At the 49th Japan Academy Awards ceremony held on the 13th, the film "National Treasure" achieved a historic milestone by winning 10 awards, setting the record for the highest box office earnings in Japanese live-action cinema. Based on a novel serialized by Shuichi Yoshida in Asahi Shimbun, the film was directed by Ryuichi Hiroki and tells the story of a kabuki actor's journey to becoming a human national treasure. As of the 8th, the film had earned over 20.3 billion yen, ranking it 8th on the overall all-time box office list, which includes anime and foreign films. The film is also nominated for the Makeup and Hairstyling Award at the upcoming Academy Awards on the 16th (Japan time).