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Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

Japan Academy Prize

The Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (?????????) of the Japan Academy Prize is one of the annual Awards given by the Nippon Academy-sho association (Japan Academy Prize Association).
Date Established : 1978

Check all the winners of Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role presented under Japan Academy Prize since 1978 .


Yōko Maki

Honored for : The Ravine of Goodbye

Nominations 2014 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Aya Ueto A Tale of Samurai Cooking: A True Love Story
Machiko Ono Like Father, Like Son
Yōko Maki The Ravine of Goodbye
Aoi Miyazaki The Great Passage
Kazuko Yoshiyuki Tokyo Family

Kirin Kiki

Honored for : Chronicle of My Mother

Nominations 2013 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Takako Matsu Dreams for Sale
Erika Sawajiri Helter Skelter
Kirin Kiki Chronicle of My Mother
Tamiyo Kusakari A Terminal Trust
Sayuri Yoshinaga A Chorus of Angels

Mao Inoue

Honored for : Rebirth

Nominations 2012 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Eri Fukatsu A Ghost of a Chance
Miki Nakatani Hankyu Railways - A 15-minute Miracle
Mao Inoue Rebirth
Aoi Miyazaki Tsure ga utsu ni narimashite
Masami Nagasawa Love Strikes!

Eri Fukatsu

Honored for : Villain

Nominations 2011 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Eri Fukatsu Villain
Takako Matsu Confessions
Sayuri Yoshinaga About Her Brother
Shinobu Terajima Caterpillar
Hiroko Yakushimaru A Good Husband

Takako Matsu

Honored for : Villon's Wife

Nominations 2010 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Takako Matsu Villon's Wife
Bae Doona Air Doll
Haruka Ayase Oppai Volleyball
Aoi Miyazaki Brass Knuckle Boys
Ryoko Hirosue Zero no shôten

Tae Kimura

Honored for : All Around Us

Nominations 2009 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Tae Kimura All Around Us
Sayuri Yoshinaga Kabei - Our Mother
Sayuri Yoshinaga Where The Legend Lives
Ryoko Hirosue Departures
Yukie Nakama I Want to Be a Shellfish

Kirin Kiki

Honored for : Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad

Nominations 2008 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Kirin Kiki Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
Shinobu Terajima Love Never to End
Miki Nakatani Happily Ever After
Rie Miyazawa The Invitation from Cinema Orion
Yukie Nakama Oh! Oku

Miki Nakatani

Honored for : Memories of Matsuko

Nominations 2007 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Miki Nakatani Memories of Matsuko
Kanako Higuchi Memories of Tomorrow
Rei Dan Love and Honor
Yasuko Matsuyuki Hula Girls
Masami Nagasawa Nada S?s?

Sayuri Yoshinaga

Honored for : Year One in the North

Nominations 2006 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Sayuri Yoshinaga Year One in the North
Koyuki Always: Sunset on Third Street
Y?ko Takeuchi Spring Snow
Mika Nakashima Nana
Yoshino Kimura The Samurai I Loved

Ky?ka Suzuki

Honored for : Blood and Bones

Nominations 2005 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ky?ka Suzuki Blood and Bones
Takako Tokiwa Akai Tsuki
Y?ko Takeuchi Be with You
Takako Matsu The Hidden Blade
Kyoko Fukada Kamikaze Girls

Shinobu Terajima

Honored for : Akame 48 Waterfalls

Nominations 2004 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Aya Ueto Azumi
Shinobu Terajima Akame 48 Waterfalls
Shinobu ?take Like Asura
Arisa Mizuki My House
Y?ko Takeuchi Yomigaeri

Rie Miyazawa

Honored for : The Twilight Samurai

Nominations 2003 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Rie Miyazawa The Twilight Samurai
Kanako Higuchi Letter from the Mountain
Makiko Esumi Inochi
Mieko Harada Out
Ky?ka Suzuki Ryoma's Wife, Her Husband and Her Lover

Keiko Kishi

Honored for : Kah-chan

Nominations 2002 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Keiko Kishi Kah-chan
Y?ko Tanaka The Firefly
Kyôko Koizumi Kaza-hana
Sayuri Yoshinaga Sennen no Koi Story of Genji
Narumi Yasuda Taiga no itteki

Sayuri Yoshinaga

Honored for : Nagasaki burabura bushi

Nominations 2001 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Sayuri Yoshinaga Nagasaki burabura bushi
Yoshiko Miyazaki After the Rain
Rena Tanaka First Love
Mitsuko Mori Kawa no nagare no you ni
Nanako Matsushima Whiteout

