19th Yokohama Film Festival
# 19th Yokohama Film Festival

The 19th Yokohama Film Festival (第19回ヨコハマ映画祭) was held on 8 February 1998 in Kannai Hall, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.

## Awards

* Best Film: Onibi
* Best Actor: Yoshio Harada – Onibi
* Best Actress: Kyōka Suzuki – Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald
* Best Supporting Actor:
   * Masahiko Nishimura – Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald, Marutai no Onna
   * Isao Bitoh – Sharan Q no enka no hanamichi
* Best Supporting Actress: Reiko Kataoka – Onibi
* Best Director: Rokurō Mochizuki – Onibi, Koi Gokudō
* Best New Director: Kōki Mitani – Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald
* Best Screenplay: Masato Harada – Bounce Ko Gals
* Best Cinematography: Yoshitaka Sakamoto – Bounce Ko Gals
* Best New Talent:
   * Ryōko Hirosue – 20-seiki Nostalgia
   * Yukiko Okamoto – Bounce Ko Gals
   * Hitomi Satō – Bounce Ko Gals
   * Yasue Sato – Bounce Ko Gals
* Special Jury Prize: Sharan Q no enka no hanamichi

## Best 10

* Onibi
* Bounce Ko Gals
* Kizu darake no Tenshi
* Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald
* Postman Blues
* Yūkai
* Sharan Q no enka no hanamichi
* Tōkyō Biyori
* My Secret Cache
* Princess Mononoke

    runner-up. Watashitachi ga Sukidatta Koto
