Blue Ribbon Award 2020-2029
Movies to watch awarded or nominated in the Blue Ribbon Awards in the '20s
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- DirectorRyôta NakanoStarsKazunari NinomiyaSatoshi TsumabukiHaru KurokiWhen disaster strikes Japan in the form of a tsunami and subsequent nuclear reactor meltdown, a young photographer copes with tragedy by creating photographic portraits of his family.
- DirectorSetsurô WakamatsuStarsKen WatanabeHidetaka YoshiokaRiho YoshiokaWorkers at the Fukushima Daiichi facility in Japan risk their lives and stay at the nuclear power plant to prevent total destruction after the region is devastated by an earthquake and tsunami in 2011.
- DirectorRyô TanakaStarsYôsuke EguchiYuta FurukawaGaku HamadaSet in Langkawi, Malaysia, the con artists: Dako (Masami Nagasawa), Boku-chan (Masahiro Higashide), and Richard (Fumiyo Kohinata) target the Fuu Family when their head of the family passed away and he left behind 10 trillion yen.
- DirectorIsao YukisadaStarsKento YamazakiMayu MatsuokaKan'ichirô SatôNagata is the director of a theater troupe. Unfortunately, he is rather unsuccessful on his finances which makes the crew has little confidence in him.
- DirectorTatsushi ÔmoriStarsMasami NagasawaSadao AbeHalo AsadaAkiko (Masami Nagasawa) is a single mother and her son is Shuhei (Sho Gunji). Akiko casually has sex with other men, including Ryo (Sadao Abe). Akiko is the only person whom Shuhei can rely on. One day, Shuhei makes a shocking decision.
- DirectorEiji UchidaStarsTsuyoshi KusanagiMisaki HattoriShunsuke TanakaNagisa is transgender. She grew up in Hiroshima as a man, but now lives in Shinjuku, Tokyo as a woman. Due to an incident, she begins to live with middle school student Ichika, who is a distant relative. Ichika has been neglected by her mother Saori. From living in solitude by herself, to now living with Ichika, Nagisa develops maternal instincts for the first time.
- DirectorKazuya ShiraishiStarsShô AoyagiMiwako KakeiHiroto KanaiSet several years after The Blood Of Wolves and Ogami Shogo's death in the Western city of Hiroshima, the detective's plan to surround and control the yakuza low-lives has been implemented and is working. Much bloodshed and potential death has been prevented. However, the release of one criminal element places everything in jeopardy.
- DirectorMasato HaradaStarsJun'ichi OkadaKô ShibasakiRyohei SuzukiSet in the 19th century, "Moeyo Ken" follows the life of Toshizo Hijikata. He was the vice-commander of the Shinsengumi and fought against the Meiji Restoration.
- DirectorMiwa NishikawaStarsKoji YakushoSeiji RokkakuYukiya KitamuraA lifelong Yakuza, released from prison after 13 years, journeys to find the mother who abandoned him as a child. He is hindered by his gangster past and struggles to adapt to his new life outside of prison.
- DirectorArthur HarariStarsYûya EndôKanji TsudaYûya MatsuuraWhen Japan surrenders at the end of World War II, soldier Hiroo Onoda retreats into the jungles of the Philippines to continue the war himself for another 10,000 days.
- DirectorRyûsuke HamaguchiStarsHidetoshi NishijimaTôko MiuraReika KirishimaA renowned stage actor and director learns to cope with a big personal loss when he receives an offer to direct a production of Uncle Vanya in Hiroshima.
- DirectorChie HayakawaStarsChieko BaishôHayato IsomuraStefanie ArianneGovernment program Plan 75 encourages senior citizens to be euthanized to remedy an aged society. An elderly woman whose means of survival are vanishing, a pragmatic Plan 75 salesman, and a Filipino laborer face choices of life and death.
- DirectorKei IshikawaStarsSakura AndôMasataka KubotaYôko MakiAkira works as a lawyer. One day, he meets with his former client Rie, who asks Akira to perform a background check on her late husband Daisuke.
- DirectorTakashi YamazakiStarsMinami HamabeRyunosuke KamikiSakura AndôPost-war Japan is at its lowest point when a new crisis emerges in the form of a giant monster, baptized in the horrific power of the atomic bomb.
- DirectorAkihiro TodaStarsRuka IshikawaYuki KuraYûki MorinagaA woman is driven to shroud her identity, caught in a web of secrecy. As she conceals herself, the intricate layers of her hidden life unravel, revealing her
- DirectorKore-eda HirokazuStarsSakura AndôEita NagayamaSoya KurokawaA mother demands answers from her son's teacher when her son begins acting strangely.
- DirectorYôji YamadaStarsSayuri YoshinagaYô ÔizumiMei NaganoAkio, an HR worker, visits his transformed mother Fukue in Tokyo. Baffled by her new lively self, he encounters a friendly neighbor. Through these interactions, Akio gains new perspectives, noticing overlooked aspects of life.
- DirectorYoshiyuki KishiStarsYui AragakiNozomi BandôAyaka HigashinoHiroki Terai is a prosecutor at the Yokohama Public Prosecutors' Office. He is married and and has a elementary school aged son, who is often truant. Hiroki worries his son might shut himself off from the outside world. Meanwhile, Natsuki Kiryu is a contract worker at a Hiroshima shopping mall. She has a peculiar habit and keeps it a secret. Her secret is that she wants to disconnect from the outside world. Due to the accidental death of a person, Hiroki and Natsuki become connected with each other.
- DirectorYong-hwa KimStarsSol Kyung-guDo Kyung-sooKim Hee-aeA man is left in space due to an unfortunate accident while another man on Earth struggles to bring him back safely.
- DirectorMasato HaradaStarsSakura AndôNoriko EguchiTokiko KitagawaA grifter and her loose-cannon brother get their hands on a massive amount of money, but their ill-gotten gains puts a huge target on their back.
- DirectorTatsuya MoriStarsKoshi MisakiYuka KouriAkira EmotoA incident happened on 1923 on the Great Kanto earthquake
- DirectorTetsu MaedaStarsKen'ichi MatsuyamaMasami NagasawaOji SuzukaA community is shocked when the bodies of an elderly man and the manager of a home-visit nursing centre are found. The passing of 42 elderly patients is connected to Shiba, a caretaker recognised for his affection and dedication.
- DirectorAyuko TsukaharaStarsRen MeguroMio ImadaSato ArataAn unhappy young woman from an abusive family is married off to a fearsome and chilly army commander. But the two learn more about each other, love may have a chance.
- DirectorYusaku MatsumotoStarsMasahiro HigashideTakahiro MiuraHidetaka YoshiokaProgrammer Isamu Kaneko is arrested as the creator of Winny, a peer-to-peer file-sharing program that quickly became the software of choice for online piracy in Japan.
- DirectorIzuru NarushimaStarsNana MoriMaki SakaiMasaki SudaMasajiro Miyazawa, a pawn shop owner, has two sons, Kenji and Toshi. Kenji refuses to take over, while Toshi is wise and gives advice.