Winners at the presentation ceremony of the 39th Nippon Academy Award

Best Movie: Umimachi diary

Best Director: Koreeda Hirokazu (Umimachi diary)

Best Leading Actor: Ninomiya Kazunari (Haha to kuraseba)

Best Leading Actress: Ando Sakura (Hyakuen no Koi)

Best Supporting Actor: Motoki Masahiro (Nihon no Ichiban Nagai Hi)

Best Supporting Actress: Kuroki Haru (Haha to Kuraseba)

Best Animation Film: Bakemono no Ko

Best Foreign Movie: American Sniper

Best Script: Adachi Shin (Hyakuen no Koi)

Best Music: Sakanaction (Bakuman)

Best Art: Hanatani Hidefumi (Kainan 1890)

Best Cinematography: Takimoto Mikiya (Umimachi diary)

Best Lighting: Fujii Norikiyo (Umimachi diary)

Best Sound: Matsukage Nobuhiko (Kainan 1890)

Best Editing: Ozeki Yasuyuki (Bakuman)

Popularity Award: Momoiro Clover Z (Maku ga agaru) / Bakuman

Newcomer Award (no best award given out this year):
Arimura Kasumi (Biri Gal)
Hirose Suzu (Umimachi diary)
Fujino Ryoko (Solomon no Gishou)
Tsuchiya Tao (orange)
Yamazaki Kento (orange)
Shinohara Atsushi (Koibitotachi)
Noda Yojiro (Toire no Pieta)
Yamada Ryosuke (Ansatsu Kyoushitsu)

Source: Oricon

Winners of the 89th Kinema Junpo Best Ten (2015)

Best Japanese movie director: Hashiguchi Ryosuke (Koibitotachi)

Best Japanese movie script: Hashiguchi Ryosuke (Koibitotachi)

Best Leading Actress: Fukatsu Eri (Kishibe no Tabi / Kiseijuu Kanketsuhen)

Best Leading Actor: Ninomiya Kazunari (Haha to Kuraseba)

Best Supporting Actress: Kuroki Haru (Haha to Kuraseba / Maku ga agaru / Solomon no Gishou Parts 1 and 2)

Best Supporting Actor: Motoki Masahiro (Nihon no Ichiban Nagai Hi / Tenkuu no Hachi)

Best Female Newcomer: Hirose Suzu (Umimachi diary)

Best Male Newcomer: Shinohara Atsushi (Koibitotachi)

Best Foreign movie director: George Miller (Mad Max: Fury Road)

Best Japanese Movie: Koibitotachi

Best Foreign Movie: Mad Max: Fury Road

Best Cultural Movie: Okinawa Urizun no Ame

Best 10 Japanese movies
1) Koibitotachi
2) Nobi
3) Happy Hour
4) Umimachi diary
5) Kishibe no tabi
6) GONIN Saga
7) Kono kuni no sora
8) Solomon no Gishou Parts 1 and 2
9) Haha to Kuraseba
10) Kimi wa Iiko / Rolling

Best 10 Foreign movies
1) Mad Max: Fury Road
2) American Sniper
3) The Strange Case of Angelica
4) Birdman
5) The Assassin
6) History of the Arkanar Massacre
7) Whiplash
8) Winter Sleep
9) Inherent Vice
10) Still Life

Source: Kinema Junpo

Winners of the Mainichi Movie Awards 2015

Grand Prize - Japanese Movie: Koibitotachi

Outstanding Prize - Japanese Movie: Kishibe no tabi

Best Director: Tsukamoto Shinya (Nobi)

Best Leading Actor: Tsukamoto Shinya (Nobi)

Best Leading Actress: Ayase Haruka (Umimachi diary)

Tanaka Kinuyo Award: Momoi Kaori

Best Foreign Movie: Birdman

Best Script: Harada Masato (Kakekomi Onna to Kakedashi Otoko)

Best Supporting Actor: Kato Kenichi (Haha to kuraseba)

Best Supporting Actress: Nagasawa Masami (Umimachi diary)

Sponichi Grand Prix Newcomer Award: Noda Yojiro (Toire no Pieta) & Fujino Ryoko (Solomon no Gishou Zenpen Jiken & Kouhen Saiban)

Best Photography: Fujisawa Junichi (Solomon no Gishou Zenpen Jiken & Kouhen Saiban)

Best Art: Harada Tetsuo (Nihon no Ichiban Nagai Hi)

Best Music: Sakamoto Ryuichi (Haha to kuraseba)

Best Sound: Ogawa Takeshi (Koibitotachi)

