19th Yokohama Film Festival

The was held on 8 February 1998 in Kannai Hall, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.

Awards

• Best Film: Onibi
• 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 Satō – Bounce Ko Gals
• Yasue Sato – Bounce Ko Gals
• Special Jury Prize: Sharan Q no enka no hanamichi

Best 10

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

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