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