Japan Academy Film Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role

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.

Japan Academy Prize for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Awarded forBest Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
CountryJapan
Presented byJapan Academy Prize Association
First awarded1978
Currently held bySakura Ando
A Man (2022)
Websitejapan-academy-prize.jp

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

YearActressRole(s)FilmRef.
1977
(1st)
Kaori MomoiAkemi OgawaThe Yellow Handkerchief[1]
1978
(2nd)
Shinobu OtakeYoshiko Sakai
Haruko Mizuno
The Incident
Seishoku no Ishibumi
[2]
1979
(3rd)
Mayumi OgawaReiko Karasawa
Haru Asano
The Three Undelivered Letters
Vengeance Is Mine
[3]
1980
(4th)
Michiyo ŌkusuShuko AochiZigeunerweisen[4]
1981
(5th)
Yūko TanakaŌei
Omatsu
Edo Porn
Eijanaika
[5]
1982
(6th)
Rumiko KoyanagiYoshie FuruyaTo Trap a Kidnapper[6]
1983
(7th)
Atsuko AsanoTamako
Azusa Ogata
The Geisha
Dirty Hero (ja)
[7]
1984
(8th)
Kin SugaiKikue Amamiya
Sen Nakamura
The Funeral
Hissatsu: Sure Death
[8]
1985
(9th)
Yoshiko MitaSho Hatori
Noriko Narumi
W's Tragedy
Haru no Kane
[9]
1986
(10th)
Mieko HaradaKeiko Yajima
Yae
Ms. Ohana
House on Fire
Kokushi Muso
Prussian Blue no Shōzō (ja)
[10]
1987
(11th)
Rino KataseAsami Enoki
Kikugawa
Yakuza Ladies 2 (ja)
Tokyo Bordello (ja)
[11]
1988
(12th)
Eri IshidaTae
Sakiko Taniguchi
Noe Itō
Wuthering Heights
Hope and Pain
A Chaos of Flowers
[12]
1989
(13th)
Etsuko IchiharaSenkichi MizutaBuddies (ja)[13]
1990
(14th)
Eri IshidaMichiko Hamasaki
Michiko Hamasaki
Mutsuko Miyabayashi
Tsuribaka Nisshi 2
Tsuribaka Nisshi 3 (ja)
A Paucity of Flying Dreams
[14]
1991
(15th)
Emi WakuiYōko Akiyama
Seiko Kawashima
No Worries on the Recruit Front
My Sons
[15]
1992
(16th)
Miwako OkamuraKogiku Kokuraya
Reiko
The Oil-Hell Murder
Netorare Sosuke
[16]
1993
(17th)
Kyōko KagawaProfessor's WifeMadadayo[17]
1994
(18th)
Shigeru MuroiShizukoGhost Pub[18]
1995
(19th)
Nobuko OtowaToyoko YanagawaA Last Note[19]
1996
(20th)
Eri WatanabeToyoko TakahashiShall We Dance?[20]
1997
(21st)
Mitsuko BaishoMasako NakajimaThe Eel[21]
1998
(22nd)
Kumiko AsōSonoko ManabeDr. Akagi[22]
1999
(23rd)
Kayoko KishimotoKikujiro's WifeKikujiro[23]
2000
(24th)
Mieko HaradaOkinAfter the Rain[24]
2001
(25th)
Ko ShibasakiTsubaki SakuraiGo[25]
2002
(26th)
Tanie KitabayashiGrandma OumeLetter from the Mountain (ja)[26]
2003
(27th)
Eri FukatsuTakiko TakezawaLike Asura[27]
2004
(28th)
Masami NagasawaAki HiroseCrying Out Love in the Center of the World[28]
2005
(29th)
Hiroko YakushimaruTomoe SuzukiAlways Sanchōme no Yūhi[29]
2006
(30th)
Yū AoiKimiko TanigawaHula Girls[30]
2007
(31st)
Masako Motai (ja)Toyoko KanekoI Just Didn't Do It[31]
2008
(32nd)
Kimiko YoYuriko UemuraDepartures[32]
2009
(33rd)
Kimiko YoAkemi OtakeDear Doctor[33]
2010
(34th)
Kirin KikiFusae ShimizuVillain[34]
2011
(35th)
Hiromi NagasakuKiwako Nonomiya / RutsuRebirth (ja)[35]
2012
(36th)
Kimiko YoTamiko HamazakiAnata e[36]
2013
(37th)
Yōko MakiYukari SaikiLike Father, Like Son[37]
2014
(38th)
Haru KurokiTaki NunomiyaThe Little House[38]
2015
(39th)
Haru KurokiMachiko SataNagasaki: Memories of My Son[39]
2016
(40th)
Hana SugisakiAzumi SachinoHer Love Boils Bathwater[40]
2017
(41st)
Suzu HiroseSakie YamanakaThe Third Murder[41]
2018
(42nd)
Kirin KikiHatsue ShibataShoplifters[42]
2019
(43rd)
Masami NagasawaYang Duan HeKingdom[43]
2020
(44th)
Haru KurokiWakana KawakamiThe Asadas
2021
(45th)
Kaya KiyoharaMikiko MaruyamaIn the Wake
2022
(46th)
Sakura AndoRie TaniguchiA Man
2023
(47th)
Sakura AndoSumiko ŌtaGodzilla Minus One

Multiple wins

The following individuals received two or more Best Supporting Actress awards:

WinsActress
3Kimiko Yo
Haru Kuroki
2Mieko Harada
Eri Ishida
Kirin Kiki
Masami Nagasawa
Sakura Ando

References