Japan Academy Prize for Screenplay of the Year

The of the Japan Academy Prize is one of the annual Awards given by the Nippon Academy-sho association (Japan Academy Prize Association).

List of winners

Nr.	Year	Screenwriter (English)	Screenwriter (Japanese)	Film (English)	Film (Japanese)
1	1978	Yoji Yamada Yoji Yamada is a Japanese film director best known for his Otoko wa Tsurai yo series of films and his Samurai Trilogy ....	山田洋次	Otoko wa Tsurai yo Otoko wa Tsurai yo Otoko wa tsurai yo is a Japanese film series starring Kiyoshi Atsumi as "Tora-san" , a kind-hearted vagabond who is always unlucky in love. The series itself is often referred to as "Tora-san" by its fans... The Yellow Handkerchief The Yellow Handkerchief is a 1977 Japanese film directed by Yoji Yamada. It was the winner of the first Best Picture award at the Japan Academy Prize.-Cast:* Ken Takakura: Yusaku Shima* Chieko Baisho: Mitsue Shima* Tetsuya Takeda: Kinya Hanada* Kaori Momoi: Akemi Ogawa* Hachirō Tako...	男はつらいよ幸福の黄色いハンカチ
2	1979	Kaneto Shindō Kaneto Shindo , Hiroshima, Japan) is a Japanese film director and screenwriter. His best known films include Children of Hiroshima, The Naked Island, Onibaba, Kuroneko and A Last Note.Shindō has often made films dealing with Hiroshima or the atomic bomb...	新藤兼人	The Incident The Incident (1978 film) is a 1978 Japanese film directed by Yoshitaro Nomura. Among many awards, it was chosen as the Best Film at the Japan Academy Prize ceremony.-Cast:* Keiko Matsuzaka: Hatsuko Sakai* Shinobu Ootake: Yoshiko Sakai* Toshiyuki Nagashima: Hiroshi Ueda...	事件
3	1980	Masaru Baba	馬場当	Vengeance Is Mine Vengeance is Mine (1979 film) Vengeance Is Mine is a 1979 film directed by Shohei Imamura, based on the book of the same name by Ryuzo Saki. It depicts the true story of serial killer Akira Nishiguchi .It stars Ken Ogata as Enokizu, with Mayumi Ogawa, Rentaro Mikuni, Mitsuko Baisho, Nijiko Kiyokawa and Chocho Miyako...	復讐するは我にあり
4	1981	Yoshitaka Asama Yoji Yamada	朝間義隆山田洋次	A Distant Cry From Spring A Distant Cry from Spring is a 1980 Japanese film directed by Yoji Yamada.-Awards and nominations:5th Hochi Film Award* Won: Best Actress - Chieko Baishō-References:... Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Tora's Tropical Fever	遙かなる山の呼び声男はつらいよ寅次郎ハイビスカスの花
5	1982	Sō Kuramoto	倉本聰	Station Station (film) is a 1981 Japanese film directed by Yasuo Furuhata. Among many awards, it was chosen as Best Film at the Japan Academy Prize ceremony.-Cast:* Ken Takakura: Eiji Mikami* Chieko Baisho: Kiriko Michio* Ayumi Ishida: Naoko Mikami...	駅 STATION
6	1983	Kōhei Tsuka	つかこうへい	Fall Guy Fall Guy is a 1982 Japanese film directed by Kinji Fukasaku, art direction by Akira Takahashi. Among many awards, it was chosen as the Best Film at the Japan Academy Prize ceremony....	蒲田行進曲
7	1984	Kōji Takada	高田宏治	Yokiro	陽暉楼
8	1985	Juzo Itami Juzo Itami , born , was an actor and a popular modern Japanese film director. Many critics came to regard him as Japan's greatest director since Akira Kurosawa. His 10 movies, all of which he wrote himself, are comic satires on elements of Japanese culture....	伊丹十三	The Funeral The Funeral (1984 film) is a 1984 Japanese comedy film by director Itami Juzo.The film shows the preparations for a traditional Japanese funeral. It mixes grief at the loss of a husband and father with wry observations of the various characters as they interact during the three days of preparation.The Funeral was the...	お葬式
