30th Yokohama Film Festival

The 30th Yokohama Film Festival (第30回ヨコハマ映画祭) was held on 1 February 2009 in Kannai Hall, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.

Awards

 * Best Film: Yōjirō Takita – Departures
 * Best Actor: Kaoru Kobayashi – Kyūka and Kanki no Uta
 * Best Actress: Eiko Koike – The Kiss
 * Best Supporting Actor: Hidetoshi Nishijima – Kyūka, Tōnan Kadobeya Nikai no Onna, Oka o Koete
 * Best Supporting Actress:
 * Ryōko Hirosue – Departures
 * Kimiko Yo – Departures, Maboroshi no Yamataikoku, Oka o Koete
 * Best Director: Yōjirō Takita – Departures
 * Best New Director: Yoshitaka Mori – Hyaku Hachi
 * Best Screenplay: Kunitoshi Manda and Tamami Manda – The Kiss
 * Best Cinematographer: Akiko Ashizawa – Tokyo Sonata, Kimi no Tomodachi, Shiawase no Kaori
 * Best New Talent:
 * Riisa Naka – Cafe Isobe
 * Anna Ishibashi – Kimi no Tomodachi
 * Sarara Tsukifune – Sekai de Ichiban Utsukushii Yoru
 * Special Jury Prize: Yoshitaka Mori – Hatsuratsu to Shite Suteki na Yokohama Eiga no Tanjō ni

Best 10

 * 1) Departures
 * 2) Gururi no koto
 * 3) Still Walking
 * 4) Children of the Dark
 * 5) United Red Army
 * 6) The Kiss
 * 7) Tokyo Sonata
 * 8) Climber's High
 * 9) Kimi no Tomodachi
 * 10) Kyūka
 * runner-up. One Million Yen Girl