Mark Schilling Japan CorrespondentThe 44th Japan Academy Film Prize ceremony was held on Friday at the Grand Prince Hotel New Takawana in Tokyo, despite a state of emergency still in force on the nation’s capital.One big winner was Uchida Eiji’s gay-themed drama “Midnight Swan” with took the best picture prize, while star Kusanagi Tsuyoshi was awarded best actor honors for his turn as an ageing transgender nightclub performer.Meanwhile, best actress went to Nagasawa Masami for her portrayal of an unreliable and domineering single mom in Omori Tatsushi’s “Mother.”Also, Wakamatsu Setsuro was named best director for “Fukushima 50″ (pictured), a true-story drama that recreated the chaos and confusion at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power.
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