Awards & Winners

Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Music

Japan Academy Prize

Date Established : 1978

Check all the winners of Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Music presented under Japan Academy Prize since 1978 .


Joe Hisaishi

Honored for : The Wind Rises

Nominations 2014 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Taro Iwashiro Ask This of Rikyu
Kiyoko Ogino The Kiyosu Conference
Joe Hisaishi The Tale of Princess Kaguya
Joe Hisaishi The Wind Rises
Joe Hisaishi Tokyo Family
Junichi Matsumoto Like Father, Like Son
Takashi Mori Like Father, Like Son
Takeshi Matsubara Like Father, Like Son
Takashi Watanabe The Great Passage

Ikuko Kawai

Honored for : A Chorus of Angels

Nominations 2013 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Kōji Ueno The Floating Castle
Harumi Fuki Chronicle of My Mother
Joe Hisaishi Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer
Ikuko Kawai A Chorus of Angels
Yusuke Hayashi Dearest

Goro Yasukawa

Honored for : Rebirth

Nominations 2012 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Yoshihiro Ike The Detective Is in the Bar
Goro Yasukawa Rebirth
Kiyoko Ogino A Ghost of a Chance
Takashi Kako The Last Ronin
Taisei Iwasaki Love Strikes!

Joe Hisaishi

Honored for : Villain

Nominations 2011 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Joe Hisaishi Villain
Kôji Endô 13 Assassins
Isao Tomita About Her Brother
Hidehiko Urayama A Good Husband
Yôko Kumagai A Good Husband
Grand Funk Beck

Shin-ichiro Ikebe

Honored for : Mt. Tsurugidake

Nominations 2010 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Shin-ichiro Ikebe Mt. Tsurugidake
K?ji Ueno Zero no shôten
Norihito Sumitomo The Unbroken
Takashi Yoshimatsu Villon's Wife
Shutoku Mukai Brass Knuckle Boys

Joe Hisaishi

Honored for : Ponyo

Nominations 2009 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Joe Hisaishi Ponyo
Isao Tomita Kabei - Our Mother
Joe Hisaishi Departures
Gabriele Roberto Paco and the Magical Book
Kiyoko Ogino The Magic Hour

Michiru Oshima

Honored for : Bizan

Nominations 2008 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Michiru Oshima Bizan
Naoki Sato Always: Sunset on Third Street 2
Ringo Sheena Sakuran
Yoshikazu Suo I Just Didn't Do It

Takeshi Shibuya, Gabriele Roberto

Honored for : Memories of Matsuko

Nominations 2007 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Gabriele Roberto Memories of Matsuko
Takeshi Shibuya Memories of Matsuko
Michiru Oshima Memories of Tomorrow
Isao Tomita Love and Honor
Joe Hisaishi Yamato
Yûsuke Honma The Uch?ten Hotel

Naoki Sato

Honored for : Always: Sunset on Third Street

Nominations 2006 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Naoki Sato Always: Sunset on Third Street
Trevor Jones Aegis
Ryo Katsuji Aegis
Taro Iwashiro Spring Snow
Michiru Oshima Year One in the North
Taro Iwashiro The Samurai I Loved

Mikkî Yoshino, Hiroshi Kishimoto

Honored for : Swing Girls

Nominations 2005 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Mikkî Yoshino Swing Girls
Hiroshi Kishimoto Swing Girls
Taro Iwashiro Blood and Bones
Tamiya Terashima Half a Confession
Isao Tomita The Hidden Blade
Yôko Kumagai Crying Out Love, In the Center of the World
Hidehiko Urayama Crying Out Love, In the Center of the World

Keiichi Suzuki

Honored for : Zat?ichi

Nominations 2004 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Keiichi Suzuki Zat?ichi
Michiru Oshima Like Asura
Akihiko Matsumoto Bayside Shakedown 2
Shin-ichiro Ikebe Spy Sorge
Akira Senju Yomigaeri

Isao Tomita

Honored for : The Twilight Samurai

Nominations 2003 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Isao Tomita The Twilight Samurai
Takashi Kako Letter from the Mountain
Joe Hisaishi Dolls
Michiru Oshima Hi wa mata noboru
Michiru Oshima Mohou-han
Taku Takahashi Mohou-han

Gakuji Matsuda, Hitomi Shimizu

Honored for : Waterboys

Masaru Satoh

Honored for : After the Rain

Nominations 2001 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Masaru Satoh After the Rain
Masamichi Amano Battle Royale
Yasuhiro Kobayashi Face
Michiru Oshima Nagasaki burabura bushi
Norihito Sumitomo Whiteout
Keishin Whiteout