9	1986	Hirō Matsuda	松田寛夫	Gray Sunset Gray Sunset is a 1985 Japanese film directed by Shunya Ito. It was Japan's submission to the 58th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee...	花いちもんめ
10	1987	Fumio Konami Kinji Fukasaku Kinji Fukasaku was a Japanese film actor, screenwriter, and best known as a celebrated and innovative filmmaker. He was born in Mito, Ibaraki, Japan, and died in Tokyo, from prostate cancer...	:ja:神波史男:神波史男深作欣二	House on Fire House on Fire is a 1986 Japanese film directed by Kinji Fukasaku. It was chosen as Best Film at the Japan Academy Prize ceremony.-Cast:Ken Ogata as Kazuo DanAyumi Ishida as Yoriko DanMieko Harada as KeikoKeiko Matsuzaka as Tokuko Tanayoshi*Chu Arai...	火宅の人
11	1988	Juzo Itami	伊丹十三	A Taxing Woman A Taxing Woman is a 1987 Japanese comedy film written and directed by Juzo Itami. It won numerous awards, including six major Japanese Academy awards.The title character of the film, played by Nobuko Miyamoto, is a government tax investigator who employs various techniques to catch tax evaders.The director...	マルサの女
12	1989	Shinichi Ichikawa	市川森一	The Discarnates The Discarnates is a 1988 Japanese film directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi.-Awards:31st Blue Ribbon Awards* Won: Best Supporting Actor - Tsurutarō Kataoka* Won: Best Supporting Actress - Kumiko Akiyoshi13th Hochi Film Award...	異人たちとの夏
13	1990	Toshirō Ishido Shōhei Imamura Shohei Imamura was a Japanese film director. Imamura was the first Japanese director to win two Palme d'Or awards.His eldest son Daisuke Tengan is also a script writer and film director, and worked on the screenplays to Imamura's filmsThe Eel , Dr...	石堂淑朗今村昌平	Black Rain Black Rain (Japanese film) is a 1989 Japanese film by director Shohei Imamura and based on the novel of the same name by Ibuse Masuji. The events are centered on the aftermath of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.-Plot:...	黒い雨
14	1991	Taichi Yamada Taichi Yamada is a Japanese screenwriter and novelist. His real name is .-Career:Born in Asakusa, Tokyo, Yamada attended Waseda University before entering the Shōchiku film studios, where he trained as an assistant director under Keisuke Kinoshita...	山田太一	Childhood Days Childhood Days is a 1990 Japanese film directed by Masahiro Shinoda. It was chosen as Best Film at the Japan Academy Prize ceremony.-Synopsis:A story of childhood life during wartime Japan. Takeshi, the intelligent son of a fisherman, is the schoolyard bully. When his cousin comes to stay with his family to avoid...	少年時代
15	1992	Kihachi Okamoto Kihachi Okamoto was a Japanese film director who has worked in several different genres, including jidaigeki.-Career:Born in Yonago, Okamoto attended Meiji University, but was drafted in 1943 and entered World War II during its most difficult hours, an experience that had a profound effect on his later film work,...	岡本喜八	Rainbow Kids Rainbow Kids Rainbow Kids is a 1990 Japanese film. Its original Japanese title is . It was directed by Kihachi Okamoto.- Plot :Three recently released criminals decide to kidnap an 82-year-old woman, Toshiko Yanagawa , the wealthiest woman in the Osaka prefecture. They stake out her mansion, observing her for...	大誘拐
