Nikkan and Hochi

[Aaron Gerow]

In some of the first film awards to come out for 2005, the sports 
papers Hochi and Nikkan recently announced their awards:

Hochi:

Best film: Always Sanchome no yuhi
Best director: Uchida Kenji
Best actor: Ichikawa Somegoro
Best actress: Tanaka Yuko
Best supporting actor: Tsutsumi Shin'ichi
Best supporting actress: Yakushimaru Hiroko
Best new face: Sawajiri Erika

Nikkan:

Best film: Patchigi
Best director: Inudo Isshin
Best actor: Ichikawa Somegoro
Best actress: Koizumi Kyoko
Best supporting actor: Tsutsumi Shin'ichi
Best supporting actress: Yakushimaru Hiroko
Best new face: Sawajiri Erika

As sports papers, their choices tend to be rather popular-oriented, 
though the selection of Uchida was probably a bit of a surprise.

Aaron Gerow
KineJapan owner

Assistant Professor
Film Studies Program/East Asian Languages and Literatures
Yale University

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