Joe Hisaishi

Honored for : Kikujir? no Natsu

Nominations 2000 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Joe Hisaishi Kikujir? no Natsu
Joji Yuasa Owls' Castle
Masahiro Kawasaki Jubaku: Spellbound
Masamichi Amano The Geisha House
Ryôichi Kuniyoshi Poppoya

Joe Hisaishi

Honored for : Fireworks

Nominations 1999 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Joe Hisaishi Fireworks
Akira Senju Begging for Love
Y?suke Yamashita Dr. Akagi
???? Kizuna
Akihiko Matsumoto Bayside Shakedown: The Movie

Taeko Onuki

Honored for : Tokyo biyori

Nominations 1998 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Toshiyuki Honda Woman in Witness Protection
Best Music Score
Taeko Onuki Tokyo biyori
Michiru Oshima Lost Paradise
Shin-ichiro Ikebe The Eel
Takayuki Hattori Yukai","Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald

Yoshikazu Suo

Honored for : Shall We Dance?

Nominations 1997 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Yoshikazu Suo Shall We Dance?
Joe Hisaishi Kids Return
Toshiyuki Honda Supermarket Woman
Akira Senju Waga kokoro no ginga tetsudo: Miyazawa Kenji monogatari
Kensaku Tanikawa Yatsuhaka-mura

T?ru Takemitsu

Honored for : Sharaku

Nominations 1996 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Hikari ?e A Quiet Life
Best Music Score
T?ru Takemitsu Sharaku
Masaru Satoh Himeyuri no Tô
Takayuki Hattori Kura
Masashi Sada Kura
Remedios Love Letter

Kiyoshiro Imawano

Honored for : 119

Nominations 1995 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Kiyoshiro Imawano 119
Kaoru Wada Crest of Betrayal
Takahiro Kaneko Kappa
Masahiro Kawasaki Rampo
Kensaku Tanikawa 47 Ronin

Joe Hisaishi

Honored for : Mizu no tabibito: Samurai kizzu, Sonatine, Haruka, nosutarujii

Nominations 1994 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Joe Hisaishi Sonatine","Haruka, nosutarujii","Mizu no tabibito: Samurai kizzu
Isao Tomita A Class to Remember
Shin-ichiro Ikebe Madadayo
Masato Kai Rainbow Bridge
Masaru Satoh Bloom in the Moonlight

Joe Hisaishi

Honored for : Seishun dendekedekedeke

Nominations 1993 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Joe Hisaishi Seishun dendekedekedeke
Akira Ifukube Godzilla vs. Mothra
Toshiyuki Honda Minbo
Katsu Hoshi O-Roshiya-koku suimu-tan
Tetsuji Hayashi T?ki Rakujitsu

Joe Hisaishi

Honored for : Chizuko's Younger Sister, The Passage to Japan, Deer Friend, A Scene at the Sea

Nominations 1992 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Joe Hisaishi A Scene at the Sea","Deer Friend","Chizuko's Younger Sister","The Passage to Japan
Shin-ichiro Ikebe The Great Shogunate Battle","Rhapsody in August
Masaru Satoh Kagerô","Sensou to seishun","Tsuribaka Nisshi 4","Rainbow Kids
Titi Matsumura Nowhere Man
Gonzalez Mikami Nowhere Man
Teizo Matsumura My Sons

Shin-ichiro Ikebe

Honored for : Ruten no umi, Dreams, Childhood Days

Nominations 1991 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Shin-ichiro Ikebe Ruten no umi","Dreams","Childhood Days
Keisuke Kuwata Inamura Jên
Takeshi Kobayashi Inamura Jên
Joe Hisaishi Kanbakku","Tasmania Story","Free and Easy II","Peesuke: Gatapishi monogatari
Reijiro Koroku Pod severnym siyaniyem","Gekido no 1750 nichi
Teizo Matsumura Ronin Gai","Shikibu monogatari

T?ru Takemitsu

Honored for : Rikyu, Black Rain

Nominations 1990 »

Nominee Nominated Work
T?ru Takemitsu Rikyu","Black Rain
???? Buddies
Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi Orugoru
Teizo Matsumura Death of a Tea Master
Ryudo Uzaki Shaso

Shigeaki Saegusa

Honored for : Oracion, Lady Camellia

Nominations 1989 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Shigeaki Saegusa Lady Camellia","Oracion
Teizo Matsumura Hope and Pain","Tomorrow
Masaru Satoh The Silk Road","The Great Department Store Robbery
Takayuki Inoue A Chaos of Flowers","Panda monogatari
Toshiyuki Honda Yojo no jidai","A Taxing Woman's Return

