18th Japan Film Professional Awards explained

Number:	18
Award:	Japan Film Professional Awards
Date:	2009
Last:	17th
Next:	19th

The is the 18th edition of the Japan Film Professional Awards. It awarded the best of 2008 in film. The ceremony did not take place in this year.^{[1] [2]}

Awards

• Best Film: Kiss
• Best Director: Kōji Wakamatsu (United Red Army)
• Best Actress: Eiko Koike (Kiss)
• Best Actor: Tatsuya Fujiwara (Chameleon)
• Best New Director: Kenji Nakanishi (Aoi Tori)
• Best Distinguished Service: Takeo Kimura (For his Guinness World Record for the oldest debut as a feature film director,^[3] and his longtime work.)
• Special: Kenichi Matsuyama (Detroit Metal City)
• Special: Shinjuku Joy Cinema (The theatre closed in 2009.^[4])

10 best films

1. Kiss (Kunitoshi Manda)
2. Tokyo Sonata (Kiyoshi Kurosawa)
3. United Red Army (Kōji Wakamatsu)
4. All Around Us (Ryōsuke Hashiguchi)
5. Hito no Sex o Warauna (Nami Iguchi)
6. Still Walking (Hirokazu Kore-eda)

Notes and References

1. Web site: http://www.allcinema.net/prog/awardmain.php?num_a=1507. ja:日本映画プロフェッショナル大賞2008年・第18回. The 18th Japan Film Professional Awards in 2008. 2015-05-02. allcinema. Japanese.
2. Web site: http://nichi-pro.filmcity.jp/18th.htm. ja:第18回日本映画プロフェッショナル大賞. 2015-05-02. nichi-pro.filmcity.jp. Japanese.
3. Web site: Oldest debut as a feature film director. 2015-05-02. Guinness World Records.
4. Web site: http://news.walkerplus.com/article/6609/. ja:新宿ジョイシネマ閉館で考える"シネコン時代の今後". 2015-05-02. Kadokawa Corporation. Japanese.