18th Yokohama Film Festival

The 18th Yokohama Film Festival (第18回ヨコハマ映画祭) was held on 2 February 1997 in Kannai Hall, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.

Awards

 * Best Film: Kids Return
 * Best Actor:
 * Tadanobu Asano – Picnic, Focus, Helpless, Acri
 * Kōji Yakusho – Shall We Dance?, Nemuru Otoko, Shabu Gokudō
 * Best Actress: Eri Fukatsu – Haru
 * Best Supporting Actor: Ryo Ishibashi – Kids Return
 * Best Supporting Actress: Reiko Kusamura – Shall We Dance?
 * Best Director: Masayuki Suo – Shall We Dance?
 * Best New Director: Sabu – Dangan Runner
 * Best Screenplay: Yoshimitsu Morita – Haru
 * Best Cinematography: Katsumi Yanagishima – Kids Return
 * Best New Talent:
 * Masanobu Andō – Kids Return
 * Chara – Picnic, Swallowtail
 * Tamiyo Kusakari – Shall We Dance?
 * Special Jury Prize: Kaizo Hayashi – Waga Jinsei Saiaku no Toki, Harukana Jidai no Kaidan o, and Wana
 * Special Prize: Tetsuya Watari Waga Kokoro no Ginga Tetsudō: Miyazawa Kenji Monogatari (Career)

Best 10

 * 1) Kids Return
 * 2) Shall We Dance?
 * 3) Boys Be Ambitious
 * 4) Haru
 * 5) Biriken
 * 6) Tokiwasō no Seishun
 * 7) Ohigara mo Yoku Goshūshōsama
 * 8) Shabu Gokudō
 * 9) Gamera 2: Attack of Legion
 * 10) Okaeri
 * runner-up. Swallowtail