The Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role is an award presented annually by the Japan Academy Prize Association.
At the 1st Japan Academy Prize ceremony held in 1978, Kaori Momoi was the first winner of this award for her role in The Yellow Handkerchief. Since its inception, the award has been given to 36 actresses. Kimiko Yo has received the most awards in this category with three awards. As of the 2019 ceremony, Kirin Kiki is the most recent winner in this category for her role as Hatsue Shibata in Shoplifters.
Winners Year Actress Role(s) Film 1977(1st) 1978(2nd) Haruko Mizuno Seishoku no Ishibumi 1979(3rd) Haru Asano Vengeance Is Mine 1980 (4th) Zigeunerweisen 1981 (5th) ŌeiOmatsu Edo PornEijanaika 1982 (6th) To Trap a Kidnapper 1983 (7th) TamakoAzusa Ogata Dirty Hero (ja) 1984 (8th) Sen Nakamura Hissatsu: Sure Death 1985 (9th) Noriko Narumi W's TragedyHaru no Kane 1986 (10th) YaeMs. Ohana House on FireKokushi MusoPrussian Blue no Shōzō (ja) 1987 (11th) Kikugawa Yakuza Ladies 2 (ja)Tokyo Bordello (ja) 1988 (12th) TaeSakiko TaniguchiNoe Itō Wuthering HeightsHope and PainA Chaos of Flowers 1989 (13th) Shigeko Shizuma Buddies (ja)Black Rain 1990 (14th) Michiko HamasakiMutsuko Miyabayashi Tsuribaka Nisshi 2Tsuribaka Nisshi 3 (ja)A Paucity of Flying Dreams 1991 (15th) Seiko Kawashima No Worries on the Recruit FrontMy Sons 1992 (16th) Reiko The Oil-Hell MurderNetorare Sosuke 1993 (17th) Professor's Wife Madadayo 1994 (18th) Shizuko Ghost Pub 1995 (19th) A Last Note 1996 (20th) Shall We Dance? 1997 (21st) The Eel 1998 (22nd) Dr. Akagi 1999 (23rd) Kikujiro's Wife Kikujiro 2000 (24th) Okin After the Rain 2001 (25th) Go 2002 (26th) Grandma Oume Letters from the Mountains (ja) 2003 (27th) Like Asura 2004 (28th) Crying Out Love in the Center of the World 2005 (29th) Always Sanchōme no Yūhi 2006 (30th) Hula Girls 2007 (31st) (ja) I Just Didn't Do It 2008 (32nd) Departures 2009 (33rd) Dear Doctor 2010 (34th) Villain 2011 (35th) Rebirth (ja) 2012 (36th) Anata e 2013 (37th) Like Father, Like Son 2014 (38th) The Little House 2015 (39th) Nagasaki: Memories of My Son 2016 (40th) Her Love Boils Bathwater 2017 (41st) The Third Murder 2018 (42nd) Shoplifters 2019 (43rd) Yang Duan He Kingdom 2020 (44th) Wakana Kawakami The Asadas 2021 (45th) Mikiko Maruyama In the Wake 2022 (46th) Rie Taniguchi A Man 2023 (47th) Sumiko Ōta Godzilla Minus One 2024 (48th) Sayaka Ando Faceless 2025 (49th) Tamae Yoshii Night Flower
Multiple wins The following individuals received two or more Best Supporting Actress awards:
Wins Actress 3 Kimiko Yo Haru Kuroki 2 Mieko Harada Eri Ishida Kirin Kiki Masami Nagasawa Sakura Ando
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