The is the 6th edition of the Japan Film Professional Awards. It awarded the best of 1996 in film. The ceremony took place on April 12, 1997, at Theatre Shinjuku in Tokyo.
Awards Best Film: Best Director: Takeshi Kitano (Kids Return) Best Actress: Maiko Kawakami () Best Actor: Tadanobu Asano (, ) Best New Director: Shinji Aoyama (, Chinpira) Special: () Best Distinguished Service: Tomorowo Taguchi (Midori, Dangan Runner) Best Distinguished Service: ()
10 best films (Shinji Aoyama) Kids Return (Takeshi Kitano) Young Thugs: Innocent Blood (Kazuyuki Izutsu) () Don't Look Up (Hideo Nakata) (Makoto Shinozaki) Romance (Shunichi Nagasaki) (Takashi Ishii)
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