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Kinema Junpō Award — Best Japanese Film of the Year

The Kinema Junpō Award for Best Film of the Year, also called the Kinema Junpō Best Ten Award for Best Japanese Film is given by Japanese film magazine Kinema Junpō as part of its annual Kinema Junpō Best Ten awards. Each film selected into the Japanese Film Best Ten list receives an award, the highest ranked one becoming Best Japanese Film accordingly. The award was first given in 1927, but regarded the 1926 season (since then, every award has been given for movies released in the previous year).

Kinema Junpō, also known as Kinejun is Japan's oldest and premiere film magazine began publication in July 1919.

It represents one of the oldest and most respected film magazines in the world,…

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