16th Japan Film Professional Awards
# 16th Japan Film Professional Awards

The 16th Japan Film Professional Awards (第16回日本映画プロフェッショナル大賞) is the 16th edition of the Japan Film Professional Awards. It awarded the best of 2006 in film. The ceremony did not take place in this year.

## Awards

* Best Film: Yokohama Mary
* Best Director: Miwa Nishikawa (Sway)
* Best Actress: Miki Nakatani (Memories of Matsuko, Loft)
* Best Actor: Etsushi Toyokawa (Yawarakai Seikatsu, Loft, Hula Girls)
* Best New Director: Takayuki Nakamura (Yokohama Mary)
* Special: Ryūichi Hiroki (Yawarakai Seikatsu, Koi Suru Nichiyōbi)
* Special: Akio Jissoji (For Silver Kamen and his longtime work.)
* Popularity: Kaori Momoi (For strenuous efforts for her directorial debut film.)

## 10 best films

* Yokohama Mary (Takayuki Nakamura)
* Sway (Miwa Nishikawa)
* Yawarakai Seikatsu (Ryūichi Hiroki)
* Kamome Shokudo (Naoko Ogigami)
* Strawberry Shortcakes (Hitoshi Yazaki)
* Memories of Matsuko (Tetsuya Nakashima)
* Kamyu Nante Shiranai (Mitsuo Yanagimachi)
* Loft (Kiyoshi Kurosawa)
* Noriko's Dinner Table (Sion Sono)
* Mamiya kyodai (Yoshimitsu Morita)
