Last year’s two recipients in the film category are Sunao Katabuchi and Hideaki Anno, both are 56-year-old.
On March 8, Japanese Government Agency for Cultural Affairs announced 18 recipients of the Minister of Education Award for Fine Arts for the year 2016.
Toho’s 29th Godzilla film became the top-grossing live-action film of the year with a massive 8.25 billion yen.