2010 23rd Prize Winners
International CompetitionApplication total number is 832 entries from 76 countries／regions
Tokyo Sakura Grand Prix
Intimate Grammar （Director: Nir Bergman）
Special Jury Prize
POST CARD （Director: Kaneto Shindo）
Award for Best Director
Gilles Paquet-Brenner (Sarah's Key)
Award for Best Actress
Fan Bingbing （Buddha Mountain）
Award for Best Actor
Wang Qian-yuan （The Piano in a Factory）
Award for Best Artistic Contribution
Buddha Mountain （Director:Li Yu）
Competition
The Audience Award
Sarah's Key （Director: Gilles Paquet-Brenner）
Earth Grand Prix
TOYOTA Earth Grand Prix
Waterlife （Director: Kevin McMahon）
TOYOTA Earth Grand Prix Special Jury Prize
Nanga Parbat （Director: Joseph Vilsmaier）
Winds of Asia
Best Asian-Middle Eastern Film Award
Passerby #3 （Director: Shin Su-won）
Special Mention
The Tiger Factory （Director: Woo Ming Jin）
Japanese Eyes
Best Picture Award
hospitalité （Director: Koji Fukada）
2009 22nd Prize Winners
International CompetitionApplication total number is 743 entries from 81 countries／regions
Tokyo Sakura Grand Prix - The Governor of Tokyo Award
Eastern Plays （Director: Kamen Kalev）
Special Jury Prize
Rabia （Director: Sebastián Cordero）
Award for Best Director
Kamen Kalev (Eastern Plays)
Award for Best Actress
Julie Gayet （Eight Times Up）
Award for Best Actor
Christo Christov （Eastern Plays）
Award for Best Artistic Contribution
No Selection
Competition
The Audience Award
The Trotsky （Director: Jacob Tierney）
Earth Grand Prix
TOYOTA Earth Grand Prix
Wolf （Director: Nicolas Vanier）
Winds of Asia
Best Asian-Middle Eastern Film Award
A Brand New Life （Director: Ounie Lecomte）
Special Contribution Award
Director: Yasmin Ahmad
Special Mention
Saw the Sun （Director: Mahsun Kırmızıgül）
Japanese Eyes
Best Picture Award
LIVE TAPE （Director: Tetsuaki Matsue）
2008 21st Prize Winners
International CompetitionApplication total number is 690 entries from 72 countries／regions
Tokyo Sakura Grand Prix - The Governor of Tokyo Award
TULPAN （Director: Sergey Dvortsevoy）
Special Jury Prize
4 Nights with Anna （Director: Jerzy Skolimowski）
Award for Best Director
Sergey Dvortsevoy (TULPAN)
Award for Best Actress
Félicité Wouassi （With a Little Help from Myself）
Award for Best Actor
Vincent Cassel （Public Enemy No.1(Part1 & 2)）
Award for Best Artistic Contribution
With a Little Help from Myself （Director: François Dupeyron)
Competition
The Audience Award
School Days with a Pig （Director: Tetsu Maeda）
Earth Grand Prix
TOYOTA Earth Grand Prix
Ashes from the Sky （Director: José Antonio Quirós）
Jury Award
School Days with a Pig （Director: Tetsu Maeda）
Special Award
THE MEERKATS （Director: James Honeyborne）
Winds of Asia
Best Asian-Middle Eastern Film Award
My Marlon and Brando （Director: Huseyin Karabey）
Special Mention
The Sun Also Rises （Director: Jiang Wen）
The Convert （Director: Yasmin Ahmad）
The Way We Are （Director: Ann Hui）
Japanese Eyes
Best Picture Award
buy a suit （Director: Jun Ichikawa）
Special Award
Director: Ittoku Kishibe (Osaka Hamlet)
Akira Kurosawa Award
Akira Kurosawa Award
Director: Nikita Mikhalkov
Director: Chen Kaige
2007 20th Prize Winners
International CompetitionApplication total number is 668 entries from 67 countries／regions
Tokyo Sakura Grand Prix - The Governor of Tokyo Award
The Band's Visit （Director: Eran Kolirin）
Special Jury Prize
The Western Trunk Line （Director: Li Ji-xian）
Award for Best Director
Peter Howitt （Dangerous Parking）
Award for Best Actress
Shefali Shah （Gandhi My Father）
Award for Best Actor
Damian Ul （Tricks）
Award for Best Artistic Contribution
