Winners of the 28th Japan Movie Critics Award

Best Movie: Yakiniku Dragon

Best Director: Shiraishi Kazuya (Korou no Chi)

Best Leading Actor: Emoto Tasuku (Suteki na dynamite scandal)

Best Leading Actress: Ishibashi Shizuka (Kimi no tori wa utaeru)

Best Supporting Actor: Kanichiro (Kiku to Guillotine)

Best Supporting Actress: Tomochika (Uso Happyaku)

Best Male Newcomer: Sano Hayato (Chihayafuru - Musubi -) / Hamatsu Takayuki (Camera wo tomeruna!)

Best Female Newcomer: Minami Sara (Shino-chan wa jibun no namae ga ienai) / Hirate Yurina (HIBIKI)

Source: Natalie

Winners of the Osaka Cinema Festival 2019

Top 10 Japanese movies
1) Korou no Chi
2) Manbiki Kazoku
3) Netemo Sametemo
4) Nichinichi kore koujitsu
5) Yakiniku Dragon
6) Kiku to Guillotine
7) Camera wo tomeruna!
8) Mori no iru basho
9) Itoshi no Irene / Kimi no tori wa utaeru

Best Leading Actor: Yakusho Koji (Korou no Chi)

Best Leading Actress: Shuri (Ikiterudakede, Ai)

Best Supporting Actor: Matsuzaka Toori (Korou no Chi)

Best Supporting Actress: Abe Junko (Korou no Chi)

Best Male Newcomer: Ootani Ryohei (Yakiniku Dragon)

Best Female Newcomer: Kiryu Mai (Kiku to Guillotine / Suzukike no Uso) & Hirao Nanaka (Gokko)

Best Director: Shiraishi Kazuya (Korou no Chi)

Best Script: Zeze Takahisa (Kiku to Guillotine / Yuuzai)

Best Cinematography: Tsukinaga Yuta (Mori no iru basho)

Best Music: tofubeats (Netemo sametemo)

Best New Director: Nojiri Katsumi (Suzukike no Uso)

Wild Bunch Award: Camera wo tomeruna!

Source: Osaka Cinema Festival

Emoto Tasuku, Sometani Shota & Ishibashi Shizuka to star in new movie "Kimi no tori wa utaeru"

Emoto Tasuku, Shometani Shota and Ishibashi Shizuka will be starring in the new movie "Kimi no tori wa utaeru" (Your bird can sing) which will be directed by Miyake Sho. The movie is based on the same-titled novel published in 1982 by the late Sato Yasushi which was one of the nominees in the Akutagawa Award. Filming began in Hakodate City, Hokkaido, which was Sato's hometown, on 3 June and is expected to be wrapped up by the end of the month. The movie will be shown in autumn next year.

Emoto plays the lead character Boku who works at a bookstore in the suburbs and lives with Shizuo (Sometani) who is currently unemployed. The two of them fall in love at the same time with Sachiko (Ishibashi) during a summer filled with sadness and pain.

Emoto expressed his excitement about the filming's start and that the filming at Hakodate will progress steadily as they work hard on the movie. As for Sometani, he revealed that he is filled with deep emotion to work with Miyake who he knows well, using the stimulating novel of Sato and being able to act together with Emoto and Ishibashi. As such, he hopes to be able to immerse himself fully into the filming and enjoy the experience. Meanwhile, Ishibashi commented that she is very happy to play a charming woman like Sachiko and hopes to be able to savour each moment during the filming in Hakodate.

Source: Eiga.com