Kinema Junpo Award for Best Film of the Year

The Kinema Junpo Award for Best Film of the Year, also called the Kinema Junpo Best Ten Award for Best Japanese Film is given by Japanese film magazine Kinema Junpo as part of its annual Kinema Junpo Best Ten awards. Each film selected into the Japanese Film Best Ten list receives an award, the highest ranked one becoming Best Japanese Film accordingly. The award was first given in 1927, but regarded the 1926 season (since then, every award has been given for movies released in the previous year). Here is a list of the award winners.