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Junji Sakamoto Biography

Profession Director, Writer, Assistant director, Actor, Editor, Art department, Editorial department

Awards

  • 1995Festival Prize-Best Director: winner
  • 2000Hochi Film Award-Best Film: winner
  • 2000Audience Award - Special Mention-: winner
  • 2000Golden Montgolfiere-: nominated
  • 2000Nikkan Sports Film Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2000Golden Seashell-: nominated
  • 2001Award of the Japanese Academy-Best Director: winner
  • 2001Award of the Japanese Academy-Best Screenplay: nominated
  • 2001Blue Ribbon Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2001Japanese Professional Movie Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2001Kinema Junpo Award-Best Film: winner
  • 2001Kinema Junpo Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2001Kinema Junpo Award-Best Screenplay: winner
  • 2001Readers' Choice Award-Best Film: winner
  • 2001Mainichi Film Concours-Best Film: winner
  • 2001Mainichi Film Concours-Best Director: winner
  • 2001Festival Prize-Best Screenplay: winner
  • 2001Festival Prize-Best Director: winner
  • 2002Golden Berlin Bear-: nominated
  • 2002Golden Maile Award-Narrative Feature: nominated
  • 2004Crystal Globe-: nominated
  • 2009Kinema Junpo Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 2012Award of the Japanese Academy-Best Screenplay: nominated
  • 2012Award of the Japanese Academy-Best Director: nominated
  • 2012Kinema Junpo Award-Best Screenplay: winner
  • 2013Award of the Japanese Academy-Best Director: nominated
  • 2023Big Screen Award-VPRO Big Screen Award: nominated
  • 2023Golden Silk Road Award-Best Film: nominated