18th Japan Film Professional Awards
Japanese film awards in 2009
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The 18th Japan Film Professional Awards (第18åæ¥æ¬æ ç»ãããã§ãã·ã§ãã«å¤§è³) is the 18th edition of the Japan Film Professional Awards. Films of 2008 were eligible, with a focus on independent works not released by major distribution companies. An award ceremony did not take place.[1][2]
| 18th Japan Film Professional Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | 2009 |
Awards
- Best Film: Kiss
- Best Director: KÅji Wakamatsu (United Red Army)
- Best Actress: Eiko Koike (Kiss)
- Best Actor: Tatsuya Fujiwara (Chameleon)
- Best New Director: Kenji Nakanishi (Aoi Tori)
- Best Distinguished Service: Takeo Kimura (For his Guinness World Record for the oldest debut as a feature film director,[3] and his longtime work.)
- Special: Kenichi Matsuyama (Detroit Metal City)
- Special: Shinjuku Joy Cinema (The theatre closed in 2009.[4])
10 best films
- Kiss (Kunitoshi Manda)
- Tokyo Sonata (Kiyoshi Kurosawa)
- United Red Army (KÅji Wakamatsu)
- All Around Us (RyÅsuke Hashiguchi)
- Hito no Sex o Warauna (Nami Iguchi)
- Still Walking (Hirokazu Kore-eda)
- Children of the Dark (Junji Sakamoto)
- Kimi no Tomodachi (Ryūichi Hiroki)
- Chameleon (Junji Sakamoto)
- Shiawase no Kaori (Mitsuhiro Mihara)