Winner
Japan Academy Prize
Outstanding Supporting Actress (2007)
かもめ食堂 (Kamome Shokudou)
Directed by Naoko Ogigami (荻上直子)

Have a meal and go on a walk.
On a quiet street in Helsinki, Sachie has opened a diner featuring rice balls. For a month she has no customers. Then, in short order, she has her first customer, meets Midori, a gangly Japanese tourist, and invites her to stay with her.
Outstanding Supporting Actress (2007)
Silver Prize (2006)
¥580 million box office — in Japan
Satomi KobayashiSachie
Hairi KatagiriMidori
Masako MotaiMasako
Tarja MarkusLiisa
Jarkko NiemiTommi Hiltunen
Markku PeltolaMatti