36th Japan Academy Prizes
36th Japan Academy Prizes
Ceremony Date: March 8, 2013, Hosted By: Tsutomu Sekine, Mao Inoue
Ceremony Date: March 8, 2013, Hosted By: Tsutomu Sekine, Mao Inoue
Best Picture
- ★ The Kirishima Thing
- Dearest
- A Chorus of Angels
- The Floating Castle
- Chronicle of My Mother
Best Animated Picture
- ★ Wolf Children
- Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo
- A Letter to Momo
- Friends
- One Piece Film: Z
Best Director
- ★ Daihachi Yoshida | The Kirishima Thing
- Isshin Inudo | The Floating Castle
- Shinji Higuchi | The Floating Castle
- Junji Sakamoto | A Chorus of Angels
- Masato Harada | Chronicle of My Mother
- Yasuo Furuhata | Dearest
Best Screenplay
- ★ Kenji Uchida | Key of Life
- Takeshi Aoshima | Dearest
- Kohei Kiyasu | The Kirishima Thing
- Daihachi Yoshida | The Kirishima Thing
- Machiko Nasu | A Chorus of Angels
- Masato Harada | Chronicle of My Mother
Best Leading Actor
- ★ Hiroshi Abe | Thermae Romae
- Masato Sakai | Key of Life
- Mansai Nomura | The Floating Castle
- Mirai Moriyama | The Drudgery Train
- Koji Yakusho | Isoroku Yamamoto, The Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet
- Koji Yakusho | Chronicle of My Mother
Best Leading Actress
- ★ Kirin Kiki | Chronicle of My Mother
- Tamiyo Kusakari | A Terminal Trust
- Erika Sawajiri | Helter Skelter
- Takako Matsu | Dreams for Sale
- Sayuri Yoshinaga | A Chorus of Angels
Best Supporting Actor
- ★ Hideji Otaki | Dearest
- Teruyuki Kagawa | Key of Life
- Kengo Kora | The Drudgery Train
- Koichi Sato | Dearest
- Koichi Sato | The Floating Castle
- Mirai Moriyama | A Chorus of Angels
Best Supporting Actress
- ★ Kimiko Yo | Dearest
- Shinobu Terajima | Helter Skelter
- Ryoko Hirosue | Key of Life
- Hikari Mitsushima | A Chorus of Angels
- Aoi Miyazaki | Chronicle of My Mother
Best Music
- ★ Ikuko Kawai | A Chorus of Angels
- Koji Ueno | The Floating Castle
- Yusuke Hayashi | Dearest
- Joe Hisaishi | Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer
- Harumi Fuuki | Chronicle of My Mother
Best Photography
- ★ Daisaku Kimura | A Chorus of Angels
- Akiko Ashizawa | Chronicle of My Mother
- Motonobu Kiyoku | The Floating Castle
- Shoji Ehara | The Floating Castle
- Takeshi Hamada | Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer
- Junichiro Hayashi | Dearest
Best Lighting
- ★ Takashi Sugimoto | A Chorus of Angels
- Hidenori Nagata | Chronicle of My Mother
- Takashi Sugimoto | The Floating Castle
- Kiyoto Ando | Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer
- Yuki Nakamura | Dearest
Best Art
- ★ Norihiro Isoda, Noriyuki Kondo | The Floating Castle
- Mitsuo Harada | A Chorus of Angels, Thermae Romae
- Kyoko Heya | Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer
- Kyoko Yauchi | Dearest
- Hidemitsu Yamazaki | Chronicle of My Mother
Best Sound
- ★ Fumio Hashimoto | Isoroku Yamamoto, The Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet
- Osamu Onodera | Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer
- Junichi Shima | A Chorus of Angels
- Junichi Shima | The Floating Castle
- Tsutomu Honda | Dearest
- Showa Matsumoto | Chronicle of My Mother
- Masato Yano | Chronicle of My Mother
Best Editing
- ★ Mototaka Kusakabe | The Kirishima Thing
- Soichi Ueno | The Floating Castle
- Junichi Kikuchi | Dearest
- Eugene Harada | Chronicle of My Mother
- Shinichi Fushima | A Chorus of Angels
Best Foreign Picture
- ★ The Intouchables
- Argo
- The Dark Knight Rises
- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
- Skyfall
New Actor Awards
- Shota Sometani | Himizu, Lesson of the Evil
- Changmin | Fly with the Gold
- Masahiro Higashide | The Kirishima Thing
- Tori Matsuzaka | Until the Break of Dawn, The Wings of the Kirin, Kyo, Koi o Hajimemasu
- Emi Takei | Rurouni Kenshin, For Love's Sake, Kyo, Koi o Hajimemasu
- Fumi Nikaido | Himizu, Lesson of the Evil
- Ai Hashimoto | The Kirishima Thing, Home: Itoshi no Zashiki, Another Face
Special Award of the Association
- Toshio Sugawara Swordmaster
- Masao Baba Art Manager
- Masae Miyamoto Costume Designer
- Okayasu Productions
- Sanyo Editing Room
Chairman's Achievement Award
- Bayside Shakedown Film Series
Association Honor Award
- Yoji Yamada
Shigeru Okada Award
- Central Arts Co., Ltd.
Chairman's Special Award
- Kaneto Shindo Director, Screenwriter, d. May 29, aged 100
- Fumio Hashimoto Sound Technician, d. Nov 2, aged 84
- Mitsuko Mori Actress, d. Nov 10, aged 92
- Isuzu Yamada Actress, d. Jul 9, aged 95
- Koji Wakamatsu Director, d. Oct 17, aged 76
Popularity Awards
- The Kirishima Thing
- Yuko Oshima | Ushijima the Loan Shark
- Hikaru Hayashi | Compositor, d. Jan 5, aged 80
- Hideaki Nitani | Actor, d. Jan 28, aged 80
- Chieko Misaki | Actress, d. Feb 20, aged 90
- Chikage Awashima | Actress, d. Feb 16, aged 87
- Yasuyuki Inoue | Special Effects Art Designer, d. Feb 19, aged 89
- Fumio Konami | Screenwriter, d. Mar 4, aged 78
- Sanae Nakahara | Actress, d. May 15, aged 76
- Takeo Chii | Actor, d. Jun 29, aged 70
- Keiko Tsushima | Actress, d. Aug 1, aged 86
- Taketoshi Naito | Actor, d. Aug 21, aged 86
- Hiromichi Horikawa | Director, d. Sep 5, aged 95
- Hideji Otaki | Actor, d. Oct 2, aged 87
- Giichi Fujimoto | Author, Screenwriter, d. Oct 30, aged 79
- Mitsutoshi Ishigami | Film Critic, d. Nov 6, aged 73
- Kosei Saito | Director, d. Nov 25, aged 80
- Kanzaburo Nakamura | Actor, d. Dec 5, aged 57
- Makoto Sato | Actor, d. Dec 6, aged 78
- Shoichi Ozawa | Actor, d. Dec 10, aged 83
- Noriko Sengoku | Actress, d. Dec 27, aged 90