19th Yokohama Film Festival

The 19th Yokohama Film Festival (第19回ヨコハマ映画祭) was held on 8 February 1998 in Kannai Hall, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.

Awards

 * Best Film: Onibi
 * Best Actor: Yoshio Harada – Onibi
 * Best Actress: Kyōka Suzuki – Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald
 * Best Supporting Actor:
 * Masahiko Nishimura – Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald, Marutai no Onna
 * Isao Bitoh – Sharan Q no enka no hanamichi
 * Best Supporting Actress: Reiko Kataoka – Onibi
 * Best Director: Rokurō Mochizuki – Onibi, Koi Gokudō
 * Best New Director: Kōki Mitani – Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald
 * Best Screenplay: Masato Harada – Bounce Ko Gals
 * Best Cinematography: Yoshitaka Sakamoto – Bounce Ko Gals
 * Best New Talent:
 * Ryōko Hirosue – 20-seiki Nostalgia
 * Yukiko Okamoto – Bounce Ko Gals
 * Hitomi Satō – Bounce Ko Gals
 * Yasue Sato – Bounce Ko Gals
 * Special Jury Prize: Sharan Q no enka no hanamichi

Best 10

 * 1) Onibi
 * 2) Bounce Ko Gals
 * 3) Kizu darake no Tenshi
 * 4) Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald
 * 5) Postman Blues
 * 6) Yūkai
 * 7) Sharan Q no enka no hanamichi
 * 8) Tōkyō Biyori
 * 9) My Secret Cache
 * 10) Princess Mononoke
 * runner-up. Watashitachi ga Sukidatta Koto