40th Yokohama Film Festival explained

The was held on 3 February 2019 at Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. The awards ceremony was held in the city's, the results having been announced on 1 December 2018.^{[2] [3]}

Awards

• Best Film: - Asako I & II ^[4]
• Best Director:
  • Ryusuke Hamaguchi - Asako I & II
  • Takahisa Zeze - , , and The 8-Year Engagement
• Yoshimitsu Morita Memorial Best New Director: -
• Best Screenplay: -
• Best Cinematographer: - Asako I & II and
• Best Actor:
  • Masahiro Higashide - Asako I & II, , and Over Drive
  • Kōji Yakusho - The Blood of Wolves
• Best Actress: Sakura Ando - Shoplifters
• Best Supporting Actor: Tori Matsuzaka - The Blood of Wolves
• Best Supporting Actress:
  • Mayu Matsuoka - Shoplifters, , and Chihayafuru Part 3
  • Sairi Ito - Asako I & II and Enokida Trading Post
• Best Newcomer:
  • Erika Karata - Asako I & II
  • Ryo Yoshizawa - River's Edge, Gintama 2: The Law is Surely There to be Broken, and Marmalade Boy
  • - and
• Judges' Special Award: One Cut of the Dead
• Special Grand Prize: Tsutomu Yamazaki - ^[5]

Top 10

1. Asako I & II^[6]
2. The Blood of Wolves
3. Shoplifters
4. Hanagatami
5. One Cut of the Dead

runner-up.

Notes and References

1. Web site: ＜写真特集・第40回ヨコハマ映画祭＞東出昌大・役所広司ら豪華集結　松岡茉優＆伊藤沙莉の"親友W受賞"も実現　松坂桃李に異例のファン殺到 . ModelPress . Japanese . February 3, 2019 . October 13, 2023 . October 13, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231013193709/https://mdpr.jp/cinema/detail/1819812 . live.
2. Web site: 第４０回ヨコハマ映画祭. 24 April 2021. Yokohama Film Festival. ja.
3. Web site: 「第40回ヨコハマ映画祭」日本映画ベスト10が決定　「寝ても覚めても」が6冠. 14 December 2018. 24 April 2021. Hamakei.com. ja.
4. Web site: 第４０回ヨコハマ映画祭 2018年日本映画個人賞. 24 April 2021. Yokohama Film Festival. ja.
5. Web site: 東出昌大ら豪華ゲストが第40回ヨコハマ映画祭に登場。山崎努は亡き樹木希林との秘話を語る. 3 February 2019. 24 April 2021. moviewalker.jp. ja.
6. Web site: 2018年日本映画ベストテン. 24 April 2021. Yokohama Film Festival. ja.