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Japan Film Professional Awards The are an annual Japanese film award. The first awards were given to films made in 1991. This award is hosted by Hiroo Ōtaka. Categories *Best Film *Best Director *Best Actor *Best Actress Editions *1st (1991) *2nd (1992) * 3rd (1993) *4th (1 ...
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which had not already won a major domestic film award were eligible. The ceremony took place on May 9, 2015 at Theatre Shinjuku in
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Awards

*Best Film: ''
100 Yen Love is a 2014 Japanese sports drama film directed by Masaharu Take and starring Sakura Ando. The film was released in Japan on December 20, 2014. It was selected as the Japanese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards but i ...
'' *Best Director:
Masaharu Take is a Japanese film director. Take began working in the film industry without any formal training. Among his first contributions to film productions as an assistant director were ''Gonin'' (1995) and ''Gonin 2'' (1996, both directed by Takashi Is ...
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100 Yen Love is a 2014 Japanese sports drama film directed by Masaharu Take and starring Sakura Ando. The film was released in Japan on December 20, 2014. It was selected as the Japanese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards but i ...
'') *Best Actress:
Fumi Nikaidō is a Japanese actress. Career Nikaidō starred in Koji Yakusho's film ''Toad's Oil''. She and Shota Sometani received the Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best Young Actor and Actress Award for their work in Shion Sono's '' Himizu'' at the 68th ...
('' My Man'', ') *Best Actor:
Sosuke Ikematsu (born July 9, 1990) is a Japanese actor, television, and theatre actor best known for his role as Higen, the young nephew of samurai leader Katsumoto, in the 2003 film ''The Last Samurai''. Life and career Born in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, ...
('' Love's Whirlpool'', ', ', ''
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'') *Best New Director:
Yūki Yamato (born 1989) is a Japanese screenwriter and director. She has adapted and directed film versions of ''Hot Gimmick'' and '' Drowning Love'', and was named Best New Director at the 24th Japan Film Professional Awards. She has also directed music v ...
(', ') *Best New Actress:
Rina Takeda is a Japanese actress, singer and martial artist. she is best known for playing Kei Tsuchiya in High Kick Girl! she hold her black belt in Ryukyu Shōrin-ryū Karate. Life and career Takeda was born on June 15, 1991, in Kanagawa Prefecture. She ...
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10 best films

# ''
100 Yen Love is a 2014 Japanese sports drama film directed by Masaharu Take and starring Sakura Ando. The film was released in Japan on December 20, 2014. It was selected as the Japanese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards but i ...
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Masaharu Take is a Japanese film director. Take began working in the film industry without any formal training. Among his first contributions to film productions as an assistant director were ''Gonin'' (1995) and ''Gonin 2'' (1996, both directed by Takashi Is ...
) # '' My Man'' (
Kazuyoshi Kumakiri is a Japanese film director. Career Kumakiri debuted with ''Kichiku'' in 1997. His 2001 film, ''Hole in the Sky'', starred Susumu Terajima and Yuriko Kikuchi. His 2004 film, ''Green Mind, Metal Bats'', screened at the International Film Fest ...
) # ' (
Kōji Fukada is a Japanese film director and screenwriter. Career Born in Tokyo, Fukada had a father who was a film aficionado and he watched many films on VHS when he was young. It was when he was 19 years old studying at Taisho University and discov ...
) # '' Love's Whirlpool'' () # '' Seven Weeks'' (
Nobuhiko Obayashi was a Japanese film director, director, screenwriter and film editing, editor of films and television advertisements. He began his filmmaking career as a pioneer of Japanese experimental films before transitioning to directing more mainstream m ...
) # ''
Our Family is a 2014 Japanese drama film directed by Yuya Ishii. Cast * Satoshi Tsumabuki - Kosuke Wakana * Sosuke Ikematsu - Kousuke Wakana * Mieko Harada - Reiko Wakana * Kyōzō Nagatsuka is a Japanese actor. Career Nagatsuka made his film debut ...
'' ( Yuya Ishii) # ' (
Hiroshi Ando (born 13 June 1965 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese film director and screenwriter. His film ''Blue'' (2002) was entered into the 24th Moscow International Film Festival. Early life Whilst at Waseda University, Shinjuku, Ando joined a film studi ...
) # ''
Nishino Yukihiko no Koi to Bōken Nishino (written: 西野) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Akira Nishino (politician) * Akira Nishino (footballer) * Kana Nishino, singer * Nanase Nishino, singer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese swimmer * Yuji Ni ...
'' ( Nami Iguchi) # ' (
Masashi Yamamoto (born 24 January 1956) is a Japanese film director. Career Born in Ōita Prefecture, Yamamoto attended Meiji University but left early to concentrate on making independent 8mm films. His '' Carnival in the Night'' screened at the 1983 Berlin F ...
) # ' (
Yūki Yamato (born 1989) is a Japanese screenwriter and director. She has adapted and directed film versions of ''Hot Gimmick'' and '' Drowning Love'', and was named Best New Director at the 24th Japan Film Professional Awards. She has also directed music v ...
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* {{Japanese Professional Movie Awards
Japan Film Professional Awards The are an annual Japanese film award. The first awards were given to films made in 1991. This award is hosted by Hiroo Ōtaka. Categories *Best Film *Best Director *Best Actor *Best Actress Editions *1st (1991) *2nd (1992) * 3rd (1993) *4th (1 ...
2015 in Japanese cinema Japan Film Professional Awards May 2015 in Japan