusuke Iseya | Tomorrow's Joe
- Ittoku Kishibe | Some Day
- Koichi Sato | The Last Ronin
- Ryuhei Matsuda | The Detective is in the Bar
Best Supporting Actress
- ★ Hiromi Nagasaku | The Eighth Day
- Kumiko Aso | Moteki
- Eiko Koike | The Eighth Day
- Hikari Matsushima | Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai
- Nobuko Miyamoto | Hankyu Railways: A 15-Minute Miracle
Best Music
- ★ Goro Yasukawa | The Eighth Day
- Yoshihiro Ike | The Detective is in the Bar
- Taisei Iwasaki | Moteki
- Kiyoko Ogino | A Ghost of a Chance
- Takashi Kako | The Last Ronin
Best Photography
- ★ Junichi Fujisawa | The Eighth Day
- Norimichi Kasamatsu | Some Day
- Mutsuo Naganuma | The Last Ronin
- Osamu Fujiishi | Gaku
- Hideo Yamamoto | A Ghost of a Chance
Best Lighting
- ★ Masao Kanazawa | The Eighth Day
- Kazuhiro Iwashita | Some Day
- Takaaki Miyanishi | The Last Ronin
- Takayuki Kawabe | Gaku
- Akira Ono | A Ghost of a Chance
Best Art
- ★ Yoshinobu Nishioka, Tetsuo Harada | The Last Ronin
- Noriyuki Kondo | Abacus and Sword
- Yohei Taneda | A Ghost of a Chance
- Yuji Hayashida | Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai
- Tomoe Matsumoto | The Eighth Day
Best Sound
- ★ Kenichi Fujimoto | The Eighth Day
- Tetsuo Segawa | A Ghost of a Chance
- Tomoaki Tamura, Tsuyoshi Murozono | The Detective is in the Bar
- Yasumasa Terui | Some Day
- Toyotaka Nakaji, Tetsuo Segawa | The Last Ronin
Best Editing
- ★ Chise Sanjo | The Eighth Day
- Yusuke Ishida | Moteki
- Soichi Ueno | A Ghost of a Chance
- Chizuko Osada | The Last Ronin
- Shinya Tadano | The Detective is in the Bar
Best Foreign Picture
- ★ The King's Speech
- Rise of the Planet of the Apes
- The Social Network
- Black Swan
- Moneyball
New Actor Awards
- Sea Kumada | Scabbard Samurai
- Nanami Sakuraba | The Last Ronin
- Konomi Watanabe | The Eighth Day
- Yusuke Kamiji | Slapstick Brothers
- Kengo Kora | The Egoists
- Takaaki Nomi | Scabbard Samurai
- Hiroki Hasegawa | Second Virgin
Special Award of the Association
- Kuri Goshoen Propmaster
Chairman's Special Award
- Shigeru Okada Producer, d. May 9, aged 87
- Takeji Sano Lighting Technician, d. Mar 4, aged 80
- Hideko Takamine Actress, d. Dec 28, 2010, aged 86
- Yoshio Harada Actor, d. Jul 9, aged 71
- Yoshimitsu Morita Director, d. Dec 20, aged 61
Popularity Awards
- Moteki
- Atsuko Maeda | Moshidora
- Yasuko Ono | Screenwriter, d. Jan 6, aged 82
- Toshiyuki Hosokawa | Actor, d. Jan 14, aged 70
- Jiro Sakagami | Comedian, Actor, d. Mar 10, aged 76
- Hideko Okiyama | Actress, d. Mar 21, aged 65
- Osamu Dezaki | Animation Director, d. Apr 17, aged 67
- Yoshiko Tanaka | Actress, d. Apr 21, aged 55
- Kiyoshi Kodama | Actor, d. May 16, aged 77
- Shohei Ando | Cinematographer, d. May 20, aged 77
- Hiroyuki Nagato | Actor, d. May 21, aged 77
- Suketsugu Noda | Association Officer, Producer, d. Jun 1, aged 65
- Masaru Baba | Screenwriter, d. Jun 29, aged 84
- Atsushi Takeda | Director, Screenwriter, Producer, d. Jul 12, aged 84
- Masahisa Sadanaga | Director, d. Jul 14, aged 79
- Muga Takewaki | Actor, d. Jul 21, aged 67
- Naoki Sugiura | Actor, d. Sep 21, aged 79
- Ken Yamauchi | Actor, d. Sep 24, aged 67
- Toshiro Ishido | Screenwriter, d. Nov 1, aged 79
- Shinichi Ichikawa | Screenwriter, d. Dec 10, aged 70
- Tetsuro Yoshida | Screenwriter, d. Dec 20, aged 82