| Mainichi Film Award for Best Lead Performance | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best Lead Performance of the year |
| Country | Japan |
| First award | 2024 |
The Mainichi Film Award for Best Lead Performance is a film award given at the Mainichi Film Awards. [1] In 2024, the Mainichi Film Awards announced that the four acting categories would be retired and replaced with two gender neutral categories, with both Best Male Lead and Best Female Lead merging into the Best Lead Performance category.
| Year | Actor | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Yuumi Kawai | A Girl Named Ann Desert of Namibia |
| Ryusei Yokohama | Faceless | |