Toshiyuki Honda

Honored for : A Taxing Woman

Nominations 1988 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Toshiyuki Honda A Taxing Woman
Shigeaki Saegusa Luminous Woman","24 Eyes
Kensaku Tanikawa Taketori Monogatari","Actress
Toshiaki Tsushima Yogisha
Masaru Satoh Yoshiwara enjo","Itazu - Kuma","Guys Who Never Learn

Takayuki Inoue

Honored for : House on Fire, Women Who Do Not Divorce

Nominations 1987 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Takayuki Inoue Women Who Do Not Divorce","House on Fire
Naozumi Yamamoto Final Take","Tora-san's Island Encounter
Ryuichi Sakamoto The Adventures of Milo and Otis
Kazuhiko Kato Yabanjin no youni","Bakumatsu seishun graffiti: Ronin Sakamoto Ryoma
T?ru Takemitsu Gonza the Spearman

T?ru Takemitsu

Honored for : Shokutaku no nai ie, Ran, Fire Festival

Nominations 1986 »

Nominee Nominated Work
T?ru Takemitsu Ran","Fire Festival","Shokutaku no nai ie
Naozumi Yamamoto The Burmese Harp","Tora-san, the Go-Between","Tora-san's Forbidden Love
Masaru Satoh Tracked","Oar
Takayuki Inoue Love Letter","Capone Cries a Lot","The Seburi Story
Shigeru Umebayashi And Then","Let Him Rest in Peace

Shin-ichiro Ikebe

Honored for : MacArthur's Children

Nominations 1985 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Shin-ichiro Ikebe MacArthur's Children
Stomu Yamashta Kûkai
Masaru Satoh Kita no hotaru
Nobuyoshi Koshibe Shanghai Rhapsody
Ryudo Uzaki The Miracle of Joe Petrel","Hare tokidoki satsujin

Masaru Satoh

Honored for : The Geisha, Sensei

Nominations 1984 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Masaru Satoh Sensei","The Geisha
Vangelis Antarctica
Shin-ichiro Ikebe Okinawan Boys","The Ballad of Narayama
Ryuichi Sakamoto Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Kazuhiko Kato Daij?bu, My Friend","Detective Story

Masato Kai

Honored for : Fall Guy

Nominations 1983 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Shunsuke Kikuchi To Trap a Kidnapper","The Gate of Youth Part 2
Mitsuaki Kanno Onimasa
Masato Kai Fall Guy
Yasushi Akutagawa Suspicion","Lake of Illusions
Naozumi Yamamoto Dai Nippon teikoku","Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san","Seiha

Ryudo Uzaki

Honored for : Station

Nominations 1982 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ryudo Uzaki Station
Hikaru Hayashi Nihon Philharmonic Orchestra: Honoo no dai gogakusho","Edo Porn
Takayuki Inoue Enrai
Masaru Satoh Willful Murder
??? Play it, Boogie-Woogie

Masaru Satoh

Honored for : A Distant Cry from Spring

Nominations 1981 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Masaru Satoh A Distant Cry from Spring
Naozumi Yamamoto 203 kochi
Kentar? Haneda Virus
Yasushi Akutagawa Bad Sorts","Furueru shita

Masaru Satoh

Honored for : Hunter in the Dark, The Shogun Assassins, Oh! The Nomugi Pass

Nominations 1980 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Masaru Satoh Oh! The Nomugi Pass","Hunter in the Dark","The Shogun Assassins
Shin-ichiro Ikebe Vengeance Is Mine
Yasushi Akutagawa The Three Undelivered Letters","Nichiren
Chuji Kinoshita My Son, My Son!","Torakku Yar?
Isao Tomita Yasha-ga-ike

T?ru Takemitsu

Honored for : Empire of Passion, Moeru Aki

Nominations 1979 »

Nominee Nominated Work
T?ru Takemitsu Moeru Aki","Empire of Passion
Yasushi Akutagawa The Demon
Masaru Satoh Kôtei no inai hachigatsu
Akira Ifukube Lady Ogin
Hikaru Hayashi Seishoku no Ishibumi

Yasushi Akutagawa

Honored for : Mount Hakkoda, Village of Eight Gravestones

Nominations 1978 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Yasushi Akutagawa Mount Hakkoda","Village of Eight Gravestones
Masaru Satoh The Yellow Handkerchief","The Alaska Story
T?ru Takemitsu Ballad of Orin
Yuji Ohno Proof of the Man
Hikaru Hayashi The Life of Chikuzan