Shinobu ?take

Honored for : Poppoya

Nominations 2000 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Shinobu ?take Poppoya
Ky?ka Suzuki Keiho
Ryoko Hirosue Secret
Shinobu ?take The Black House
Shigeru Muroi Amateur Singing Contest

Mieko Harada

Honored for : Begging for Love

Nominations 1999 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Mieko Harada Begging for Love
Sayuri Yoshinaga Diary of Early Winter Shower
Shinobu ?take Gakko III: The New Voyage
Kayoko Kishimoto Fireworks
Nanako Matsushima Ring

Hitomi Kuroki

Honored for : Lost Paradise

Nominations 1998 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Nobuko Miyamoto Woman in Witness Protection
Best Actress
Hitomi Kuroki Lost Paradise
Ky?ka Suzuki Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald
Miho Nakayama Tokyo biyori
Misa Shimizu The Eel

Tamiyo Kusakari

Honored for : Shall We Dance?

Nominations 1997 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Tamiyo Kusakari Shall We Dance?
Eri Fukatsu Haru
Ayumi Ishida Gakko II
Chara Swallowtail
Nobuko Miyamoto Supermarket Woman

Y?ko Asano

Honored for : Kura

Nominations 1996 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Y?ko Asano Kura
Kumiko Akiyoshi Deep River
Yasuko Sawaguchi Himeyuri no Tô
Michiko Hada Hitodenashi no koi
Yukiyo Toake Nihon ichi mijikai 'Haha' e no tegami

Saki Takaoka

Honored for : Crest of Betrayal

Nominations 1995 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Saki Takaoka Crest of Betrayal
Yumi Adachi Ie naki ko
Tomoko Yamaguchi Ghost Pub
Sayuri Yoshinaga Turning Point
Rino Katase Shinonomerô onna no ran

Emi Wakui

Honored for : Rainbow Bridge

Nominations 1994 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Emi Wakui Rainbow Bridge
Shima Iwashita Shin gokudo no onna-tachi: Kakugoshiiya
Ruby Moreno All Under the Moon
Isako Washio Bloom in the Moonlight
Sayuri Yoshinaga Yearning

Yoshiko Mita

Honored for : T?ki Rakujitsu

Nominations 1993 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Yoshiko Mita T?ki Rakujitsu
Sayuri Yoshinaga Gekashitsu","Tengoku no Taizai
Yôko Minamino Kantsubaki","Watashi o daite soshite kisu shite
Nobuko Miyamoto Minbo
Shinobu ?take Original Sin","Nurses and Doctors

Tanie Kitabayashi

Honored for : Rainbow Kids

Nominations 1992 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Tanie Kitabayashi Rainbow Kids
Sachiko Murase Rhapsody in August
Youki Kudoh Sensou to seishun
Kanako Higuchi Kagerô","The Shimanto River
Shima Iwashita Shin gokudo no onna-tachi 63

Keiko Matsuzaka

Honored for : The Sting of Death

Nominations 1991 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Keiko Matsuzaka The Sting of Death
Nobuko Miyamoto Tales of a Golden Geisha
Shima Iwashita Childhood Days","Gokudo no onna-tachi: Saigo no tatakai
Yoshiko Sakuma Isan sôzoku
Riho Makise Tugumi","Tokyo Heaven

Yoshiko Tanaka

Honored for : Black Rain

Nominations 1990 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Yoshiko Tanaka Black Rain
Sumiko Fuji Buddies
Y?ko Kotegawa Afternoon When Flowers Fell
Yoshiko Mita Rikyu","Gokudo no onna-tachi: San-daime ane","Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial
Yukiyo Toake Shaso

Sayuri Yoshinaga

Honored for : Tsuru, A Chaos of Flowers

Nominations 1989 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Sayuri Yoshinaga Tsuru","A Chaos of Flowers
Narumi Yasuda Bakayaro! I'm Plenty Mad","Marilyn ni aitai
Nobuko Miyamoto A Taxing Woman's Return
Keiko Matsuzaka Lady Camellia","The Great Department Store Robbery
Yuki Sait? Oracion","Sayonara no onnatachi

