Japanese Academy Award / Best Screenplay
Since it was first awarded in 1978, the Japanese Academy Awards have honored the best directors in the Best Screenplay category ( Japanese 最 優秀 脚本 賞 sai yūshū kyakuhon shō ).
The films are listed according to the year in which they were awarded.
Award winners and nominees
1978-1979
year | Award winners | for the movie | Nominations |
1978 | Yōji Yamada | Shiawase no kiiroi hankachi |
Kaneto Shindō for From the Life of Chikuzan's Shinobu Hashimoto for Hakkodasan and Yatsu haka-mura Keiji Hasebe and Masahiro Shinoda for Hanare goze Orin Kōji Takada for Yakuza senso: Nihon no Don , Nippon no don: Yabohen , Hokurjuiku dairi senso and Nishijin Sin |
1979 | Kaneto Shindo | Hiorshi Ueda murder trial |
Kyohei Nakaoka and Toshiya Fujita for Kaerazaru hibi Masato Ide for Kichiku and Dainamaito dondon Shūji Terayama for Sādo Kinji Fukasaku , Tatsuo Nogami and Hirō Matsuda for Im Schatten des Shogun |