22nd Japan Film Professional Awards

The was the 22nd edition of the Japan Film Professional Awards. Films of 2012 which had not already won a major domestic film award were eligible. The ceremony took place on June 15, 2013, at Theatre Shinjuku in Tokyo.

Awards

• Best Film: '
• Best Director: Kōji Wakamatsu (', ')
• Best Actress: Atsuko Maeda (Kueki Ressha)
• Best Actor: Arata Iura (', Our Homeland)
• Best New Director: (')
• Best New Producer: Kiki Sugino (')
• Special: (In recognition of the theatre's achievements, which closed in March 2013.)
• Special: Naoko Otani (For Land of Hope and her longtime work.)

10 best films

1. ' (Yu Irie)
2. Beyond Outrage (Takeshi Kitano)
3. Ai to Makoto (Takashi Miike)
4. ' ()
5. Like Someone in Love (Abbas Kiarostami)
6. Himizu (Sion Sono)
7. ' (Kazuyuki Izutsu)
8. ' (Kōji Wakamatsu)
9. ' (Nobuhiko Obayashi)
10. Wolf Children (Mamoru Hosoda)