38th Japan Academy Prizes
38th Japan Academy Prizes
Ceremony Date: February 27, 2015, Hosted By: Toshiyuki Nishida, Yuko Maki
Ceremony Date: February 27, 2015, Hosted By: Toshiyuki Nishida, Yuko Maki
Best Picture
- ★ The Eternal Zero
- Pale Moon
- The Little House
- A Samurai Chronicle
- Cape Nostalgia
Best Animated Picture
- ★ Stand By Me, Doraemon
- When Marnie Was There
- Giovanni's Island
- Detective Conan: The Sniper from Another Dimension
- Buddha 2
Best Director
- ★ Takashi Yamazaki | The Eternal Zero
- Takashi Koizumi | A Samurai Chronicle
- Izuru Narishima | Cape Nostalgia
- Katsuhide Motoki | Samurai Hustle
- Daihachi Yoshida | Pale Moon
Best Screenplay
- ★ Akihiro Dobashi | Samurai Hustle
- Masato Kato | Cape Nostalgia
- Teruo Abe | Cape Nostalgia
- Kaeko Hayafune | Pale Moon
- Takashi Yamazaki | The Eternal Zero
- Tamiyo Hayashi | The Eternal Zero
- Yoji Yamada | The Little House
- Emiko Hiramatsu | The Little House
Best Leading Actor
- ★ Junichi Okada | The Eternal Zero
- Hiroshi Abe | Cape Nostalgia
- Kuranosuke Sasaki | Samurai Hustle
- Kiichi Nakai | Snow on the Blades
- Koji Yakusho | A Samurai Chronicle
Best Leading Actress
- ★ Rie Miyazawa | Pale Moon
- Sakura Ando | 0.5mm
- Chizuru Ikewaki | The Light Shines Only There
- Mao Inoue | The Snow White Murder Case
- Fumi Nikaido | My Man
- Sayuri Yoshinaga | Cape Nostalgia
Best Supporting Actor
- ★ Junichi Okada | A Samurai Chronicle
- Hiroshi Abe | Snow on the Blades
- Hideaki Ito | Wood Job!
- Tsurube Shofukutei | Cape Nostalgia
- Haruma Miura | The Eternal Zero
Best Supporting Actress
- ★ Haru Kuroki | The Little House
- Yuko Oshima | Pale Moon
- Satomi Kobayashi | Pale Moon
- Yuko Takeuchi | Cape Nostalgia
- Sumiko Fuji | Lady Maiko
Best Music
- ★ Yoshikazu Suo | Lady Maiko
- Takashi Kako | A Samurai Chronicle
- Naoki Sato | The Eternal Zero
- Joe Hisaishi | The Little House
- Goro Yasukawa | Cape Nostalgia
Best Photography
- ★ Kozo Shibasaki | The Eternal Zero
- Shoji Ueda | A Samurai Chronicle
- Horyuki Kitazawa | A Samurai Chronicle
- Makoto Shiguma | Pale Moon
- Masashi Chikamori | The Little House
- Mutsuo Naganuma | Cape Nostalgia
Best Lighting
- ★ Nariyuki Ueda | The Eternal Zero
- Hideaki Yamakawa | A Samurai Chronicle
- Keita Nishio | Pale Moon
- Koichi Watanabe | The Little House
- Takaaki Miyanishi | Cape Nostalgia
Best Art
- ★ Anri Jojo | The Eternal Zero
- Fumio Ogawa | Snow on the Blades
- Tadashi Sakai | A Samurai Chronicle
- Mitsuo Degawa | The Little House
- Daisuke Sue | The Little House
- Yutaka Yokoyama | Cape Nostalgia
Best Sound
- ★ Kenichi Fujimoto | The Eternal Zero
- Osamu Onodera | Snow on the Blades
- Akihiko Kaku | Pale Moon
- Masato Yano | Pale Moon
- Kazumi Kishida | The Little House
- Kenichi Fujimoto | Cape Nostalgia
- Masato Yano | A Samurai Chronicle
Best Editing
- ★ Ryuji Miyajima | The Eternal Zero
- Hideto Aga | A Samurai Chronicle
- Iwao Ishii | The Little House
- Hideaki Ohata | Cape Nostalgia
- Takashi Sato | Pale Moon
Best Foreign Picture
- ★ Frozen
- Interstellar
- Jersey Boys
- Fury
- Godzilla
New Actor Awards
- Mone Kamishiraishi | Lady Maiko
- Nana Komatsu | The World of Kanako
- Rena Nonen | Hot Road
- Sosuke Ikematsu | Pale Moon, Love's Whirlpool, Our Family
- Hiromi Tosaka | Hot Road
- Sota Fukushi | In the Hero, As the Gods Will, Say I Love You
Special Award of the Association
- Kazumi Osaka Set Decorator
- Tsuneo Soga Wig Maker
- Masashi Tara Sound Engineer
Chairman's Special Award
- Akira Suzuki Editor, d. Apr 17, aged 85
- Norifumi Suzuki Director, d. May 15, aged 80
- Fujio Morita Cinematographer, d. Jun 11, aged 86
- Yoshiko Yamaguchi Actress, d. Sep 7, aged 94
- Bunta Sugawara Actor, d. Nov 28, aged 81
Popularity Awards
- Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno, Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends
- Junichi Okada | The Eternal Zero
- Hisayuki Miyamoto | Sound Recordist, d. Jan 8, aged 71
- Keiko Awaji | Actress, d. Jan 11, aged 80
- Koichi Tsunoda | Animator, d. Jan 14, aged 74
- Masaya Takahashi | Actor, d. Jan 16, aged 83
- Ichiro Nagai | Voice Actor, d. Jan 27, aged 82
- Shoji Yasui | Actor, d. Mar 5, aged 85
- Ken Utsui | Actor, d. Mar 14, aged 82
- Nobumasa Mizuno | Cinematographer, d. Mar 22, aged 80
- Setsu Asakura | Art Director, d. Mar 27, aged 91
- Keizo Kanie | Actor, d. Mar 30, aged 69
- Junichi Watanabe | Author, d. Apr 30, aged 80
- Ryuzo Hayashi | Actor, d. Jun 4, aged 80
- Noritaka Sakamoto | Cinematographer, d. Jun 13, aged 79
- Hiroaki Fuji | Producer, d. Jun 21, aged 86
- Chusei Sone | Director, d. Aug 26, aged 76
- Masakuni Yonekura | Actor, d. Aug 26, aged 80
- Kazuo Baba | Producer, d. Oct 1, aged 91
- Anna Nakagawa | Actress, d. Oct 17, aged 49
- Kokinji Katsura | Actor, d. Nov 3, aged 88
- Hajime Okayasu | Editor, d. Nov 5, aged 77
- Koichi Kawakita | Special Effects Director, d. Dec 5, aged 72
- Takao Saito | Cinematographer, d. Dec 6, aged 85
- Yukichi Shinada | Film Critic, d. Dec 13, aged 84