Which Japanese films have been nominated for the Asian Film Awards?

by Chris MaGee

It's not just the Mainichi Film Awards and the Oscar nominations that got announced today. Jason Gray has posted the full list of Japanese nominees for this year's Asian Film Awards. This will only be the 3rd Annual offering for these awards having only been founded by the Hong Kong International Film Festival Society in 2007 as a way to "recognize excellence of film professionals in the film industries of Asia." For the second time today I'm a little surprised that we aren't seeing "Departures (Okuribito)" all over these nominations, but then again these are for Asian film in general, not specifically Japanese films.

Check out all the Japanese nominations below courtesy of Jason Gray:


Best Film:
Ponyo On The Cliff By The Sea
Tokyo Sonata

Best Director:
Koreeda Hirokazu - Still Walking
Miyazaki Hayao / Frank Marshall - Ponyo On The Cliff By The Sea

Best Actor:
Matsuyama Ken'ichi - Detroit Metal City
Motoki Masahiro – Departures (Okuribito)

Best Actress:
Fukatsu Eri - The Magic Hour
Yoshinaga Sayuri - Kabei (Our Mother)

Best Newcomer:
Matsuda Shota - Hana yori Dango: Final

Best Supporting Actor
Tsutsumi Shinichi - Suspect X (Yôgisha X no kenshin)

Best Supporting Actress:
Aoi Yu - Sex Is No Laughing Matter
Kirin Kiki - Still Walking

Best Screenwriter:
Kurosawa Kiyoshi / Max Mannix / Tanaka Sachiko - Tokyo Sonata
Mitani Koki - The Magic Hour

Best Cinematographer
Ato Shoichi - Paco And The Magical Book

Best Visual Effects
Yanagawase Masahide - Paco And The Magical Book