The Waltz （Director: Salvatore Maira)
Competition
The Audience Award
LEROY （Director: Armin Voelckers）
Winds of Asia
Best Asian-Middle Eastern Film Award
Singapore Dreaming （Director: Yen Yen Woo, Colin Goh）
Special Mention
Dancing Bells （Director: Deepak Kumaran Menon）
Japanese Eyes
Best Picture Award
United Red Army （Director: Koji Wakamatsu）
Special Award
Toshiyuki Morioka -Director （Tears of Kitty）
Akira Kurosawa Award
Akira Kurosawa Award
Lord Puttnam of Queensgate C.B.E.,President of Unicef UK:David Puttnam
2006 19th Prize Winners
International CompetitionApplication total number is 614 entries from 66 countries／regions
Tokyo Sakura Grand Prix - The Governor of Tokyo Award
OSS 117, Cairo Nest of Spies (Director: Michel Hazanavicius)
Special Jury Prize
Thirteen Princess Trees (Director: Lu Yue)
Award for Best Director
Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris (LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE)
Award for Best Performance by an Actress in Leading Role
Abigail Breslin (LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE)
Award for Best Performance by an Actor in Leading Role
Roy Dupuis (The Rocket)
Award for Best Artistic Contribution
After This Our Exile (Director: Patrick Tam)
Competition
The Audience Award
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE (Director: Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris)
Winds of Asia
Best Asian Film Award
After This Our Exile (Director: Patrick Tam)
Japanese Eyes
Best Picture Award
THE CATS OF MIRIKITANI (Director: Linda Hattendorf)
Special Award
Kengo Kora (for his performance in M)
Akira Kurosawa Award
Akira Kurosawa Award
Director: Milos Forman
Director: Kon Ichikawa
2005 18th Prize Winners
International CompetitionApplication total number is 586 entries from 65 countries / regions
Tokyo Sakura Grand Prix - The Governor of Tokyo Award
What the Snow Brings (Director: Kichitaro Negishi)
Special Jury Prize
Conversations with Other Women (Director: Hans Canosa)
Award for Best Director
Kichitaro Negishi (What the Snow Brings)
Award for Best Performance by an Actor in Leading Role
Koichi Sato (What the Snow Brings)
Award for Best Performance by an Actress in Leading Role
Helena Bonham Carter (Conversations with Other Women)
Award for Best Performance by an Actress in Leading Role
Jin Ya-qin (You and Me)
Award for Best Artistic Contribution
Loach is Fish Too (Director: Yang Ya-zhou)
Competition
The Audience Award
What the Snow Brings (Director: Kichitaro Negishi)
Winds of Asia
Best Asian Film Award
Sepet (Slit Eyes) (Director: Yasmin Ahmad)
Special Mention
Be with Me (Director: Eric Khoo)
Japanese Eyes
Best Picture Award
Who's Camus Anyway? (Director: Mitsuo Yanagimachi)
Special Award
Ski Jumping Pairs -Road to TORINO 2006- (Planning team of "Ski Jumping Pairs")
Akira Kurosawa Award
Akira Kurosawa Award
Director: Hou Hsiao-hsien
2004 17th Prize Winners
International CompetitionApplication total number is 310 entries from 59 countries / regions
Tokyo Grand Prix - The Governor of Tokyo Award
WHISKY (Director: Juan Pablo Rebella / Pablo Stoll)
Special Jury Prize
Kekexili: Mountain Patrol (Director: Lu Chuan)
Award for Best Director
Im Chan-sang (The President's Barber)
Award for Best Performance by an Actress in Leading Role
Mirella Pascual (WHISKY)
Award for Best Performance by an Actor in Leading Role
Olzhas Nusuppaev (Schizo)
Award for Best Artistic Contribution
Chicken Is Barefoot (Director: Azuma Morisaki)
Competition
The Audience Award
The President's Barber (Director: Im Chan-sang)
Winds of Asia
