| Awards of the Japanese Academy | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | - | Lifetime Achievement Award | |
| 1999 | Nominados | Award of the Japanese Academy |
Best Director for: Kanzo sensei (1998) |
Best Screenplay for: Kanzo sensei (1998) Shared with: Daisuke Tengan |
| 1998 | Ganó | Award of the Japanese Academy |
Best Director for: Unagi (1997) |
| Nominados | Award of the Japanese Academy |
Best Screenplay for: Unagi (1997) Shared with: Daisuke Tengan Motofumi Tomikawa |
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| 1990 | Ganó | Award of the Japanese Academy |
Best Director for: Kuroi ame (1989) |
Best Screenplay for: Kuroi ame (1989) Shared with: Toshirô Ishidô |
| 1984 | Nominados | Award of the Japanese Academy |
Best Director for: Narayama bushiko (1983) |
Best Screenplay for: Narayama bushiko (1983) |
| 1982 | Nominados | Award of the Japanese Academy |
Best Director for: Eijanaika (1981) |
| 1980 | Ganó | Award of the Japanese Academy |
Best Director for: Fukushû suru wa ware ni ari (1979) |
| Berlin International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1964 | Nominados | Golden Berlin Bear |
for: Nippon konchuki (1963) |
| 1960 | Nominados | Golden Berlin Bear |
for: Nianchan (1959) |
| Blue Ribbon Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2007 | Ganó | Special Award | |
| 1980 | Ganó | Blue Ribbon Award |
Best Director for: Fukushû suru wa ware ni ari (1979) |
Best Film for: Fukushû suru wa ware ni ari (1979) |
| 1964 | Ganó | Blue Ribbon Award |
Best Director for: Nippon konchuki (1963) |
Best Film for: Nippon konchuki (1963) |
Best Screenplay for: Nippon konchuki (1963) Shared with: Keiji Hasebe |
| 1962 | Ganó | Blue Ribbon Award |
Best Film for: Buta to gunkan (1961) |
| 1959 | Ganó | Blue Ribbon Award |
Best New Director for: Hateshinaki yokubo (1958) Also for Nusumareta yokujo (1958). |
| Cannes Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2001 | Nominados | Golden Palm |
for: Akai hashi no shita no nurui mizu (2001) |
| 1997 | Ganó | Golden Palm |
for: Unagi (1997) Tied with Ta'm e guilass (1997). |
| 1989 | Ganó | Prize of the Ecumenical Jury - Special Mention |
for: Kuroi ame (1989) |
| Technical Grand Prize |
for: Kuroi ame (1989) |
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| Nominados | Golden Palm |
for: Kuroi ame (1989) |
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| 1987 | Nominados | Golden Palm |
for: Zegen (1987) |
| 1983 | Ganó | Golden Palm |
for: Narayama bushiko (1983) |
| César Awards, France | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2003 | Nominados | César |
Best European Union Film (Meilleur film de l'Union Européenne) for: 11'09''01 - September 11 (2002) Shared with: Youssef Chahine Amos Gitai Alejandro González Iñárritu Claude Lelouch Ken Loach Samira Makhmalbaf Mira Nair Idrissa Ouedraogo Sean Penn Danis Tanovic |
| Flanders International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1989 | Ganó | Grand Prix |
for: Kuroi ame (1989) |
| Independent Spirit Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | Nominados | Independent Spirit Award |
Best Foreign Film for: Unagi (1997) Japan. |
| 1991 | Nominados | Independent Spirit Award |
Best Foreign Film for: Kuroi ame (1989) Japan. |
| Joseph Plateau Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | - | Joseph Plateau Life Achievement Award | |
| Kinema Junpo Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Ganó | Kinema Junpo Award |
Best Film for: Unagi (1997) |
| 1990 | Ganó | Kinema Junpo Award |
Best Director for: Kuroi ame (1989) |
Best Film for: Kuroi ame (1989) |
| 1980 | Ganó | Kinema Junpo Award |
Best Director for: Fukushû suru wa ware ni ari (1979) |
Best Film for: Fukushû suru wa ware ni ari (1979) |
| 1969 | Ganó | Kinema Junpo Award |
Best Director for: Kamigami no Fukaki Yokubo (1968) |
Best Film for: Kamigami no Fukaki Yokubo (1968) |
| 1964 | Ganó | Kinema Junpo Award |
Best Director for: Nippon konchuki (1963) |
Best Film for: Nippon konchuki (1963) |
Best Screenplay for: Nippon konchuki (1963) Also for Samurai no ko (1963). |
| Mainichi Film Concours | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2007 | Ganó | Special Award | |
| 1998 | Ganó | Mainichi Film Concours |
Best Director for: Unagi (1997) |
| 1990 | Ganó | Mainichi Film Concours |
Best Film for: Kuroi ame (1989) |
| 1969 | Ganó | Mainichi Film Concours |
Best Film for: Kamigami no Fukaki Yokubo (1968) |
Best Screenplay for: Kamigami no Fukaki Yokubo (1968) Shared with: Keiji Hasebe |
| 1968 | Ganó | Mainichi Film Concours |
Best Director for: Ningen Johatsu (1967) |
| 1964 | Ganó | Mainichi Film Concours |
Best Director for: Nippon konchuki (1963) |
| Nikkan Sports Film Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2006 | Ganó | Special Award | |
| 1989 | Ganó | Nikkan Sports Film Award |
Best Director for: Kuroi ame (1989) |
| Sant Jordi Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1991 | Ganó | Sant Jordi |
Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera) for: Kuroi ame (1989) Tied with Ghost (1990). |
| Venice Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2002 | Ganó | UNESCO Award |
for: 11'09''01 - September 11 (2002) Shared with: Youssef Chahine Amos Gitai Alejandro González Iñárritu Claude Lelouch Ken Loach Samira Makhmalbaf Mira Nair Idrissa Ouedraogo Sean Penn Danis Tanovic |