16	1993	Masayuki Suo Masayuki Suo is a Japanese film director. He is perhaps best known for his two Japan Academy Prize-winning films, 1992's Sumo Do, Sumo Don't and 1996's Shall We Dance?.According to Suo:- Life and career :...	周防正行	Sumo Do, Sumo Don't Sumo Do, Sumo Don't is a 1992 Japanese film directed by Masayuki Suo. It was chosen as Best Film at the Japan Academy Prize ceremony.-Synopsis:In order to graduate from college in a timely manner, and to gain the job waiting for him due to his family connections, Shuhei must join the school's sumo team to please his...	シコふんじゃった。
17	1994	Yoji Yamada Yoshitaka Asama	山田洋次朝間義隆	A Class to Remember A Class to Remember is a 1993 Japanese film directed by Yōji Yamada. It was chosen as Best Film at the Japan Academy Prize ceremony.-Synopsis:A cantankerous but loveable high school teacher teaches a night school in a poor neighborhood for adult students on the fringes of Japanese society.-Cast:* Toshiyuki Nishida*... Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Tora-San Makes Excuses	学校男はつらいよ寅次郎の縁談
18	1995	Motomu Furuta Kinji Fukasaku	古田求深作欣二	Crest of Betrayal Crest of Betrayal is a 1994 Japanese film directed by Kinji Fukasaku.-Cast:Kōichi Satō as Iemon TamiyaSaki Takaoka as OiwaKeiko Oginome as OumeTsunehiko Watase as Yasubei HoribeEriko Watanabe as OmakiRenji Ishibashi as Kihei Ito*Keizo Kanie as Ichigaku Shimuzu...	忠臣蔵外伝四谷怪談
19	1996	Kaneto Shindō Kaneto Shindo , Hiroshima, Japan) is a Japanese film director and screenwriter. His best known films include Children of Hiroshima, The Naked Island, Onibaba, Kuroneko and A Last Note.Shindō has often made films dealing with Hiroshima or the atomic bomb...	新藤兼人	A Last Note A Last Note is a 1995 Japanese film directed by Kaneto Shindō. It was chosen as Best Film at the Japan Academy Prize ceremony.-Synopsis:A retired actress whose husband has recently died visits her summer home...	午後の遺言状
20	1997	Masayuki Suo	周防正行	Shall We Dance?	Shall we ダンス?
21	1998	Kōki Mitani Koki Mitani is a Japanese playwright, screenwriter, actor and film director. He was previously married to Japanese actress Satomi Kobayashi. The name "Koki" is a combination of two Japanese characters - 幸 "Happy" and 喜 "Pleased". In an attempt to add his own character to his movies, as a director he takes...	宮崎駿	Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald is a 1997 Japanese film directed by Koki Mitani. It was popular in Japan upon its release and won 3 Japanese Academy Awards for Best Screenplay, Best Sound, and Best Supporting Actor...	ラヂオの時間
22	1999	Wui Sin Chong	鄭義信	Begging for Love Begging for Love is a 1998 Japanese film directed by Hideyuki Hirayama. It was Japan's submission to the 71st Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee...	愛を乞うひと
23	2000	Yoshiki Iwama Yasuo Furuhata Yasuo Furuhata Yasuo Furuhata is a Japanese film director. He won the 2000 Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year for Poppoya.-Filmography:* Eki * Izakaya Chōji...	岩間芳樹降旗康男	Poppoya Poppoya is a 1999 Japanese film directed by Yasuo Furuhata. It was Japan's submission to the 72nd Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee. It was chosen as Best Film at the Japan Academy Prize ceremony....	鉄道員
24	2001	Akira Kurosawa Akira Kurosawa was a Japanese film director, producer, screenwriter and editor. Regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers in the history of cinema, Kurosawa directed 30 filmsIn 1946, Kurosawa co-directed, with Hideo Sekigawa and Kajiro Yamamoto, the feature Those Who Make Tomorrow ;...	黒澤明	After the Rain	雨あがる