Best Asian Film Award
Possible Changes (Director: Min Byung-Kook)
Japanese Eyes
Best Picture Award
JYUKAI The Sea of Trees Behind Mt. Fuji (Director: Tomoyuki Takimoto)
Special Award
Kanji Tsuda (for his performance in JYUKAI The Sea of Trees Behind Mt. Fuji)
Akira Kurosawa Award
Akira Kurosawa Award
Director: Steven Spielberg
Director: Yoji Yamada
2003 16th Prize Winners
International CompetitionApplication total number is 363 entries from 51 countries / regions
Tokyo Grand Prix - The Governor of Tokyo Award
Nuan (Director: Huo Jianqi)
Special Jury Prize
The Suit (Director: Bakhtiyar Khudoinazarov)
Award for Best Director - The Governor of Tokyo Award
Chris Valentien / Till Terror a.k.a. Schauder (Santa Smokes)
Award for Best Performance by an Actress in Leading Role
Shinobu Terajima (VIBRATOR)
Khristy Jean Hulslander (Santa Smokes)
Award for Best Performance by an Actor in Leading Role
Teruyuki Kagawa (Nuan)
Award for Best Artistic Contribution
The Suit (Director: Bakhtiyar Khudoinazarov)
Asian Film Award
Asian Film Award
Memories of Murder (Director: Bong Joon-ho)
Special Mention
Jealousy Is My Middle Name (Director: Park Chan-ok)
Gone is the one who held me dearest in the world (Director: Ma Xiao Ying (Ma Liwen))
2002 15th Prize Winners
International CompetitionApplication total number is 319 entries from 47 countries / regions
Tokyo Grand Prix - The Governor of Tokyo Award
Broken Wings (Director: Nir Bergman)
Special Jury Prize
Hotel Hibiscus (Director: Yuji Nakae)
Best Director Award - The Governor of Tokyo Award
Carlo Rola (Sass)
Best Screenplay Award
Jason Xenopoulos (Promised Land)
Best Actress Award
Donatella Finocchiaro (Angela)
Best Actor Award
Graham Greene (Skins)
Best Artistic Contribution Award
Director of Photography: Shao Dan (Sky Lovers)
Asian Film Award
Asian Film Award
Flying with One Wing (Director: Asoka Handagama)
2001 14th Prize Winners
International CompetitionApplication total number is 576 entries from 49 countries / regions
Tokyo Grand Prix - The Governor of Tokyo Award
Slogans (Director: Gjergj Xhuvani)
Special Jury Prize
Under the Moonlight (Director: Reza Mir-Karimi)
Best Director Award - The Governor of Tokyo Award
Reza Mir-Karimi (Under the Moonlight)
Gjergj Xhuvani (Slogans)
Best Screenplay Award
Yoshi Yokota (KEWAISHI)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Luiza Xhuvani (Slogans)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Andrew Howard (Mr In-Between)
Best Artistic Contribution Award
One Fine Spring Day (Director: Hur Jin-ho)
Asian Film Award
Asian Film Award
Canon on Tuesday (Director: Shiori Kazama)
Special Mention
This is My Moon (Director: Asoka Handagama)
2000 13th Prize Winners
International CompetitionApplication total number is 457 entries from 44 countries / regions
Tokyo Grand Prix - The Governor of Tokyo Award
Love's a Bitch (Director: Alejandro González Inárritu)
Special Jury Prize
Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors (Director: Hong Sang-soo)
Best Director Award - The Governor of Tokyo Award
Alejandro González Inárritu (Love's a Bitch)
Best Screenplay Award
Stuart Blumberg (Keeping the Faith)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Jennifer Jason Leigh (The King is Alive)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Moussa Maaskri (Mondialito)
Best Artistic Contribution Award
One More Day (Director: Babak Payami)
Ritual (Director: Hideaki Anno)
Asian Film Award
Asian Film Award
Three Brothers (Director: Serik Aprymov)
Special Mention
Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors (Director: Hong Sang-soo)
