42nd Yokohama Film Festival explained

42nd Yokohama Film Festival
Location:	Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Founded:	1980
Date:	2021

The was held on 5 February 2021. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the physical awards ceremony was cancelled and an official pamphlet was released on 5 February 2021. The winners had been notified on 5 December 2020, and given their prizes individually.^[1]

Awards

• Best Film: - Labyrinth of Cinema ^[2]
• Best Director: Hideo Jojo - and Dangerous Drugs of Sex
• Yoshimitsu Morita Memorial Best New Director: Takuya Uchiyama -
• Best Screenplay: - A Beloved Wife and Underdog Parts 1 and 2
• Best Cinematographer: - and
• Best Actor: Kazunari Ninomiya - The Asadas
• Best Actress: Asami Mizukawa - A Beloved Wife and Runway
• Best Supporting Actor:
  • - The Voice of Sin and The Real Thing
  • Naoto Ogata -
• Best Supporting Actress: Aju Makita - True Mothers and
• Best Newcomer:
  • Nana Mori - Last Letter, 461 Days of Bento: A Promise Between Father and Son, and
  • - and His
  • Hio Miyazawa - His
  • Sakurako Konishi - First Love,, and
• Examiner Special Award:: -
• Special Grand Prize: Nobuhiko Obayashi and Kyoko Obayashi - Labyrinth of Cinema^{[3] [4]}

Top 10

1. Labyrinth of Cinema^[5]
2. A Beloved Wife
3. The Asadas
4. True Mothers
5. Wife of a Spy
7. The Voice of Sin
8. The Real Thing

runner-up. 37 Seconds

Notes and References

1. Web site: 第42回ベストテン. 24 April 2021. Yokohama Film Festival. ja.
2. Web site: 第４２回ヨコハマ映画祭 2020年日本映画個人賞. 24 April 2021. Yokohama Film Festival. ja.
3. Web site: ヨコハマ映画祭で「海辺の映画館」が作品賞に、新人賞・宮沢氷魚からコメントも. 24 April 2021. natalie.mu. ja.
4. Web site: 宮沢氷魚「うれしい」ヨコハマ映画祭最優秀新人賞. 5 December 2020. 24 April 2021. nikkansports.com. ja.
5. Web site: 2020年日本映画ベストテン. 24 April 2021. Yokohama Film Festival. ja.