18th Yokohama Film Festival
# 18th Yokohama Film Festival

The 18th Yokohama Film Festival (第18回ヨコハマ映画祭) was held on 2 February 1997 in Kannai Hall, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.

## Awards

* Best Film: Kids Return
* Best Actor:
   * Tadanobu Asano – Picnic, Focus, Helpless, Acri
   * Kōji Yakusho – Shall We Dance?, Nemuru Otoko, Shabu Gokudō
* Best Actress: Eri Fukatsu – Haru
* Best Supporting Actor: Ryo Ishibashi – Kids Return
* Best Supporting Actress: Reiko Kusamura – Shall We Dance?
* Best Director: Masayuki Suo – Shall We Dance?
* Best New Director: Sabu – Dangan Runner
* Best Screenplay: Yoshimitsu Morita – Haru
* Best Cinematography: Katsumi Yanagishima – Kids Return
* Best New Talent:
   * Masanobu Andō – Kids Return
   * Chara – Picnic, Swallowtail
   * Tamiyo Kusakari – Shall We Dance?
* Special Jury Prize: Kaizo Hayashi – Waga Jinsei Saiaku no Toki, Harukana Jidai no Kaidan o, and Wana
* Special Prize: Tetsuya Watari Waga Kokoro no Ginga Tetsudō: Miyazawa Kenji Monogatari (Career)

## Best 10

* Kids Return
* Shall We Dance?
* Boys Be Ambitious
* Haru
* Biriken
* Tokiwasō no Seishun
* Ohigara mo Yoku Goshūshōsama
* Shabu Gokudō
* Gamera 2: Attack of Legion
* Okaeri

    runner-up. Swallowtail
