| Year |
|
Winner |
Winner Work |
| 2014 |
|
Kato Hirokazu |
The Great Passage |
| 2013 |
|
Fumio Hashimoto |
Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet |
| 2012 |
|
Kenichi Fujimoto |
Rebirth |
| 2011 |
|
Jun Nakamura |
13 Assassins |
| 2010 |
|
Kenichi Ishidera |
Mt. Tsurugidake |
| 2009 |
|
Satoshi Ozaki |
Departures |
|
Osamu Onodera |
Departures |
| 2008 |
|
Hitoshi Tsurumaki |
Always: Sunset on Third Street 2 |
| 2007 |
|
Nobuhiko Matsukage |
Yamato |
|
Tetsuo Segawa |
Yamato |
| 2006 |
|
Hitoshi Tsurumaki |
Always: Sunset on Third Street |
| 2005 |
|
Hiromichi Kori |
Swing Girls |
| 2004 |
|
Senji Horiuchi |
Zat?ichi |
| 2003 |
|
Kazumi Kishida |
The Twilight Samurai |
| 2002 |
|
Osamu Onodera |
Onmyoji |
|
Kiyoshi Kakizawa |
Onmyoji |
| 2001 |
|
Osamu Onodera |
Whiteout |
| 2000 |
|
Kenichi Benitani |
Poppoya |
| 1999 |
|
Kunio Ashihara |
Bayside Shakedown: The Movie |
| 1998 |
|
Tetsuo Segawa |
Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald |
| 1997 |
|
Kiyoshi Yoneyama |
Shall We Dance? |
| 1996 |
|
Tetsuo Segawa |
Sharaku |
| 1995 |
|
Tetsuya Ohashi |
47 Ronin |
|
Teiichi Saitô |
47 Ronin |
| 1994 |
|
Takashi Matsumoto |
A Class to Remember, Tora-san's Matchmaker |
|
Isao Suzuki |
A Class to Remember, Tora-san's Matchmaker |
| 1993 |
|
Osamu Onodera |
Minbo, Future Memories: Last Christmas, Yonigeya hompo |
| 1992 |
|
Kenichi Benitani |
Rhapsody in August |
| 1991 |
|
Hideo Nishizaki |
Childhood Days, The Sting of Death |
| 1990 |
|
Yasuo Hashimoto |
The Glass Cape, Buddies, Suna no ue no Robinson |
| 1989 |
|
Yasuo Hashimoto |
The Silk Road |
|
|
Fumio Hashimoto |
The Silk Road |
| 1988 |
|
Osamu Onodera |
Hawaiian Dream, A Taxing Woman |
| 1987 |
|
Yasuo Hashimoto |
Lost in the Wilderness |
|
|
Fumio Hashimoto |
Lost in the Wilderness |
| 1986 |
|
Fumio Hashimoto |
Love Letter, Early Spring Story, W's Tragedy, Irezumi, And Then, Tampopo |
| 1985 |
|
Hideo Nishizaki |
MacArthur's Children, For Kayako |
| 1984 |
|
Kenichi Benitani |
Izakaya Ch?ji, The Ballad of Narayama |
| 1983 |
|
Kenichi Benitani |
Sailor Suit and Machine Gun, Kaikyô |
| 1982 |
|
Nobuyuki Tanaka |
Station |
| 1981 |
|
Kenichi Benitani |
Virus |
| 1980 |
|
Shin Watarai |
Rika, Oh! The Nomugi Pass |
