Shibuya Keiichiro won the 30th (2020) Japan Movie Critics Critics Award with “Midnight Swan” on March 10th. It is the second award he has received for this film, following the recent Mainichi Film Award.

What is the Japan Movie Critics Critics Award (excerpt from the official website)
There are authoritative film awards such as the New York Film Critics Awards, the Los Angeles Film Critics Awards, and the National Board of Review Awards. In the United States, there are prestigious film awards such as the New York Film Critics Awards, the Los Angeles Film Critics Awards, and the National Critics Awards. The Japan Film Critics Award was established in 1991 by Haruo Mizuno and other active film critics such as Choji Yodogawa and Kazuko Komori to encourage the film industry.