Anime Wins at 59th Annual Mainichi Film Awards

Three anime films were recognized at the 59th Annual Mainichi Film Awards, sponsored by the Mainichi Newspaper and the Sports Nippon Newspaper. Studio 4C’s film Mind Game was awarded the Noburoh Ohfuji Award for technical excellence in a commercial animation. Director Makoto Shinkai’s The Place Promised In Our Early Days was awarded the prestigious Noburoh Ohfuji Award for technical excellence in an independantly produced animation. This is the second major award for Mind Game. Last year the film was awarded the media art grand prize by Japan’s Agency for Cultural Affairs. Other films that have won the Noburoh Ohfuji Award include Night on the Galactic Railroad, Millennium Actress and Memories.

Hayao Miyazaki’s film Howl’s Moving Castle was voted best film of the competition, live action or animation, by the competition’s general audience. Howl recieved 1,731 out of the 7,464 votes cast.

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