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References
- ↑ "コンクールの歴史" [History of Mainichi Film Award] (in Japanese). The Mainichi Newspapers. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
- ↑ "Mainichi Film Concours" (in Japanese). IMDb.com, Inc. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
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