Mainichi Film Award for Excellence Film

Mainichi Film Award for Excellence Film
Awarded for	Excellence film of the year
Country	Japan
First award	1976

The Mainichi Film Award for Excellence Film (日本映画優秀賞) is an award given at the Mainichi Film Awards.^[1]^[2]

Winners

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Year	Film
1976	Seishun no Satsujinsha Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset Brother and Sister
1977	The Life of Chikuzan Mount Hakkoda Ballad of Orin Nemu no Ki no Uta ga Kikoeru
1978	Third Base Empire of Passion The Love Suicides at Sonezaki Kaerazaru hibi
1979	Shōdō Satsujin Musuko Yo Taiyō o Nusunda Otoko Vengeance Is Mine No More Easy Life
1980	Zigeunerweisen A Distant Cry from Spring Nihyaku San Kōchi Virus
1981	Station Willful Murder Kofuku Enrai
1982	Suspicion Tōno Monogatari Farewell to the Land Mikan no Taikyoku
1983	The Family Game The Makioka Sisters Tokyo Trial The Ballad of Narayama
1984	The Funeral MacArthur's Children Mahjong hōrōki Ohan
1985	Sorekara Typhoon Club Fire Festival The Burmese Harp
1986	Uhohho tankentai House on Fire Final Take A Promise
1987	Itazu Kuma Eiga Joyū Tora-san Goes North The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On
1988	The Discarnates Kimurake no Hitobito Tomorrow The Silk Road
1989	Shaso Death of a Tea Master Dotsuitarunen Rikyu
1990	Sakura no Sono Dreams The Sting of Death Shiroi Te
1991	Rainbow Kids Rhapsody in August A Scene at the Sea Munō no Hito
1992	Seishun Dendeke Dekedeke The River with No Bridge Original Sin Tōki Rakujitsu
1993	Moving A Class to Remember Byōin de Shinu to Iukoto We Are Not Alone
1994	Ghost Pub 119 Crest of Betrayal Natsu no Niwa Friend Like a Rolling Stone
1995	Kura Sharaku Deep River Love Letter
1996	Village of Dreams A Class to Remember 2 Kids Return Nemuru Otoko
1997	The Eel Yūkai Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald
1998	A Class to Remember 3 Dr. Akagi Give It All Hana-bi
1999	Kikujiro Spellbound Keiho M/Other
2000	After the Rain Gohatto A Class to Remember 4 Nabbie's Love
2001	Waterboys Go Nihon no Kuroi Natsu: Enzai Battle Royale Hotal
2002	Out Letters from the Mountains KT Hush!
2003	Like Asura Zatoichi Spy Sorge Doppelganger
2004	Nobody Knows
2005	Princess Raccoon
2006	Hula Girls
2007	A Gentle Breeze in the Village
2008	All Around Us
2009	Mt. Tsurugidake
2010	Haru's Journey
2011	Saudade
2012	The Kirishima Thing
2013	Pecoross' Mother and Her Days
2014	The Light Shines Only There
2015	Journey to the Shore
2016	In This Corner of the World
2017	Wilderness
2018	The Chrysanthemum and the Guillotine
2019	The Journalist
2020	Underdog
2021	Under the Open Sky
2022	No Place to Go
2023	Shadow of Fire

References

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^ "コンクールの歴史" [History of Mainichi Film Award] (in Japanese). The Mainichi Newspapers. Retrieved 2015年04月25日.
^ "Mainichi Film Concours" (in Japanese). IMDb.com, Inc. Retrieved 2015年04月25日.