1999 12th Prize Winners
International CompetitionApplication total number is 457 entries from 52 countries / regions
Tokyo Grand Prix - The Governor of Tokyo Award
Darkness and Light (Director: Chang Tso-chi)
Special Jury Prize
Rainbow Trout (Director: Park Chong-won)
Best Director Award
Martha Fiennes (Onegin)
Best Actress Award
Maria Galiana (Alone)
Best Actor Award
Carlos Alvarez-Novoa (Alone)
Best Artistic Contribution Award
Luna Papa (Director: Bakhtiar Khudojnazarov)
Tokyo Gold Prize - The Governor of Tokyo Award
Darkness and Light (Director: Chang Tso-chi)
Asian Film Award
Asian Film Award
Darkness and Light (Director: Chang Tso-chi)
Special Mention
Dead or Alive (Director: Takashi Miike)
1998 11th Prize Winners
International CompetitionApplication total number is 513 entries from 45 countries / regions
Tokyo Grand Prix - The Governor of Tokyo Award
Open Your Eyes (Director: Alejandro Amenábar)
Special Jury Prize
Leaf on a Pillow (Director: Garin Nugroho)
Best Director Award
Guy Ritchie (Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels)
Best Actress Award
Maki Miyamoto (The Geisha House)
Best Actor Award
Brad Renfro (Apt Pupil)
Best Artistic Contribution Award
The Red Violin (Director: François Girard)
Smoke Signals (Director: Chris Eyre)
Tokyo Gold - The Governor of Tokyo Award
Spring in My Hometown (Director: Lee Kwang-mo)
Tokyo Silver Prize
The Small Town (Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan)
Asian Film Award
Asian Film Award
Dance of Dust (Director: Abolfazl Jalili)
Special Mention
Qualified to Live (Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa)
The Adopted Son (Director: Aktan Abdikalikov)
1997 10th Prize Winners
International CompetitionApplication total number is 317 entries from 50 countries / regions
Tokyo Grand Prix - The Governor of Tokyo Award
The Perfect Circle (Director: Ademir Kenovic)
Beyond Silence (Director: Caroline Link)
Special Jury Prize
Brassed Off (Director: Mark Herman)
Best Director Award
Ademir Kenovic (The Perfect Circle)
Best Screenplay Award
Caroline Link / Beth Serlin (Beyond Silence)
Best Actress Award
Rene Liu (Murmur of Youth)
Tseng Jing (Murmur of Youth)
Best Actor Award
Koji Yakusho (CURE)
Best Artistic Contribution Award
Skirt Power (Director: Adama Drabo /Director of Photography: Lionel Cousin)
Special Award for his Lifetime Achievements
Director: Manoel de Oliveira (Journey to the Beginning of the World)
Young Cinema Competition
Tokyo Gold Prize - The Governor of Tokyo Award
Director: Parviz Shahbazi (The Traveller from the South)
Tokyo Silver Prize
Director: Pal Sletaune (Junk Mail)
Tokyo Bronze Prize
Director: Tim Blake Nelson (Eye of God)
1997 Asian Film Award
Timeless Bottomless Bad Movie (Director: Jang Sun-woo)
1996 9th Prize Winners
International CompetitionApplication total number is 242 entries from 47 countries / regions
Tokyo Grand Prix - The Governor of Tokyo Award
Kolya (Director: Jan Svérák)
Special Jury Prize
In Full Gallopo (Director: Krzysztof Zanussi)
Libertarias (Director: Vicente Aranda)
Best Director Award
Wu Tian-ming (The King of Masks)
Best Screenplay Award
Zdenék Svérák (Kolya)
Best Actress Award
Hildegunn Riise (The Other Side of Sunday)
Marie Theisen (The Other Side of Sunday)
Best Actor Award
Zhu Xu (The King of Masks)
Best Artistic Contribution Award
Ryohkan (Director: Masahisa Sadanaga)
Gabbeh (Director: Mohsen Makhmalbaf)
Young Cinema CompetitionApplication total number is 274 entries from 39 countries / regions
Tokyo Gold Prize - The Governor of Tokyo Award
