The 2009 Elan d'or Awards, sponsored by the All Nippon Producers Association, were presented in Tokyo on Thursday. The highlight of the ceremony was the newcomer awards, given to six young celebrities: Eita, Meisa Kuroki, Erika Toda, Shota Matsuda, Haruma Miura, and Aoi Miyazaki.
"Okuribito" won the prize for best film, while "Atsuhime" was chosen as best drama. The respective producers of those works, Toshiaki Nakazawa and Motohiko Sano, earned Best Producer honors. Producers Masaaki Wakasugi, Junichi Kozuki, and Motohiro Matsumoto received honorable mention awards.
Special prizes were given to the late director Kon Ichikawa and the late actor Ken Ogata.
Here are a few more photos from the Elandor Awards. Also, a few new videos are available. 2 from the Elandor event under "TV" and a Crows Zero II Teaser 2 under "CMs."
Haruma attended the award ceremony yesterday and received his award piece for his role in "Naoko" film. Congratulations to him again for all his hard work and efforts! Here are some photos of him at the show.
[edit] Photos from the Elandor award ceremony he attended on February 5, 2009.
Crows Zero II's official site has updated and added in a trailer for viewing! There's not that much of a difference except that it's about 1 minute longer than the teaser, and a second more of Haruma can be seen at around 1min, 12sec. Enjoy
Research firm Oricon conducted a survey of 1,000 young men and women, asking them which actors they have high expectations for in 2009.
The #1 answer was Haruma Miura, who ranked third in last year's survey. Miura landed his first starring drama role this past fall when he played a genius hacker in "Bloody Monday."
The winners of the 63rd Mainichi Film Awards were announced on Wednesday. This year's Grand Prize was taken by Yojiro Takita's "Okuribito," continuing its trophy-winning streak.
The awards will be presented on February 4. The winners are as follows:
* Grand Prize: Okuribito (directed by Yojiro Takita) * Best Film: Gururi no Koto (directed by Ryosuke Hashiguchi) * Best Foreign Film: The Dark Knight * Best Actor: Hiroshi Abe (Aoi Tori, Aruitemo Aruitemo) * Best Actress: Eiko Koike (Seppun) * Best Supporting Actor: Masato Sakai (After School, Climber's High, Jersey no Futari) * Best Supporting Actress: Keiko Matsuzaka (Hotaru no Haka) * Sponichi Grand Prix Newcomer Award: Haruma Miura (Naoko), Riisa Naka (Junkissa Isobe) * Kinuyo Tanaka Award: Kimiko Yo * Best Director: Koji Wakamatsu (United Red Army) * Best Screenplay: Ryosuke Hashiguchi (Gururi no Koto) * Best Cinematography: Tomohiko Tsuji (United Red Army) * Best Art Direction: Kyoko Yauchi (Nishi no Majo ga Shinda) * Best Music: Taro Iwashiro (Yami no Kodomotachi) * Best Sound: Satoshi Ozaki (Okuribito) * Technical Award: Towako Kuwajima, Takayuki Masuo, Shinji Tsuchiya, Masahide Yanagawase (visual effects in Pako to Mahou no Ehon) * Best Animated Film: The Sky Crawlers (directed by Mamoru Oshii) * Noburo Ofuji Award: Gake no Ue no Ponyo, for Hayao Miyazaki's creative expression * Best Documentary: Hana wa Doko e Itta (directed by Masako Sakata) * Fan Award (Domestic Film): Watashi wa Kai ni Naritai * Fan Award (Foreign Film): Red Cliff: Part I * Special awards: director Kon Ichikawa, actor Ken Ogata, cinematographer Hiroshi Kusuda
Source: Sponichi, Mainichi, Tokyograph
Congratulations to Haruma! He's doing a terrific job. The ceremony for the Grand Prix Prize as newcomer for "Naoko" will be held February 4, 2009. Also, it appears that he won an Elandor award and that ceremony will be held February 5, 2009.