[Hollywood Reporter] Hirokazu Kore-eda's 'The Third Murder' Wins Big at Japan Academy Awards

[Henta�i]

 

Hirokazu Kore-eda's complex legal drama The Third Murder was the big winner at the 41st Japan Academy Prize, taking best picture, best director, best supporting actor, best supporting actress, best editing and best screenplay.

 

Kore-eda (Like Father, Like Son) himself took home four awards. He wrote, edited and directed The Third Murder, which screened in the main competition in Venice last year.

 

Koji Yakusho (Babel, Memoirs of a Geisha) was nominated in the best supporting actor category for both The Third Murder and historical epic Sekigahara, winning for the former. Best supporting actress was won by Suzu Hirose, 19, for her performance as the daughter of the murdered factory owner in The Third Murder, for which she has also been nominated for this month's Asian Film Awards, along with the film itself for best picture.

 

Best actress went to Yu Aoi for Kazuya Shiraishi's Birds Without Names, which screened in the at the Toronto International Film Festival last year.

 

The best actor award went to Masaki Suda for the two-part boxing drama Wilderness.

 

Best foreign film went to La La Land, beating out films including Hidden Figures and Dunkirk.

 

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hirokazu-kore-edas-third-murder-wins-big-at-japan-academy-awards-1090166

[Falcon]

Congrats to all winners! 

[Samurai]

Congrats! I haven't seen Third Murder but based on all the rave reviews and awards its bagging I guess it's time to add it to my watchlist 

[--Mari--]

congrats, i should probably watch the movie since it sound good.