Blue Ribbon

[Aaron Gerow]

A few days late, but here are the results of the 42nd Blue Ribbon Award:

Best Film: Gohatto
Best Director: Oshima Nagisa (Gohatto)
Best Actor: Takakura Ken (Poppoya)
Best Actress: Suzuki Kyoka (36 Keiho)
Best Supporting Actor: Takeda Shinji (Gohatto)
Best Supporting Actress: Fuji Sumiko (Omocha)
Best New Face: Matsuda Ryuhei (Gohatto)

The best ten, in goju-onjun, were as follows:

Osaka Monogatari
Kinyu fushoku retto; Jubaku
Kikujiro no natsu
Kuroi ie
Coquille
Gohatto
39 Keiho dai-sanjukyujo
Soseiji
Poppoya
Nabbie no koi
M/Other

(Since some films received an equal number of votes, 11 films ended up on 
the list)

The Blue Ribbon is sponsored by the seven major Tokyo sports newspapers 
and decided by reporters for those papers.


Aaron Gerow
Yokohama National University
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