25	2002	Kankurō Kudō Kankuro Kudo Kankurō Kudō is a Japanese screenwriter, dramatist, director, actor and member of the theater company Otona Keikaku...	宮藤官九郎	Go Go (2001 film) Go is a 2001 Japanese movie by Isao Yukisada, based on the novel of the same title by Kazuki Kaneshiro. The film stars Kubozuka Yōsuke and Kou Shibasaki . It tells the story of a Korean boy born and raised in Japan and his love story with a Japanese girl...	GO
26	2003	Yoji Yamada Yoshitaka Asama	山田洋次朝間義隆	The Twilight Samurai The Twilight Samurai The Twilight Samurai or is a 2002 Japanese film directed by Yoji Yamada. Set in mid-19th century Japan, a few years before the Meiji Restoration, it follows the life of Seibei Iguchi, a low-ranking samurai employed as a bureaucrat. Poor, but not destitute, he still manages to lead a content and...	たそがれ清兵衛
27	2004	Tomomi Tsutsui	筒井ともみ	Like Asura Like Asura is a 2003 Japanese film directed by Yoshimitsu Morita. At the 27st Japan Academy Prize it won three awards and received ten other nominations.- Awards and nominations :27th Japan Academy Prize.*Won: Best Director - Yoshimitsu Morita...	阿修羅のごとく
28	2005	Shinobu Yaguchi Shinobu Yaguchi is a Japanese film director and screenwriter. He specializes in feel-good "zero to hero" films, where a group of people take up an unlikely activity, face a number of obstacles, but finally succeed. His film Waterboys was particularly successful and led to a TV series which entered its third...	矢口史靖	Swing Girls Swing Girls is a 2004 comedy film co-written and directed by the Japanese filmmaker Shinobu Yaguchi about the efforts of a group of high school girls to form a jazz band....	スウィングガールズ
29	2006	Takashi Yamazaki Takashi Yamazaki (film director) is a Japanese film director, screenwriter and visual effects director. He won the Best Director and Best Screenplay prizes at the Japanese Academy Awards in 2006 for Always Sanchōme no Yūhi... Ryōta Kosawa	山崎貴古沢良太	Always Sanchōme no Yūhi Always Sanchome no Yuhi is a 2005 film co-written and directed by the Japanese filmmaker Takashi Yamazaki, based on Ryōhei Saigan's long-running manga Sanchōme no Yūhi. It was chosen as Best Film at the Japan Academy Prize ceremony.-Plot summary:...	ALWAYS 三丁目の夕日
30	2007	Sang-il Lee Sang-il Lee Lee Sang-il is a Zainichi Korean film director and screenwriter. His first film Chong was a short film about the lives of third generation Koreans living in Japan.... Daisuke Habara	李相日羽原大介	Hula Girls Hula Girls is an award-winning Japanese film, directed by Sang-il Lee and co-written by Lee and Daisuke Habara, and first released across Japanese theaters on September 23, 2006...	フラガール
31	2008	Suzuki Matsuo	松尾スズキ	Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad is a 2007 Japanese film directed by Joji Matsuoka. The film is adapted from the best selling autobiography of Lili Franky, a Japanese novelist, actor, illustrator, designer, musician and photographer. In a unique bit of casting, the young Eiko is played by Yayako Uchida, who in real life is the...	東京タワー〜オカンとボクと、時々、オトン〜
32	2009	Kundo Koyama	小山薫堂	Departures Departures (film) All compositions by Joe Hisaishi.#"Shine of Snow I" 1:12#"Nohkan" 3:10#"Kaisan" 0:53#"Good-Bye Cello" 2:16#"New Road" 1:15#"Model" 0:47#"First Contact" 1:51#"Washing" 0:34#"Kizuna I" 1:57#"Beautiful Dead I" 3:12#"Okuribito " 1:51...	おくりびと

External links

Japan Academy Prize official website -
- The winner and nominees

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