The was held on 4 February 1996 in Kannai Hall, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
Awards Best Film: Love Letter Best Actor: Etsushi Toyokawa – Love Letter Best Actress: Miho Nakayama – Love Letter Best Supporting Actor: Kazuhiko Kanayama – Burai Heiya, Another Lonely Hitman Best Supporting Actress: Shinobu Nakayama – Gamera: Guardian of the Universe Best Director: Shūsuke Kaneko – Gamera: Guardian of the Universe Shunji Iwai – Love Letter Best New Director: Atsushi Muroga – Score Best Screenplay: Kazunori Itō – Gamera: Guardian of the Universe, Ghost in the Shell / Kōkaku Kidōtai Best Cinematography: Noboru Shinoda – Love Letter Best New Talent: Reiko Kataoka – Ai no Shinsekai, Kamikaze Taxi Sawa Suzuki – Yakuza Ladies: Blood Ties, Ai no Shinsekai, A Brief Message from the Heart, Teito Monogatari Gaiden Miki Sakai – Love Letter Best Technical: Shinji Higuchi – Gamera: Guardian of the Universe – For his special effects. Special Jury Prize: Score – For the actors who played the "Score Gangs". Special Prize: Ikuo Sekimoto – Yakuza Ladies: Blood Ties – For his work.
Best 10 Love Letter Gamera: Guardian of the Universe Ai no Shinsekai Kamikaze Taxi Gonin Burai Heiya Boxer Joe Tōkyō Kyōdai Ashita Score runner-up: Endless Waltz
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