42nd Yokohama Film Festival

The 42nd Yokohama Film Festival (第４２回ヨコハマ映画祭) was held on 5 February 2021. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the physical awards ceremony was cancelled and an official pamphlet was released on 5 February 2021. The winners had been notified on 5 December 2020, and given their prizes individually.

Awards

 * Best Film: - Labyrinth of Cinema
 * Best Director: Hideo Jojo - On the Edge of Their Seats and Dangerous Drugs of Sex
 * Yoshimitsu Morita Memorial Best New Director: Takuya Uchiyama - Sasaki In My Mind
 * Best Screenplay: Shin Adachi - A Beloved Wife and Underdog Parts 1 and 2
 * Best Cinematographer: Hidetoshi Shinomiya - Sasaki In My Mind and Town Of Headcounts
 * Best Actor: Kazunari Ninomiya - The Asadas
 * Best Actress: Asami Mizukawa - A Beloved Wife and Runway
 * Best Supporting Actor:
 * Shohei Uno - The Voice of Sin and The Real Thing
 * Naoto Ogata - Momi's House
 * Best Supporting Actress: Aju Makita - True Mothers and Child of the Stars
 * Best Newcomer:
 * Nana Mori - Last Letter, 461 Days of Bento: A Promise Between Father and Son, and Blue, Painful and Brittle
 * Kisetsu Fujiwara - Sasaki In My Mind and His
 * Hio Miyazawa - His
 * Sakurako Konishi - First Love, Fancy (2020 film), and Sasaki In My Mind
 * Examiner Special Award:: Gaku Hosokawa - Sasaki In My Mind
 * Special Grand Prize: Nobuhiko Obayashi and Kyoko Obayashi - Labyrinth of Cinema

Top 10

 * 1) Labyrinth of Cinema
 * 2) A Beloved Wife
 * 3) The Asadas
 * 4) True Mothers
 * 5) Wife of a Spy
 * 6) On the Edge of Their Seats
 * 7) The Voice of Sin
 * 8) The Real Thing
 * 9) I Never Shot Anyone
 * 10) Sasaki In My Mind
 * runner-up. 37 Seconds