The of the Japan Academy Film Prize is one of the annual Awards given by the Japan Academy Film Prize Association.
Winners Nr.YearActorRole(s)Film11978Ken TakakuraYusaku ShimaCaptain TokushimaThe Yellow HandkerchiefMount Hakkoda21979Ken OgataSōkichi TakeshitaThe Demon31980Tomisaburo WakayamaShuzo KawaseOh My Son41981Ken TakakuraKōsaku TajimaKeisuke MiyagiA Distant Cry from SpringDōran51982Ken TakakuraEiji MikamiStation61983Mitsuru HirataYasuFall Guy71984Ken OgataTatsuheiKatsuzo ŌtaFusajiro ObamaThe Ballad of NarayamaThe GeishaThe Catch81985Tsutomu YamazakiWabisuke InoueSutekichi TokitoThe FuneralFarewell to the Ark91986Minoru ChiakiFuyukichi TakanoGray Sunset101987Ken OgataKatsura KazuoHouse on Fire111988Tsutomu YamazakiHideki GondōA Taxing Woman121989Toshiyuki NishidaZhu WangliThe Silk Road131990Rentarō MikuniIchinosuke SuzukiSen no RikyūTsuribaka NisshiRikyu141991Ittoku KishibeToshioThe Sting of Death151992Rentarō MikuniIchinosuke SuzukiAkio AsanoTsuribaka Nisshi 4My Sons161993Masahiro MotokiShuhei YamamotoSumo Do, Sumo Don't171994Toshiyuki NishidaMr. KuroiDensuke HamasakiA Class to RememberTsuribaka Nisshi 6181995Kōichi SatōTamiya IemonCrest of Betrayal191996Rentarō Mikuni Ha ShigunMitabi no Kaikyō201997Koji YakushoShohei SugiyamaShall We Dance?211998Koji YakushoTakuro YamashitaThe Eel221999Akira EmotoDr. Fuu AkagiDr. Akagi232000Ken TakakuraOtomatsu SatōPoppoya242001Akira TeraoIhei MisawaAfter the Rain252002Yōsuke KubozukaSugiharaGo262003Hiroyuki SanadaSeibei IguchiThe Twilight Samurai272004Kiichi NakaiYoshimura KanichiroWhen the Last Sword Is Drawn282005Akira TeraoSoichiro KajiHalf a Confession292006Hidetaka YoshiokaRyunosuke ChagawaAlways: Sunset on Third Street302007Ken WatanabeMasayuki SaekiMemories of Tomorrow312008Hidetaka YoshiokaRyunosuke ChagawaAlways: Sunset on Third Street 2322009Masahiro MotokiDaigo KobayashiDepartures332010Ken WatanabeHajime OnchiShizumanu Taiyō342011Satoshi TsumabukiYuichi ShimizuVillain352012Yoshio HaradaYoshi KazamatsuriSomeday362013Hiroshi AbeLuciusThermae Romae372014Ryuhei MatsudaMitsuya MajimeThe Great Passage382015Junichi OkadaKyuzo MiyabeThe Eternal Zero392016Kazunari NinomiyaKoji FukuharaNagasaki: Memories of My Son402017Kōichi SatōYoshinobu Mikami64: Part I412018Masaki SudaShinji SawamuraWilderness422019Koji YakushoShōgo ŌgamiThe Blood of Wolves432020Tori MatsuzakaTakumi SugiharaThe Journalist442021Tsuyoshi KusanagiNagisaMidnight Swan452022Hidetoshi NishijimaYūsuke KafukuDrive My Car462023Satoshi TsumabukiAkira KidoA Man472024Koji YakushoHirayamaPerfect Days482025Ryusei YokohamaKaburagiFaceless492026Ryo YoshizawaKikuo TachibanaKokuho
Multiple wins The following individuals received two or more Best Actor awards:
Wins Actor 4 Ken Takakura Koji Yakusho 3 Rentarō Mikuni Ken Ogata2 Masahiro Motoki Toshiyuki Nishida Kōichi Satō Akira Terao Satoshi Tsumabuki Ken Watanabe Tsutomu Yamazaki Hidetaka Yoshioka
References
External links Japan Academy Film Prize official website