Choose the No. 1 movie released in 2011! "TSUTAYA Movie Fan Awards 2011" interim results announced!

2011.12.16 Press Releases
Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd.

—Currently ranked #1: "Once in a Blue Moon" in the Japanese film category / "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2" in the foreign film category—

Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd., which operates TSUTAYA stores nationwide, is announcing the interim results of the "TSUTAYA Movie Fan Award 2011," in which the general public selects one "most favorite film" each from "Japanese films" and "foreign films" released in Japan in 2011.

Out of a total of 17,976 votes, the top-ranked films are "Once in a Blue Moon" in the Japanese film category and "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2" in the foreign film category.
Voting is open until Monday, December 26th, and can be accessed via the voting website (http://tsutaya.jp/fan/) from PCs, smartphones, and mobile phones. Anyone can vote online, and 100 randomly selected voters will receive 1,000 T-POINT.

Top-ranked titles by vote (as of December 6, 2011)

■ Japanese Film Category
1. Once in a Blue Moon
2. SP: The Motion Picture II - Revolution Episode
3. Moteki
4. Kaiji 2: Life Recovery Game
5. Life Back Then
6. GANTZ: PERFECT ANSWER
7. In His Chart
8. From Up on Poppy Hill
9. Unfair: The Answer
10. Kaibutsu-kun: The Movie
11. Phone Call to the Bar
12. Rebirth
13. My SO Has Got Depression
14. Hankyu Railways: A 15-Minute Miracle
15. Gaku: Peak 

■ Foreign Film Category
1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
2. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
3. Black Swan
4. Moneyball
5. The Three Musketeers
6. Rise of the Planet of the Apes
7. Transformers: Dark of the Moon
8. The King's Speech
9. Fast Five
10. Cars 2
11. The Tourist
12. The Social Network
13. The Man from Nowhere
14. The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn
15. Super 8

≪TSUTAYA Movie Fan Award 2011 Overview≫
■Official Name: TSUTAYA Movie Fan Award 2011
■Implementation Period: November 9, 2011 (Wed) 0:00 to December 26, 2011 (Mon) 23:59
■How to apply:
① Access the voting site from your PC, smartphone, or mobile phone.
② Please write your favorite movie from those released in theaters in 2011 in the voting section.
③ Click the vote button
■Eligibility: Anyone with access to the voting site is eligible to apply.
■Voting Categories: "Japanese Film Category" / "Foreign Film Category"
■Eligible works: Films that were theatrically released in Japan for 14 days or more between January 1, 2011 and December 31, 2011, and were sold at the theater.
■Results Announcement: Late January 2012
① Announcement on TSUTAYA online
② Announcement in Mainichi Shimbun and other media outlets related to the Mainichi Film Awards.
■Prize: 1,000 T-POINT for 100 winners
■Selection Method: Selection will be made by lottery from among the voters (open contest)
■Winner Announcement: Winners will be notified upon the awarding of T-POINT.

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The interim results for the "TSUTAYA Movie Fan Award 2011" have been announced!

Inquiries regarding this matter
Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd.
Yuta Takahashi, Public Relations Officer, President's Office
TEL: 03-6800-4464/FAX: 03-3760-6020