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The most prestigious award is the best picture award. Past winners are:
| Year | Film (English) | Film (Japanese) | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | When the Last Sword Is Drawn | 壬生義士伝 | Yojiro Takita |
| 2002 | Twilight Samurai | たそがれ清兵衛 | Yoji Yamada |
| 2001 | Spirited Away | 千と千尋の神隠し | Hayao Miyazaki |
| 2000 | After the Rain | 雨あがる | Takashi Koizumi |
| 1999 | Poppoya | ぽっぽや | Yasuo Furuhata |
| 1998 | Begging for Love | 愛を乞う人 | Hideyuki Hirayama |
| 19971997 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year of the Reef''. Events January January 3 NBC's Today Show Bryant Gumbel signs off for the last time January 8 Mister Rogers receives a star on t | Princess MononokePrincess Mononoke ( Mononoke Hime 1997) is a Japanese animated film by Hayao Miyazaki. It is set in medieval Japan, and centres on the struggle between the supernatural guardians of a forest and the humans who need its resources, as seen by the outsider A | もののけ姫 | Hayao Miyazaki |
| 19961996 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty''. Events January January 5 Hamas operative Yahya Ayyash is killed by an Israeli-planted booby-trapped cell phone Jan | Shall we Dance? | Shall we ダンス? | Masayuki Suo |
| 19951995 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). It has a Golden number of 1, and was the first year of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous People (1995- 2005): http://www. org/culture/indigenous . Events January events Ja | A Last Note | 午後の遺言状 | Kaneto Shindo |
| 19941994 is a common year starting on Saturday, and was designated the International year of the Family''. Events January events January 1 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) goes into effect January 6 Nancy Kerrigan is clubbed on the right leg by an | Crest of Betrayal | 忠臣蔵外伝四谷怪談 | Kinji Fukasaku |
| 1993 | A Class to Remember | 学校 | Yoji Yamada |
| 1992 | Sumo Do, Sumo Don't | シコふんじゃった。 | Masayuki Suo |
| 1991 | My Sons | 息子 | Yoji Yamada |
| 1990 | Childhood Days | 少年時代 | Masahiro Shinoda |
| 1989 | Black Rain | 黒い雨 | Shohei Imamura |
| 1988 | The Silk Road | 敦煌 | Junya Sato |
| 1987 | A Taxing Woman | マルサの女 | Juzo Itami |
| 1986 | House on Fire | 火宅の人 | Kinji Fukasaku |
| 1985 | Gray Sunset | 花いちもんめ | Shunya Ito |
| 1984 | The Funeral | お葬式 | Juzo Itami |
| 1983 | Ballad of Narayama | 楢山節考 | Shohei Imamura |
| 1982 | Fall Guy | 蒲田行進曲 | Kinji Fukasaku |
| 1981 | Station | 駅 | Yasuo Furuhata |
| 1980 | Zigeunerweisen | ツゴイネルワイゼン | Seijun Suzuki |
| 1979 | Vengeance is Mine | 復讐するは我にあり | Shohei Imamura |
| 1978 | The Incident | 事件 | Yoshitaro Nomura |
| 1977 | The Yellow Hankerchief | 幸福の黄色いハンカチ | Yoji Yamada |