Following The 71st Mainichi Film Awards announced last week, Toho’s 29th Japanese Godzilla film, Shin Godzilla was again chosen as the best Japanese film of 2016.
The award was established by The Association of Tokyo Film Journalists in 1950, and has been sponsored by the seven major sports newspapers in Japan (Sports Hochi, Daily Sports, Sankei Sports, Tokyo Chunichi Sports, Tokyo Sports, Sports Nippon, Nikkan Sports).
The 59th Blue Ribbon Awards announced its winners today on January 26.