17th Yokohama Film Festival

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Founded 1980		Festival date 4 February 1996
Location Kannai Hall, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

The 17th Yokohama Film Festival (第17回ヨコハマ映画祭) was held on 4 February 1996 in Kannai Hall, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.

Awards

Best Film: Love Letter

Best Actor: Etsushi Toyokawa – Love Letter

Best Actress: Miho Nakayama – Love Letter

Best Supporting Actor: Kazuhiko Kanayama – Burai Heiya, Shin Kanashiki Hittoman

Best Supporting Actress: Shinobu Nakayama – Gamera: Guardian of the Universe

Best Director:

Shūsuke Kaneko – Gamera: Guardian of the Universe

Shunji Iwai – Love Letter

Best New Director: Atsushi Muroga – Score

Best Screenplay: Kazunori Itō – Gamera: Guardian of the Universe, Ghost in the Shell ⁄ Kōkaku Kidōtai

Best Cinematography: Noboru Shinoda – Love Letter

Best New Talent:

Reiko Kataoka – Ai no Shinsekai, Kamikaze Taxi

Sawa Suzuki – Gokudo no Onna-tachi: Akai Kizuna, Ai no Shinsekai, Nihon Ichi Mijikai 'Haha' e no Tegami, Teito Monogatari Gaiden

Miki Sakai – Love Letter

Best Technical: Shinji Higuchi – Gamera: Guardian of the Universe – For his special effects.

Special Jury Prize: Score – For the actors who played the "Score Gangs".

Special Prize: Ikuo Sekimoto – Gokudo no Onna-tachi: Akai Kizuna – For his work.

runner-up. Endless Waltz

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