[KineJapan] Mainichi Film Awards

[Eija Niskanen]

The Finnish distributor of Umimachi no Diary, when I emailed him about Ayase’s actress award, asks: who are the Mainichi film awards? 

Meaning: how do they select the award winners? Who selects? Why is this relevant in Japan?

Eija

> Gerow Aaron <aaron.gerow at yale.edu> kirjoitti 21.1.2016 kello 3.05:
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> The Mainichi Film Awards were announced, with Hashiguchi Ryosuke's Koibitotachi getting best film. Kurosawa Kiyoshi's Kishibe no tabi got the award for excellence (second place). Tsukamoto Shin'ya was chosen as both best director and best actor, while Ayase Haruka got best actress. Best documentary was John Junkerman​'s Okinawa: The Afterburn. Hara Keiichi's Miss Hokusai got the best animated film award.
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> The Awards are celebrating their 70th anniversary this year.
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> http://mainichi.jp/articles/20160121/k00/00m/040/131000c <http://mainichi.jp/articles/20160121/k00/00m/040/131000c>
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