In its now 43rd edition the Nippon Academy-shō Association recognized Asian productions with the Japan Academy Film Prize, an award commonly referred to as the Asian equivalent to the Oscars. The award show, which took place at the Grand Prince Hotel New Takanawa in Tokyo, Japan presented some of the best productions from the Asian movie industry with productions such as Shinsuke Saito’s “Kingdom” receiving four nominations and Hideki Takeuchi’s “Fly me to Saitama” topping the list with 12 nominations.
Here is the list of the winners of last night’s award ceremony:
Picture of the Year: “The Journalist” by Roh Deok
Director of the Year: Hideki Takeuchi (“Fly me to Saitama”)
Animation of the Year: “Weathering with You” by Makoto Shinkai
Screenplay of the Year: Yuichi Tokunaga (“Fly me to Saitama”)
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role: Tori Matsuzaka (“The Journalist”)
Outstanding Performance by an...
Here is the list of the winners of last night’s award ceremony:
Picture of the Year: “The Journalist” by Roh Deok
Director of the Year: Hideki Takeuchi (“Fly me to Saitama”)
Animation of the Year: “Weathering with You” by Makoto Shinkai
Screenplay of the Year: Yuichi Tokunaga (“Fly me to Saitama”)
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role: Tori Matsuzaka (“The Journalist”)
Outstanding Performance by an...
- 3/7/2020
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
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