Best Documentary Movie: Okinawa Urizun no Ame

Best Animation Movie: Sarusuberi ~ Miss HOKUSAI ~

Ofuji Noburo Award: Suijun Genten

TSUTAYA Movie Fan Award - Japanese Movie: Maku ga agaru

TSUTAYA Movie Fan Award - Foreign Movie: Mission Impossible Rouge Nation

Special Award: Kushigeta Kazunori (Manager of Cinemarine) & Hashimoto Shinobu (Scriptwriter)

Source: Mainichi Movie Awards

Winners of the 39th Nihon Academy Awards (2015)

Outstanding Movies
- Umimachi diary
- Kainan 1890
- Nihon no Ichiban Nagai Hi
- Haha to kuraseba
- Hyakuen no Koi

Outstanding Animation Movies
- Kokoro ga sakebitagatterun da
- Sarusuberi ~ Miss HOKUSAI ~
- Dragon Ball Z Fukkatsu no F
- Bakemono no Ko
- Love Live! The school idol Movie

Oustanding Directors
- Ohne Hitoshi (Bakuman)
- Koreeda Hirokazu (Umimachi diary)
- Take Masaharu (Hyakuen no Koi)
- Tanaka Mitsutoshi (Kainan 1890)
- Harada Masato (Nihon no Ichiban Nagai Hi)

Outstanding Leading Actors
- Uchino Seiyo (Kainan 1890)
- Ooizumi Yo (Kakekomi Onna to Kakedashi Otoko)
- Sato Koichi (Terminal)
- Ninomiya Kazunari (Haha to kuraseba)
- Yakusho Koji (Nihon no Ichiban Nagai Hi)

Outstanding Leading Actresses
- Ayase Haruka (Umimachi diary)
- Arimura Kasumi (Biri Gal)
- Ando Sakura (Hyakuen no Koi)
- Kiki Kirin (An)
- Yoshinaga Sayuri (Haha to kuraseba)

Outstanding Supporting Actors
- Asano Tadanobu (Haha to kuraseba)
- Arai Hirofumi (Hyakuen no Koi)
- Ito Atsushi (Biri Gal)
- Sometani Shota (Bakuman)
- Motoki Masahiro (Tenkuu no Hachi / Nihon no Ichiban Nagai Hi)

Outstanding Supporting Actresses
- Kaho (Umimachi diary)
- Kuroki Haru (Haha to kuraseba)
- Nagasawa Masami (Umimachi diary)
- Mitsushima Hikari (Kakekomi Onna to Kakedashi Otoko)
- Yoshida Yo (Biri Gal)

Newcomer Award
- Arimura Kasumi (Biri Gal)
- Tsuchiya Tao (orange)
- Hirose Suzu (Umimachi diary)
- Fujino Ryoko (Solomon no Gishou Zenpen Jiken / Kohen Saiban)
- Shinohara Atsushi (Koibitotachi)
- Noda Yojiro (Toire no Pieta)
- Yamazaki Kento (orange)
- Yamada Ryosuke (Ansatsu Kyoushitsu)

Source: Oricon

Thanksgiving event of movie "Haha to Kuraseba"

The thanksgiving event of movie "Haha to Kuraseba" was held at Shinjuku Picadilly on 21 December which was attended by the leads Yoshinaga Sayuri and Ninomiya Kazunari as well as the director Yamada Koji. The movie accumulated total audience visits of 600,000 up to 21st December and total box office receipts have broken the 700 million yen mark. The movie has also achieved the No.1 spot on the Pia satisfaction ranking. During the event, rugby player Goromaru Ayumu who was also from Waseda University like Yoshinaga, sent a congratulatory video message for his senior.

Source: Eiga.com

Completion screening event of new movie "Haha to kuraseba"

The completion screening event of new movie "Haha to kuraseba" was held at Marunouchi Picadilly 1 on 22 November which was attended by the director Yamada Yoji and cast members including Yoshinaga Sayuri, Ninomiya Kazunari, Kuroki Haru, Asano Tadanobu, Kato Kenichi and Hondo Miyu. The fantasy movie which will be shown in cinemas from 12 December to mark Shochiku's 120th anniversary, is set in the post-war era at Nagasaki where a mother (Yoshinaga) finds her dead son's spirit (Ninomiya) appearing in front of her despite having died 3 years ago due to the nuclear bombing.

During the event, Yoshinaga praised Ninomiya for being a great actor who could do whatever the director wanted and said that he seemed like a fairy to her. In response, Ninomiya jokingly commented that he will become known as Fairy Kazunari from now on which led the audience to laugh.

Source: Sponichi