18th Japan Film Professional Awards
| 18th Japan Film Professional Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | 2009 | 
The 18th Japan Film Professional Awards (第18回日本映画プロフェッショナル大賞) 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]
Awards
- Best Film: Kiss
 - Best Director: Kōji 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 (Kōji Wakamatsu)
 - All Around Us (Ryōsuke 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)
 
References
- ^ 日本映画プロフェッショナル大賞2008年・第18回 [The 18th Japan Film Professional Awards in 2008]. allcinema (in Japanese). Retrieved 2015-05-02.
 - ^ 第18回日本映画プロフェッショナル大賞. nichi-pro.filmcity.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2015-05-02.
 - ^ "Oldest debut as a feature film director". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 2015-05-02.
 - ^ 新宿ジョイシネマ閉館で考える"シネコン時代の今後" (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. Retrieved 2015-05-02.
 
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)