45th Yokohama Film Festival explained

The was held on 4 February 2024. The awards were announced on 11 December 2023.^[1]

Awards

Best Film: - Small, Slow But Steady^[2]
Best Director: Yuya Ishii - Masked Hearts and The Moon
Yoshimitsu Morita Memorial Best New Director: Takuya Katō - Fly On
Best Screenplay: Atsushi Asada - I Am What I Am
Best Cinematographer: Yūta Tsukinaga - Small, Slow But Steady
Best Art Direction: Mitsuo Harada - Okiku and the World
Best Actress:
- Yukino Kishii - Small, Slow But Steady
- Haru Kuroki - Okiku and the World
Best Actor: Ryohei Suzuki - Egoist and Tokyo MER: Mobile Emergency Room – The Movie
Best Supporting Actress: Kumi Nakamura - Takano Tofu and Undercurrent
Best Supporting Actor:
- Hayato Isomura - (Ab)normal Desire, The Moon, Ripples, The Dry Spell and Hard Days
- Kōichi Satō - Okiku and the World, Masked Hearts, Familia, Baian the Assassin, M.D. 2 and others
Best Newcomer:
- Mayu Hotta - Tsugaru Lacquer Girl
- Ren Meguro - As Long as We Both Shall Live and Phases of the Moon
Examiner Special Award: Shin'ichro Matsuura and the Boxing Movies involving him
Special Grand Prize: Tatsuya Fuji