42nd Japan Academy Prizes
42nd Japan Academy Prizes
Ceremony Date: March 1, 2019, Hosted By: Toshiyuki Nishida, Yu Aoi
Ceremony Date: March 1, 2019, Hosted By: Toshiyuki Nishida, Yu Aoi
Best Picture
- ★ Shoplifters
- One Cut of the Dead
- Sakura Guardian in the North
- The Blood of Wolves
- Recall
Best Animated Picture
- ★ Mirai
- Dragon Ball Super: Broly
- Penguin Highway
- Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer
- Waka Okami wa Shogakusei!
Best Director
- ★ Hirokazu Kore-eda | Shoplifters
- Shinichiro Ueda | One Cut of the Dead
- Kazuya Shiraishi | The Blood of Wolves
- Yojiro Takita | Sakura Guardian in the North
- Katsuhide Motoki | Recall
Best Screenplay
- ★ Hirokazu Kore-eda | Shoplifters
- Junya Ikegami | The Blood of Wolves
- Shinichiro Ueda | One Cut of the Dead
- Machiko Nasu | Sakura Guardian in the North
- Tamiyo Hayashi | Recall
Best Leading Actor
- ★ Koji Yakusho | The Blood of Wolves
- Junichi Okada | Samurai's Promise
- Hiroshi Tachi | Life in Overtime
- Takayuki Hamatsu | One Cut of the Dead
- Lily Franky | Shoplifters
Best Leading Actress
- ★ Sakura Ando | Shoplifters
- Haru Kuroki | Every Day A Good Day
- Ryoko Shinohara | The House Where the Mermaid Sleeps
- Mayu Matsuoka | Tremble All You Want
- Sayuri Yoshinaga | Sakura Guardian in the North
Best Supporting Actor
- ★ Tori Matsuzaka | The Blood of Wolves
- Ittoku Kishibe | Sakura Guardian in the North
- Dean Fujioka | Recall
- Hidetoshi Nishijima | Samurai's Promise
- Kazunari Ninomiya | Killing for the Prosecution
Best Supporting Actress
- ★ Kirin Kiki | Shoplifters
- Kirin Kiki | Every Day A Good Day
- Ryoko Shinohara | Sakura Guardian in the North
- Kyoko Fukada | Recall
- Yoko Maki | The Blood of Wolves
- Mayu Matsuoka | Shoplifters
Best Music
- ★ Haruomi Hosono | Shoplifters
- Kei Ogura, Katsu Hoshi, Shogo Kaida | Sakura Guardian in the North
- Takashi Kato | Samurai's Promise
- Nobuhiro Suzuki, Shoma Ito, Kyle Nagai | One Cut of the Dead
- Goro Yasukawa | The Blood of Wolves
- Goro Yasukawa | Recall
Best Photography
- ★ Ryuto Kondo | Shoplifters
- Daisaku Kimura | Samurai's Promise
- Takeshi Sone | One Cut of the Dead
- Takahiro Haibara | The Blood of Wolves
- Takeshi Hamada | Sakura Guardian in the North
Best Lighting
- ★ Isamu Fujii | Shoplifters
- Kenjiro So | Samurai's Promise
- Minoru Kawai | The Blood of Wolves
- Sai Takaya | Sakura Guardian in the North
Best Art
- ★ Tsutomu Imamura | The Blood of Wolves
- Takashi Nishimura | Recall
- Mitsuo Harada | Samurai's Promise
- Kyoko Heya | Sakura Guardian in the North
- Keiko Mitsumatsu | Shoplifters
Best Sound
- ★ Tomoharu Urata | The Blood of Wolves
- Osamu Onodera | Sakura Guardian in the North
- Kazuhiro Kurihara | Recall
- Kokichi Kokita | One Cut of the Dead
- Kazuhiko Tomita | Shoplifters
Best Editing
- ★ Shinichiro Ueda | One Cut of the Dead
- Hitomi Kato | The Blood of Wolves
- Isao Kawase | Recall
- Hirokazu Kore-eda | Shoplifters
- Yeong-mi Lee | Sakura Guardian in the North
Best Foreign Picture
- ★ Bohemian Rhapsody
- The Greatest Showman
- The Shape of Water
- Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
- Mission: Impossible - Fallout
New Actor Awards
- Moka Kamishiraishi | A Forest of Wool and Steel
- Shuri | Love At Least
- Yurina Hirate | Hibiki
- Kyoko Yoshine | Kasane: Beauty and Fate, Samurai's Promise
- Kentaro Ito | Cafe Funiculi Funicula
- Taishi Nakagawa | Kids on the Slope, Lock-On Love
- Ryo Narita | Stolen Identity, Biblia Used Bookstore Casebook
- Ryo Yoshizawa | River's Edge
Special Award of the Association
- Yasuo Otsuka Animator
- Tadashi Kaneda Film Steel Man
- Tsutomu Sakurai Producer
- Keisuke Chiyoda Costume Designer
Chairman's Achievement Award
- Mariko Okada Actress, Producer
- Keiko Kishi Actress
- Junya Sato Director, Screenwriter
- Yoshishige Yoshida Director, Screenwriter
Special Memorial
- Tadashi Sawashima Director, d. Jan 27, aged 91
- Chuji Kinoshita Composer, d. Apr 30, aged 102
- Shinobu Hashimoto Screenwriter, Producer, Director, d. Jul 19, aged 100
Chairman's Special Award
- Isao Takahata Animation Director, d. Apr 5, aged 82
- Yuriko Hoshi Actress, d. May 16, aged 74
- Masahiko Tsugawa Director, Actor, d. Aug 4, aged 78
- Kirin Kiki Actress, d. Sep 15, aged 75
- Sadaji Yoshida Cinematographer, d. Oct 28, aged 100
- Mitsuru Kurosawa Producer, d. Nov 30, aged 85
Popularity Awards
- One Cut of the Dead
- Kentaro Ito
- Sansho Shinsui | Actor, d. Dec 30, aged 70
- Yosuke Natsuki | Actor, d. Jan 14, aged 81
- Tamio Kawachi | Actor, d. Feb 10, aged 79
- Ren Osugi | Actor, d. Feb 21, aged 66
- Tonpei Hidari | Actor, d. Feb. 24, aged 80
- Yukiji Asaoka | Actor, d. Apr 27, aged 82
- Takayuki Inoue | Composer, d. May 2, aged 77
- Masaki Tamura | Cinematographer, d. May 23, aged 79
- Jiro Terao | Subtitle Translator, d. Jun 6, aged 62
- Go Kato | Actor, d. Jun 18, aged 80
- Tomoko Fujiwara | Director, d. Jun 19, aged 86
- Hiroshi Nawa | Actor, d. Jun 26, aged 85
- Shinichiro Mikami | Actor, d. Jul 14, aged 77
- Etsuko Ikuta | Actress, d. Jul 15, aged 71
- Fujio Tokita | Actor, d. Jul 18, aged 81
- Kin Sugai | Actress, d. Aug 10, aged 92
- Ryunosuke Ono | Screenwriter, d. Sep 27, aged 84
- Hideo Osabe | Author, d. Oct 18, aged 84
- Kyoko Enami | Actress, d. Oct 27, aged 76
- Kazue Tsunogae | Actor, d. Oct 27, aged 64
- Harue Akagi | Actor, d. Nov 29, aged 94