Ōfuji Noburō Prize
The Ōfuji Noburō Prize ( Japanese 大 藤 信 郎 賞 , Ōfuji Noburō-shō ) is an award that has been awarded since 1962 as part of the Mainichi Eiga Concours and which is named after the cartoonist Noburō Ōfuji (1900–1961). Artistically outstanding animated films are honored.
When, in the 1980s, more and more productions from large studios instead of, as originally, small, experimental animated films were among the winners, it was decided to award a second prize for animation films at the Mainichi Eiga Concours. Since 1989, entertaining mainstream films have been awarded in the category “Best Animated Film” ( ア ニ メ ー シ ョ ン 映 画 賞 , animēshon eiga-shō ) and the Ōfuji Noburō Prize is restricted to smaller, artistically outstanding productions.
Except for the 1999 winner, The Old Man and the Sea by Russian director Alexander Petrow , all previous winners have been Japanese films ( anime ). Most often - five times each - films directed by Hayao Miyazaki and Kihachirō Kawamoto were awarded.
Award winners
- 1962: Aru machikado Monogatari ( あ る 街角 の 物語 ) by Osamu Tezuka
- 1963: Wanpaku Ōji no Daija taiji ( わ ん ぱ く 王子 の 大蛇 退 治 ) from the animation studio Tōei Dōga
- 1964: Satsujin - Murder ( 殺人 MURDER ) by Makoto Wada
- 1965
- Fushigi na kusuri ( ふ し ぎ な く す り ) by Tadanari Okamoto
- Ningen Dōbutsuen ( 人間 動物園 ), Love , Isu ( 椅子 ) and Aosu ( ア オ ス ) by Yōji Kuri
- 1966: Tenrankai no E ( 展 覧 会 の 絵 ) by Osamu Tezuka
- 1967: Heya ( 部屋 ) and Nippiki no sanma ( 二 匹 の サ ン マ ) by Yōji Kuri
- 1968: Minikui Ahiru no Ko ( み に く い あ ひ る の こ ) by Gakushū Kenkyūsha
- 1969: Yasashii Raion ( や さ し い ラ イ オ ン ) by Mushi Production (Director: Takashi Yanase )
- 1970: Hana to Mogura ( 花 と も ぐ ら ) and Home My Home ( ホ ー ム ・ マ イ ホ ー ム )
- 1971: Tenma no Torayan ( て ん ま の と ら や ん ) from Video Tōkyō
- 1972: Oni ( 鬼 ) by Kihachirō Kawamoto
- 1973: Namu Ichibyō Sokusai ( 南 無 一 病 息 災 ) from Echo
- 1974: Shijin no Shogai ( 詩人 の 生涯 ) by Kihachirō Kawamoto
- 1975: Mizu no Tane ( 水 の た ね ) by Tadanari Okamoto
- 1976: Dōjōji ( 道 成 寺 ) by Kihachirō Kawamoto
- 1977: Niji ni mutte ( 虹 に 向 か っ て ) by Dentsu Eigasha
- 1978: Prize not awarded
- 1979: The Castle of Cagliostro by the animation studio Tōkyō Movie Shinsha (Director: Hayao Miyazaki )
- 1980: Speed ( ス ピ ー ド ) by Taku Furukawa
- 1981: Goshu, the cellist from the animation studio Oh! Production (Director: Isao Takahata )
- 1982: Okon Jōruri ( お こ ん じ ょ う る り ) by Sakura Eigasha
- 1983: Barefoot through Hiroshima from Gen Production
- 1984: Nausicaä from the Valley of the Winds by Tokuma Shoten (Director: Hayao Miyazaki)
- 1985: Ginga Tetsudō no Yoru by Asahi Shinbunsha (Director: Gisaburō Sugii )
- 1986: The Castle in Heaven by Hayao Miyazaki and others
- 1987: Mori no Densetsu ( 森 の 伝 説 ) from the animation studio Tezuka Production (Director: Osamu Tezuka)
- 1988: My neighbor Totoro from Hayao Miyazaki
- 1989: Prize not awarded
- 1990: Ibara-hime, Mata wa Nemuri-hime ( い ば ら 姫 、 ま た は ね む り 姫 ) by Kihachirō Kawamoto
- 1991: Chūmon no Ōi Ryōriten ( 注 文 の 多 い 料理 店 ) by Sakura Eigasha
- 1992: Prize not awarded
- 1993: Ginga no Uo ( 銀河 の 魚 ) by Shigeru Tamura
- 1994: Prize not awarded
- 1995: Memories by Katsuhiro Ōtomo and others
- 1996: Rusuban ( る す ば ん ) from N&G Production
- 1997: Prize not awarded
- 1998: Mizu no sei - Kappa Hyakuzu ( 水 の 精 ・ 河 童 百 図 ) by Shirokumi
- 1999: The Old Man and the Sea by Alexander Petrow and others
- 2000: Blood - The Last Vampire by Hiroyuki Kitakubo
- 2001: Kujira Tori ( く じ ら と り ) from Studio Ghibli (Director: Hayao Miyazaki)
- 2002: Millennium Actress by Satoshi Kon
- 2003: Fuyu no Hi by Kihachirō Kawamoto and others
- 2004: Mind Game by Masaaki Yuasa
- 2005: tough guy! 2005 by Shintarō Kishimoto
- 2006: Tekkon Kinkreet by Michael Arias
- 2007: Kafka - Inaka isha ( カ フ カ 田 舎 医 者 ) by Kōji Yamamura
- 2008: Gake no Ue no Ponyo by Hayao Miyazaki
- 2009: Denshinbashira Elemi no Koi ( 電信 柱 エ レ ミ の 恋 ) by Hideto Nakata
- 2010: Prize not awarded
- 2011: 663114 by Isamu Hirabayashi
- 2012: Kayōchin ( 火 要 鎮 ) by Katsuhiro Ōtomo
- 2013: Umi ni ochita tsuki no hanashi ( 海 に 落 ち た 月 の 話 ) by Akira Oda
- 2014: Yodomi no Sawagi ( 澱 み の 騒 ぎ ) by Hana Ono
- 2015: Suijun Genten ( 水準 原点 ) by Ryō Orikasa
- 2016: In this Corner of the World ( こ の 世界 の 片 隅 に ) by Sunao Katabuchi
- 2017: Yoake Tsugeru Rū no Uta ( 夜 明 け 告 げ る ル ー の う た ) by Masaaki Yuasa
Web links
- List of winners in the Mainichi Eiga Concours (Japanese)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Anime News Network : Tokikake, Tekkon Kinkreet Receive Mainichi Japan Film Awards , January 20, 2007