v t e Mainichi Film Awards
Awards	Best Film Excellence Film Director Cinematography Art Direction Animation Film Actor (1947–2023) Supporting Actor (1947–2023) Actress (1947–2023) Supporting Actress (1947–2023) Lead Performance (2024–present) Supporting Performance (2024–present) Film Score Foreign Film Screenplay Music Sound Recording Ōfuji Noburō Award

v t e Mainichi Film Award for Excellence Film
1976-1980	Seishun no Satsujinsha (1976) Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset (1976) Brother and Sister (1976) The Life of Chikuzan (1977) Mount Hakkoda (1977) Ballad of Orin (1977) Nemu no Ki no Uta ga Kikoeru (1977) Third Base (1978) Empire of Passion (1978) The Love Suicides at Sonezaki (1978) Kaerazaru hibi (1978) Shōdō Satsujin Musuko Yo (1979) The Man Who Stole the Sun (1979) Vengeance Is Mine (1979 No More Easy Life (1979) Zigeunerweisen (1980) A Distant Cry from Spring (1980) The Battle of Port Arthur (1980) Virus (1980)
1981-1990	Station (1981) Willful Murder (1981) Lonely Heart (1981) Enrai (1981) Suspicion (1982) Tōno Monogatari (1982) Farewell to the Land (1982) The Go Masters (1982) The Family Game (1983) The Makioka Sisters (1983) International Military Tribunal for the Far East (1983) The Ballad of Narayama (1983) The Funeral (1984) MacArthur's Children (1984) Mahjong hōrōki (1984) Ohan (1984) Sorekara (1985) Typhoon Club (1985) Fire Festival (1985) The Burmese Harp (1985) Uhohho Tankentai (1986) House on Fire (1986) Final Take (1986) A Promise (1986) Itazu Kuma (1987) Eiga Joyū (1987) Tora-san Goes North (1987) The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On (1987) The Discarnates (1988) Kimurake no Hitobito (1988) Tomorrow (1988) The Silk Road (1988) Shaso (1989) Death of a Tea Master (1989) Dotsuitarunen (1989) Rikyu (1989) The Cherry Orchard (1990) Dreams (1990) The Sting of Death (1990) Shiroi Te (1990)
1991–2000	Rainbow Kids (1991) Rhapsody in August (1991) A Scene at the Sea (1991) Munō no Hito (1991) Seishun Dendeke Dekedeke (1992) The River with No Bridge (1992) Original Sin (1992) Tōki Rakujitsu (1992) Moving (1993) A Class to Remember (1993) Byōin de Shinu to Iukoto (1993) We Are Not Alone (1993) Ghost Pub (1994) 119 (1994) Crest of Betrayal (1994) Natsu no Niwa Friend (1994) Bō no Kanashimi (1994) Kura (1995) Sharaku (1995) Deep River (1995) Love Letter (1995) Village of Dreams (1996) A Class to Remember 2 (1996) Kids Return (1996) Sleeping Man (1996) The Eel (1997) Yūkai (1997) Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald (1997) A Class to Remember 3 (1998) Dr. Akagi (1998) Give It All (1998) Hana-bi (1998) Kikujiro (1999) Jubaku: Spellbound (1999) Keiho (1999) M/Other (1999) After the Rain (2000) Gohatto (2000) A lass to Remember 4 (2000) Nabbie's Love (2000)
2001–2010	Waterboys (2001) Go (2001) Nihon no Kuroi Natsu: Enzai (2001) Battle Royale (2001) The Firefly (2001) Out (2002) Amidadō Dayori (2002) KT (2002) Hush! (2002) Like Asura (2003) Zatoichi (2003) Spy Sorge (2003) Doppelganger (2003) Nobody Knows (2004) Princess Raccoon (2005) Hula Girls (2006) A Gentle Breeze in the Village (2007) All Around Us (2008) Mt. Tsurugidake (2009) Haru's Journey (2010)
2011–2020	Saudade (2011) The Kirishima Thing (2012) Pecoross' Mother and Her Days (2013) The Light Shines Only There (2014) Journey to the Shore (2015) In This Corner of the World (2016) Wilderness (2017) The Chrysanthemum and the Guillotine (2018) The Journalist (2019) Underdog (2020)
2021–present	Under the Open Sky (2021) No Place to Go (2022) Shadow of Fire (2023)

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