Director: Amir Karakulov (Last Holiday)
Tokyo Silver Prize
Director: Lin Cheng-sheng (A Drifting Life)
Tokyo Bronze Prize
Director: John Schultz (Bandwagon)
1995 8th Prize Winners
International CompetitionApplication total number is 223 entries from 44 countries / regions
Tokyo Grand Prix - The Governor of Tokyo Award
Not Awarded
Special Jury Prize
The Man Who Read Music from Plates (Director: Jan Jakub Kolski)
Best Director Award
Jose Novoa (Sicario-Assassin for Hire)
Best Actress Award
Yasuko Tomita (The Christ of Nanjing)
Best Actor Award
Not Awarded
Best Artistic Contribution Award
The Christ of Nanjing (Director: Tony Au)
Best Supporting Actress Award
Ellen Muth (Dolores Claiborne)
Gledys Ibarra (Sicario-Assassin for Hire)
Young Cinema Competition
Tokyo Gold Prize- The Governor of Tokyo Award
Director: Jafar Panahi (The White Balloon)
Director: Bryan Singer (The Usual Suspects)
Tokyo Bronze Prize
Director: Steve Wang (The Daughter-in-law)
1994 7th Prize Winners
International CompetitionApplication total number is 206 entries
Grand Prix - The Governor of Kyoto Award/The mayor of Kyoto Award/The Governor of Tokyo Award
The Day the Sun Turned Cold (Director: Yim-Ho)
Special Jury Prize
47 Ronin (Director: Kon Ichikawa)
The Best Director Award
Yim-Ho (The Day the Sun Turned Cold)
The Best Actress Award
Debra Winger (A Dangerous Woman)
The Best Actor Award
Niu Zhen-hua (Back to Back, Face to Face)
Young Cinema Competition
Gold Prize - The Governor of Kyoto Award/The Mayor of Kyoto Award/The Governor of Tokyo Award
Director: Garin Nugroho (Letter to an Angel)
Silver Prize
Director: Hal Hartley (Amateur)
Bronze Prize
Director: Boaz Yakin (Fresh)
1993 6th Prize Winners
International CompetitionApplication total number is 246 entries from 40 countries / regions
Tokyo Grand Prix - The Governor of Tokyo Award
The Blue Kite (Director: Tian Zhuang -zhuang)
Special Jury Prize
Searching for Bobby Fischer (Director: Steven Zaillian)
The Best Director Award
Taylor Hackford (Blood in Blood Out)
The Best Actress Award
Lu Li-ping (The Blue Kite)
Lolita Davidovich (Younger and Younger)
The Best Actor Award
Masahiro Motoki (Last Song)
The Best Artistic Contribution Award
The Vale Abraham (Manoel de Oliveira)
Map of the Human Heart (Vincent Ward)
The Best Screenplay Award
Petr Todorovsky (Encore, Once More Encore)
Special Mention for the Talent of the Future
Annie Galipau (Map of the Human Heart)
Robert Joamie (Map of the Human Heart)
Max Pomeranc (Searching for Bobby Fischer)
Wang Qizan (Moonlight Boy)
Chen Xiaoman (The Blue Kite)
Zhang Wenyao (The Blue Kite)
Yi Tian (The Blue Kite)
Young Cinema Competition
Tokyo Gold Prize - The Governor of Tokyo Award
Director: Ning Ying (For Fun)
Tokyo Silver Prize
Not Awarded
Tokyo Bronze Prize
Director: Gordian Maugg (The Olympic Summer)
Director: Arto Paragamian (Because Why)
Director: Tsai Ming-liang (Rebels of the Neon God)
1992 5th Prize Winners
International CompetitionApplication total number is 236 entries from 42 countries / regions
Tokyo Grand Prix - The Governor of Tokyo Award
White Badge (Director: Chung Ji-young)
Special Jury Prize
About Love, Tokyo (Director: Mitsuo Yanagimachi)
The Best Director Award
Chung Ji-young (White Badge)
The Best Actress Award
Lumi Cavazos (Like Water for Chocolate)
The Best Actor Award
Max Von Sydow (The Silent Touch)
The Best Artistic Contribution Award
Directors of Photography: Emmanuel Lubeski / Steve Bernstein (Like Water for Chocolate)
The Best Screenplay Award
Helmut Dietl / Ulrich Limmer (Schtonk)
Young Cinema Competition
Tokyo Gold Prize - The Governor of Tokyo Award
