Japan Academy Prize (film award)
Japan Academy Prize (film award)
Japan Academy Prize | |
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Awarded for | Excellence in film making |
Country | Japan |
Presented by | Japan Academy Prize Association |
First awarded | 1978 |
Website | http://www.japan-academy-prize.jp/ [5] |

Trophy of the Japan Academy Prize. In 2012, best director was awarded to Izuru Narushima for the film Yōkame no semi (八日目の蝉)
The Japan Academy Prize (日本アカデミー賞, Nippon Akademī-shō), often called the Japan Academy Awards or the Japanese Academy Awards, is a series of awards given annually since 1978 by the Nippon Academy-shō Association for excellence in Japanese film. Award categories are similar to the Academy Awards.
Japan Academy Prize | |
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Awarded for | Excellence in film making |
Country | Japan |
Presented by | Japan Academy Prize Association |
First awarded | 1978 |
Website | http://www.japan-academy-prize.jp/ [5] |
Venue

Grand Prince Hotel New Takanawa
Since 1998 the venue is regularly the Grand Prince Hotel New Takanawa of Prince Hotels in Takanawa, Minato-ku, Tokyo. Admission tickets for this award ceremony are also sold to regular customers. As of 2015, there is a charge of 40,000 yen which includes a French cuisine course dinner named after the award ceremony. Spectators are expected to attend in semi-formal attire. Elementary school students and younger are not permitted.[1]
Award
The award statue itself measures 27 cm × 11 cm × 11 cm (10.7 in × 4.4 in × 4.4 in).[2]
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