17th Yokohama Film Festival

The 17th Yokohama Film Festival (第17回ヨコハマ映画祭) was held on 4 February 1996 in Kannai Hall, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.

Awards

 * Best Film: Love Letter
 * Best Actor: Etsushi Toyokawa – Love Letter
 * Best Actress: Miho Nakayama – Love Letter
 * Best Supporting Actor: Kazuhiko Kanayama – Burai Heiya, Shin Kanashiki Hittoman
 * Best Supporting Actress: Shinobu Nakayama – Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
 * Best Director:
 * Shūsuke Kaneko – Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
 * Shunji Iwai – Love Letter
 * Best New Director: Atsushi Muroga – Score
 * Best Screenplay: Kazunori Itō – Gamera: Guardian of the Universe, Ghost in the Shell / Kōkaku Kidōtai
 * Best Cinematography: Noboru Shinoda – Love Letter
 * Best New Talent:
 * Reiko Kataoka – Ai no Shinsekai, Kamikaze Taxi
 * Sawa Suzuki – Gokudo no Onna-tachi: Akai Kizuna, Ai no Shinsekai, Nihon Ichi Mijikai 'Haha' e no Tegami, Teito Monogatari Gaiden
 * Miki Sakai – Love Letter
 * Best Technical: Shinji Higuchi – Gamera: Guardian of the Universe – For his special effects.
 * Special Jury Prize: Score – For the actors who played the "Score Gangs".
 * Special Prize: Ikuo Sekimoto – Gokudo no Onna-tachi: Akai Kizuna – For his work.

Best 10

 * 1) Love Letter
 * 2) Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
 * 3) Ai no Shinsekai
 * 4) Kamikaze Taxi
 * 5) Gonin
 * 6) Burai Heiya
 * 7) Boxer Joe
 * 8) Tōkyō Kyōdai
 * 9) Ashita
 * 10) Score
 * runner-up. Endless Waltz