# Japan Academy Prize for Picture of the Year, 1990s

The ten films named Picture of the Year at the Japan Academy Prize from 1990 (13th) to 1999 (22nd).

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- May 19, 2020 · moviejunkie_wandering
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## Top 10

1. **Black Rain** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Shōhei Imamura (1990). From Masuji Ibuse's novel about the Hiroshima bomb.
2. **My Sons** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Yōji Yamada (1992). A father in Iwate and his son in Tokyo.
3. **Childhood Days** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Masahiro Shinoda (1991). A boy evacuated to the countryside during the war.
4. **Sumo Do, Sumo Don't** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Masayuki Suo (1993). A university sumo club on the verge of folding.
5. **A Class to Remember** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Yōji Yamada (1994). A night school teacher and his students.
6. **Crest of Betrayal** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Kinji Fukasaku (1995). A period piece that weaves Chūshingura into the Yotsuya ghost story.
7. **A Last Note** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Kaneto Shindō (1996). Haruko Sugimura's final film.
8. **Shall We Dance?** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Masayuki Suo (1997). A salaryman who takes up ballroom dancing.
9. **Princess Mononoke** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Hayao Miyazaki (1998). The first animated film to win.
10. **Begging for Love** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Hideyuki Hirayama (1999). A daughter's past of abuse by her mother.

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