Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Lighting DirectionCheck all the winners of Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Direction. |
| Year | Winner | Winner Work | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 |
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Kôichi Watanabe | Unforgiven |
| 2013 |
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Takashi Sugimoto | A Chorus of Angels |
| 2012 |
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Masao Kanazawa | Rebirth |
| 2011 |
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Yoshi Watabe | 13 Assassins |
| 2010 |
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Takayuki Kawabe | Mt. Tsurugidake |
| 2009 |
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Hitoshi Takaya | Departures |
| 2008 |
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Yoshitake Hikita | Bizan |
| 2007 |
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Takeshi Nakasu | Love and Honor |
| 2006 |
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Ken'ichi Mizuno | Always: Sunset on Third Street |
| 2005 |
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Yuuki Nakamura | Crying Out Love, In the Center of the World |
| 2004 |
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Hitoshi Takaya | Zat?ichi |
| 2003 |
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Genken Nakaoka | The Twilight Samurai |
| 2002 |
|
Hitoshi Takaya | Go |
| 2001 |
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Takeji Sano | After the Rain |
| 2000 |
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Mitsuo Watanabe | Poppoya |
| 1999 |
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Nariyuki Ueda | Begging for Love |
| 1998 |
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Hideki Mochizuki | Yukai |
| 1997 |
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Tatsuya Osada | Shall We Dance? |
| 1996 |
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Ken'ichi Mizuno | Sharaku |
| 1995 |
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Toshio Nakajima | Crest of Betrayal |
| 1994 |
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Takeji Sano | Madadayo, Rainbow Bridge |
| 1993 |
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Hideo Kumagai | O-Roshiya-koku suimu-tan |
| 1992 |
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Takeji Sano | Rhapsody in August |
| 1991 |
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Hiroshi Matsui | The Sting of Death |
| 1990 |
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Yasuo Iwaki | Death of a Tea Master, Black Rain |
| 1989 |
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Shigeru Umetani | The Silk Road |
| 1988 |
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Tadaaki Shimada | River of Fireflies |
| 1987 |
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Yoshiaki Masuda | House on Fire |
| 1986 |
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Kazuo Yabe | And Then, Checkers in Tan Tan tanuki |
| 1985 |
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Takeji Sano | MacArthur's Children |
| 1984 |
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Yoshiaki Masuda | Ninja Wars, The Geisha |
| 1983 |
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Toshio Yamaguchi | To Trap a Kidnapper |
| 1982 |
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Tadaaki Shimada | Muddy River |
| 1981 |
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Shigeru Umetani | 203 kochi |
| 1980 |
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Yasuo Iwaki | Vengeance Is Mine |
