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The presentation ceremony for the 64th Mainichi Film Awards has been scheduled for February 8. The winners were already announced on Tuesday, revealing that the Grand Prize is being given to Setsuro Wakamatsu’s “Shizumanu Taiyo.” The movie, starring Ken Watanabe (50), is based on the struggles of a real-life JAL employee in the aftermath of the Flight 123 disaster. The best actor award went to Kenichi Matsuyama (24) for his role in “Ultra Miracle Love Story.” He performed as a unique young man who acts on his emotions. “I’m glad to receive the award because I enjoyed acting in the film,” Matsuyama remarked.

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The complete list of awards is as follows:
Grand Prize: Shizumanu Taiyo (directed by Setsuro Wakamatsu)
Best Film: Tsurugidake: Ten no Ki (directed by Daisaku Kimura)
Best Foreign Film: Gran Torino (directed by Clint Eastwood)
Best Actor: Kenichi Matsuyama (Ultra Miracle Love Story)

Best Actress: Manami Konishi (Nonchan Noriben)
Best Supporting Actor: Ittoku Kishibe (Osaka Hamlet)
Best Supporting Actress: Kaoru Yachigusa (Dear Doctor)
Sponichi Grand Prix Newcomer Award: Takahiro Nishijima, Hikari Mitsushima (both for Ai no Mukidashi)
Kinuyo Tanaka Award: Keiko Takahashi
Best Director: Sion Sono (Ai no Mukidashi)
Best Screenplay: Yozo Tanaka (Viyon no Tsuma)
Best Cinematography: Daisaku Kimura (Tsurugidake: Ten no Ki)
Best Art Direction: Yohei Taneda, Kyoko Yauchi (Viyon no Tsuma)
Best Music: Shigeomi Hasumi (Watashi wa Neko Stalker)
Best Sound: Kenichi Ishidera (Tsurugidake: Ten no Ki)
Best Animated Film: Summer Wars (Mamoru Hosoda)
Noburo Ofuji Award: Denshin-Bashira Elemi no Koi (Hideto Nakata)
Best Documentary: Annyeong Yumika (Tetsuaki Matsue)
Tsutaya Fan Award (Domestic Film): ROOKIES -Sotsugyo- (Yuichiro Hirakawa)
Tsutaya Fan Award (Foreign Film): Michael Jackson’s This Is It (Kenny Ortega)
Special Awards: actor Hisaya Morishige, actress/producer Takiko Mizunoe

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Two movies starring popular young actor Kenichi Matsuyama (24) will be screening at the Toronto International Film Festival, it has been announced. Even including people from other countries, it is rare for the festival to include two films led by the same actor.

This year, the festival will screen more than 300 films in 19 categories. One of Matsuyama’s works is “Kamui” (directed by Yoichi Sai), an action-packed adaptation of a classic manga about a fugitive ninja. It will be part of the festival’s Special Presentations category. Matsuyama’s other work is Satoko Yokohama’s “Ultra Miracle Love Story,” which tells the story of an eccentric farmer from Aomori who falls in love with a teacher from Tokyo (Kumiko Aso). It will be shown in the Discovery category, under the international title “Bare Essence of Life.”

Unlike most major film festivals, TIFF does not have a specific competition category. Instead, the big prize is the People’s Choice Award, chosen by votes from the audience. Matsuyama had a chance to win last year with “Detroit Metal City,” but “Slumdog Millionaire” took home the prize. The last Japanese film to win the award was Takeshi Kitano’s “Zatoichi” in 2003.

A few other films from Japan will also be screened: Hirokazu Koreeda’s “Kuuki Ningyou” (“Air Doll”), Hitoshi Matsumoto’s “Symbol,” and Koji Yakusho’s “Gama no Abura” (“Toad’s Oil”).

The festival runs from September 10 to September 19.

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