Winners of the 29th Nikkansports Movie Award / Ishihara Yujiro Award (2016)

Here is the list of winners for the 29th Nikkansports Movie Award and Ishihara Yujiro Award. The award ceremony will be held at Hotel New Otani on 28 Decenber:

Best Movie: 64 Rokuyon

Best Director: Shinkai Makoto (Kimi no na wa)

Best Leading Actor: Sato Koichi (64 Rokuyon)

Best Leading Actress: Miyazawa Rie (Yu wo wakasu hodo no atsui ai)

Best Supporting Actor: Tsumabuki Satoshi (Ikari / Museum)

Best Supporting Actress: Miyazaki Aoi (Ikari / Sekai kara neko ga kieta nara)

Best Newcomer: Arimura Kasumi (Nanimono / Natsumi no Hotaru)

Ishihara Yujiro Award: Saraba Abunai Deka

Best Foreign Movie: Spotlight

Source: Nikkansports

Winners of the 8th TAMA Movie Awards (2016)

Movies which were screened between October 2015 and September 2016 were eligible for entry and the winners were decided by the TAMA Eiga Forum Committee. The prize giving ceremony was held on 19 November:

Best Movie
Over Fence
Danchi

Special Award
Distraction Babies
Jogging Wataridori

Best Actor
Miura Tomokazu (Katsuragi Jiken / 64 Rokuyon)
Odagiri Jo (Over Fence / FOUJITA)

Best Actress
Koizumi Kyoko (Fukigen na Kakko)
Aoi Yu (Over Fence / Kishibe no Tabi /  Kazoku wa tsurai yo)

Best New Director
Maeda Shiro (Fukigen na Kakko)
Koizumi Norihiro (Chihayafuru Kami no Ku / Chihayafuru Shimo no Ku)

Best New Actor
Wakaba Ryuya (Katsuragi Jiken)
Murakami Nijiro (Distraction Babies / Natsumi no Hotaru / Sayounara)

Best New Actress
Matsuoka Mayu (Chihayafuru Shimo no Ku / Neko nanka yondemo konai)
Komatsu Nana (Distraction Babies / Kurosaki-kun no iinari ni nante naranai / Bakuman / Hero Mania Seikatsu)

Sources: Natalie / TAMA Film Festival

Arimura Kasumi to take on the lead role in new movie "Natsumi no Hotaru"

Arimura Kasumi will be taking on the lead role in the new movie "Natsumi no Hotaru" (Natsumi's firefly) which is due to be shown in early summer next year. The movie which is based on the same-titled novel published by Morisawa Akio in 2010, is directed by Hiroki Ryuichi who was also responsible for "Strobe Edge" which Arimura also starred in. Co-stars include Kudo Asuka.

Arimura plays the lead character Natsumi who aspires to be a photographer but is troubled about her career and her relationship with her boyfriend. While on a trip to a place where she saw fireflies with her late father, she meets an elderly parent and the child. Together with her boyfriend who comes in search of her, Natsumi discovers the beauty of nature and the importance of family relationships, friendships and love.

Source: Nikkansports