The 12th edition of the Japan Academy Prize of the Japan Academy Film Prize Association was held on March 17, 1989 at the Grand Prince Hotel New Takanawa in Tokyo, Japan, awarding the best films of the year 1988, was presented by Tetsuya Takeda y Rino Katase.
The movie with the most nominations at the Japan Academy Prize 1989 was A Chaos of Flowers with 14 nominations and The film that won the most awards was The Silk Road, winning 8 of the 9 nominations.
Discover all the data and statistics about the Japan Academy PrizeTo below is the complete list of the nominees and winners of the 1989 Japan Academy Prize.
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What was the movie that won the Japan Academy Prize for Best Picture 1989?
The winning film of the Japan Academy Prize for Best Picture 1989 was Tonkô
Best Picture
Who won the Japan Academy Prize for Best Leading Actor in 1989?
The actor who won the Japan Academy Prize for Best Leading Actor in 1989 was Toshiyuki Nishida, for the movie Tonkô
Best Leading Actor
Who won the Japan Academy Prize for Best Leading Actress in 1989?
The actress who won the Japan Academy Prize for Best Leading Actress in 1989 was Sayuri Yoshinaga, for the movie Hana no ran (A Chaos of Flowers)
Best Leading Actress
Who won the Japan Academy Prize for Best Director in 1989?
The director who won the Japan Academy Prize for Best Director in 1989 was Junya Sato, for the film The Silk Road
Best Director
What was the movie that won the Japan Academy Prize for Best Foreign Language Film 1989?
The winning film of the Japan Academy Prize for Best Foreign Language Film 1989 was The Last Emperor
Best Foreign Language Film
Best Production Design
Best Cinematography
Best Film Editing
Best Lighting
Best Music (Score)
Best Screenplay
Best Sound
Best Supporting Actor
Best Supporting Actress
Most Popular Film Award
General summary of nominations and awards (Films)
| Film | Nominations | Awards | |
| A Chaos of Flowers | 14 | 2 | |
| The Discarnates | 11 | 2 | |
| The Silk Road | 9 | 8 | |
| Yushun | 7 | 2 | |
| Dauntaun hirozu | 7 | 1 | |
| A Taxing Woman II | 5 | 1 | |
| The Great Department Store Robbery | 4 | 0 | |
| Tomorrow | 4 | 0 | |
| Yojo no jidai | 3 | 0 | |
| Kizu | 3 | 0 | |
| Shiro and Marilyn | 3 | 1 | |
| Labyrinth of Flower Garden | 3 | 0 | |
| Bakayaro! I'm Plenty Mad | 3 | 0 | |
| Tsuru | 2 | 0 | |
| Anego | 2 | 0 | |
| Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis | 2 | 0 | |
| Lady Camellia | 2 | 1 | |
| Tora-san 39: Tora-san Plays Daddy | 2 | 0 |