Director: Julio Medem (Cows)
Tokyo Silver Prize
Director: Stan Lai (The Peach Blossom Land)
Tokyo Bronze Prize
Director: Tim Robbins (Bob Roberts)
1991 4th Prize Winners
International CompetitionApplication total number is 168 entries from 39 countries / regions
Tokyo Grand Prix - The Governor of Tokyo Award
City of Hope (Director: John Sayles)
The Jury's Special Award
A Brighter Summer Day (Director: Edward Yang)
The Spring Festival (Director: Huang Jian-chong)
The Award for Best Director
Alan Parker (The Commitments)
The Award for Best Actress
Zhao Li-rong (The Spring Festival)
The Award for Best Actor
Otar Megvinetukhutsesi (Get Thee Hence)
The Award for Outstanding Artistic Contribution
Art Director: Iwao Saito /Director of Photography: Shohei Ando (Shimantogawa)
The Award for Best Screenplay
Tim Metcalfe (Iron Maze)
Young Cinema Competition
The Gold Prize - The Governor of Tokyo Award
Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet /Director: Marc Caro (Delicatessen)
The Silver Prize
Director: Yeh Hung-wei (Five Girls and a Rope)
The Bronze Prize
Director: Jocelyn Moorhouse (Proof)
Director: Wolfgang Murnberger (Heaven or Hell)
Director: Miguel Pereira (The Last Harvest)
Special Achievement Award
Director: Satyajit Ray
FIPRESCI Prize
FIPRESCI Prize
A Brighter Summer Day (Director: Edward Yang)
1989 3rd Prize Winners
International CompetitionApplication total number is 327 entries from 37 countries / regions
Tokyo Grand Prix - The Governor of Tokyo Award
That Summer of White Roses (Director: Rajko Grlic)
Special Jury Prize
Intergirl (Director: Pyotr Todorovski)
The Best Director Award
Rajko Grlic (That Summer of White Roses)
The Best Actress Award
Elena Yakovleva (Intergirl)
The Best Actor Award
Marlon Brando (A Dry White Season)
The Best Artistic Contribution Award
Life and Nothing But (Director: Bertrand Tavernier)
The Best Screenplay Award
Martyn Sanderson (Martine Sanderson) (Flying Fox in a Freedom Tree)
Young Cinema Competition
Sakura Gold Award - The Governor of Tokyo Award
Director: Idrissa Ouedraogo (Yaaba)
Sakura Silver Award
Director: Shunichi Nagasaki (The Enchantment)
FIPRESCI Award
FIPRESCI Award
The Enchantment (Director: Shunichi Nagasaki)
1987 2nd Prize Winners
International Competition
Tokyo Grand Prix - The Governor of Tokyo Award
Old Well (Director: Wu Tian-ming)
Special Jury Prize
Housekeeping (Director: Bill Forsyth)
The Best Director Award
Lana Gogoberidze (Turnover)
The Best Actress Award
Rachel Ward (The Good Wife)
The Best Actor Award
Zhang Yimou (Old Well)
The Best Artistic Contribution Award
Director: John Boorman (Hope and Glory)
The Best Screenplay Award
Bill Forsyth (Housekeeping)
Special Achievement Award
Director: John Huston (The Dead)
Young Cinema Competition
Sakura Gold Award - The Governor of Tokyo Award
Director: Harry Hook (The Kitchen Toto)
Sakura Silver Award
Director: Steve Gomer (Sweet Lorraine)
FIPRESCI Award
FIPRESCI Award
The Man with Three Coffins (Director: Lee Chang-ho)
FIPRESCI (Special Award)
Old Well (Director: Wu Tian-ming)
1985 1st Prize Winners
International Competition (Young Cinema '85)Application total number is 519 entries from 40 countries / regions
Grand Prix - The Governor of Tokyo Award
Director: Shinji Somai (Typhoon Club)
The Best Director Award
Peter Gothar (Time Stands Still)
Special Award in Memory of Yasujiro Ozu
Director: Ali Ozgenturk (The Horse)
Special Jury Distinguished Award
Director: Director: Francois Bouvier / Jean Beaudry (Jacques and November)
Director: Hector Babenco (Kiss of the Spider Woman)
