19th Yokohama Film Festival

19th Yokohama Film Festival

Location	Kannai Hall, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Founded	1980
Festival date	8 February 1998

The 19th Yokohama Film Festival (第19回ヨコハマ映画祭) was held on 8 February 1998 in Kannai Hall, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.^[1]

Awards

• Best Film: Onibi^[2]
• Best Actor: Yoshio Harada – Onibi
• Best Actress: Kyōka Suzuki – Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald
• Best Supporting Actor:
  • Masahiko Nishimura – Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald, Marutai no Onna
  • Isao Bitoh – Sharan Q no enka no hanamichi
• Best Supporting Actress: Reiko Kataoka – Onibi
• Best Director: Rokurō Mochizuki – Onibi, Koi Gokudō
• Best New Director: Kōki Mitani – Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald
• Best Screenplay: Masato Harada – Bounce Ko Gals
• Best Cinematography: Yoshitaka Sakamoto – Bounce Ko Gals
• Best New Talent:
  • Ryōko Hirosue – 20-seiki Nostalgia
  • Yukiko Okamoto – Bounce Ko Gals
  • Hitomi Sato – Bounce Ko Gals
  • Yasue Sato – Bounce Ko Gals
• Special Jury Prize: Sharan Q no enka no hanamichi

Best 10

1. Onibi^[3]
2. Bounce Ko Gals
3. Kizu darake no Tenshi
4. Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald
5. Postman Blues
6. Yūkai
7. Sharan Q no enka no hanamichi
8. Tōkyō Biyori
9. My Secret Cache
10. Princess Mononoke

runner-up. Watashitachi ga Sukidatta Koto

References

1. "Yokohama Film Festival: 1998". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2009-04-16.
2. "第１９回ヨコハマ映画祭: １９９７年日本映画個人賞" (in Japanese). Yokohama Film Festival homepage. 2005-10-30. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
3. "１９９７年度　日本映画ベストテン". homepage3.nifty.com/yokohama-eigasai (in Japanese). Retrieved 5 July 2014.