Nobuko Miyamoto

Honored for : A Taxing Woman

Nominations 1988 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Nobuko Miyamoto A Taxing Woman
Sayuri Yoshinaga Actress
Yuki Sait? Koisuru Onnatachi","Totto Channel
Yoshiko Mita Wakarenu riyû
Yukiyo Toake Yogisha","Gokudo no onna-tachi 2","River of Fireflies

Ayumi Ishida

Honored for : House on Fire, Tokei \u2013 Adieu l'hiver

Nominations 1987 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ayumi Ishida House on Fire","Tokei \u2013 Adieu l'hiver
Shima Iwashita Gokudô no onna-tachi","Gonza the Spearman
Keiko Matsuzaka House on Fire","Beyond the Shining Sea
Ruriko Asaoka Rokumeikan
Chieko Baisho Lost in the Wilderness","Women Who Do Not Divorce

Mitsuko Baisho

Honored for : Ikiteru uchiga hana nanoyo shin-dara sore madeyo to sengen, Love Letter, Let Him Rest in Peace

Nominations 1986 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Mitsuko Baisho Ikiteru uchiga hana nanoyo shin-dara sore madeyo to sengen","Love Letter","Let Him Rest in Peace
Yukiyo Toake Gray Sunset","Oar
Shima Iwashita Time of Wickedness","Shokutaku no nai ie","Legend of the Holy Woman
Hiroko Yakushimaru W's Tragedy
Sayuri Yoshinaga Yumechiyo nikki

Sayuri Yoshinaga

Honored for : Station to Heaven, Ohan

Nominations 1985 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Sayuri Yoshinaga Station to Heaven","Ohan
Nobuko Miyamoto The Funeral
Masako Natsume MacArthur's Children
Keiko Matsuzaka Shanghai Rhapsody","Make-up
Miwako Fujitani The Miracle of Joe Petrel","The Horizon

Rumiko Koyanagi

Honored for : Hakujasho

Nominations 1984 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Rumiko Koyanagi Hakujasho
Y?ko Tanaka Tora-san, the Expert","Amagi Pass
Masako Natsume Time and Tide","The Catch
Sumiko Sakamoto The Ballad of Narayama
Kimiko Ikegami The Geisha

Keiko Matsuzaka

Honored for : Fall Guy, Dotonbori River

Nominations 1983 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Keiko Matsuzaka Dotonbori River","Fall Guy
Kaori Momoi Suspicion","The Gate of Youth Part 2
Masako Natsume Onimasa
Y?ko Tanaka The Rape
Ayumi Ishida The Dropout","Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san

Keiko Matsuzaka

Honored for : The Gate of Youth, Tora-san's Love in Osaka

Nominations 1982 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Keiko Matsuzaka The Gate of Youth","Tora-san's Love in Osaka
Shima Iwashita Island of the Evil Spirits
Chieko Baisho Station
Kaori Momoi Why Not?
Eri Ishida Enrai

Chieko Baisho

Honored for : A Distant Cry from Spring, Tora's Tropical Fever

Nominations 1981 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Chieko Baisho A Distant Cry from Spring","Tora's Tropical Fever
Sayuri Yoshinaga Dôran
Setsuko Karasuma Shiki Natsuko
Naoko Otani Zigeunerweisen
Keiko Matsuzaka Bad Sorts

Kaori Momoi

Honored for : Mo hozue wa tsukanai, Kamisama No Kureta Akanbô

Nominations 1980 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Kaori Momoi Mo hozue wa tsukanai","Kamisama No Kureta Akanbô
Shinobu ?take Oh! The Nomugi Pass
Junko Miyashita Woman with Red Hair
Keiko Matsuzaka The Three Undelivered Letters
Hideko Takamine My Son! My Son!

Shinobu ?take

Honored for : The Incident

Nominations 1979 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Shinobu ?take The Incident
Kazuko Yoshiyuki Empire of Passion
Meiko Kaji Double Suicide of Sonezaki
Keiko Matsuzaka The Incident
Naomi Tani Dan Oniroku bara no nikutai

Shima Iwashita

Honored for : Ballad of Orin

Nominations 1978 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Shima Iwashita Ballad of Orin
Keiko Kishi The Devil's Ballad
Momoe Yamaguchi Shunkinsh?","Sweet Revenge","Dorodarake no junjô
Chieko Baisho The Yellow Handkerchief","Tora-san Meets His Lordship","Tora-san Plays Cupid
Kumiko Akiyoshi Mount Hakkoda","Totsuzen arashi no youni","Sugata Sanshiro