NHK Movies: Every Film & Box Office
NHK has made 58 films from 1974 to 2024, earning $10.9K at the worldwide box office. Its biggest hits are Pinoy Sunday (2009) and 4:30 (2005). Its most frequent directors are Teruyuki Yoshida, Michi Ono and Shōichirō Sasaki, with 2 films each. Drama is its most common genre, with 24 films.
- films
- 58
- worldwide box office
- $10.9K
- years active
- 1974–2024
- Main genres
- Drama, Documentary, Comedy
- Film languages
- Japanese (43), English (9), Chinese (2)
- Busiest decade
- The 2010s, 17 films
- Frequent directors
- Teruyuki Yoshida, Michi Ono, Shōichirō Sasaki
What Are the Latest NHK Movies?
The studio's most recent releases, newest first, starting with Ryuichi Sakamoto’s Last Days (2024).
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2024 Ryuichi Sakamoto’s Last Days Documentary -
2022 Snow Country Romance -
2022 Fresh Peach Animation -
2021 Daiki Tsuneta: Tokyo Chaotic Music -
2021 Wild Tokyo Documentary -
2021 Hideaki Anno: The Final Challenge of Evangelion Documentary -
2020 Reframe THEATER EXPERIENCE with you Music -
2020 Carly Rae Jepsen: Live at NHK Hall Music
What Kind of Movies Does NHK Make?
The studio's films by genre, decade and language. Drama is its most common genre, with 24 films. The 2010s were its busiest decade, with 17 films.
NHK Movies by Genre
NHK Movies by Decade
- 1 1970s
- 6 1980s
- 5 1990s
- 7 2000s
- 17 2010s
- 8 2020s
NHK Movies by Language
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Japanese 43
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English 9
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Chinese 2
- Sinhalese 1
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Kurdish 1
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Russian 1
Who Works With NHK the Most?
The people credited on the most NHK films. Hayao Miyazaki appears in 5 of them, and Teruyuki Yoshida directed 2.
Directors Who Work With NHK
What Movies Has NHK Made?
All 58 films, newest first, with the worldwide box office. Filter by genre or decade, or sort by score, box office or title.
All 58 NHK Movies
Newest first. Page 1 of 2.
Ryuichi Sakamoto’s Last Days 2024 · Documentary
Snow Country 2022 · Romance
Fresh Peach 2022 · Animation
Daiki Tsuneta: Tokyo Chaotic 2021 · Music
Wild Tokyo 2021 · Documentary
Hideaki Anno: The Final Challenge of Evangelion 2021 · Documentary
Reframe THEATER EXPERIENCE with you 2020 · Music
Carly Rae Jepsen: Live at NHK Hall 2020 · Music
Perfume x TECHNOLOGY Presents: REFRAME 2019 2019 · Music
Making Gundam: The Inside Story 2019 · Documentary
An Artist of the Floating World 2019 · Drama
The Songs of Studio Ghibli 2019 · Documentary
Deep Ocean: Descent into the Mariana Trench 2018 · Documentary
Joe Hisaishi Symphonic Concert: Music from the Studio Ghibli Films of Hayao Miyazaki 2017 · Music
Kurara: The Dazzling Life of Hokusai’s Daughter 2017 · Drama
Tadao Ando: Samurai Architect 2017 · Documentary
Kidnap Tour 2016 · Drama
Deep Ocean: The Lost World of the Pacific 2015 · Documentary
The Work of Hayao Miyazaki “The Wind Rises” Record of 1000 Days/Retirement Announcement Unknown Story 2014 · Documentary
Amachan 2013 · Drama
Legends of the Deep: The Giant Squid 2013 · Documentary
Poppy Hill - 300 Days of War Between Father and Son 2011 · Documentary
Memories of a Dog: Daido Moriyama’s Journey to Photography 2010 · Documentary
Twice: The Extraordinary Life of Tsutomu Yamaguchi 2010 · War
Life on the Savannah: Big Cats 2010 · Documentary
Pinoy Sunday 2009 · Drama · $10K
Kick Off Kirkuk 2009 · Drama
The River’s Light 2009 · Animation
Geharha: The Dark and Long-Haired Monster 2009 · Fantasy
25th Anniversary Studio Ghibli Concert 2008 · Music
4:30 2005 · Drama · $935
Great Natural Wonders of the World 2002 · Documentary
Willow and Wind 1999 · Family
Fishes in August 1997
Death on a Full Moon Day 1997 · Drama
Oriental Elegy 1996 · Documentary
Wim Wenders in Tokyo 1990 · Documentary
The Three Musketeers: Adventure of Aramis 1989 · Action
Big Bird in Japan 1988 · Comedy
Osamu Tezuka: Secrets of Creation 1985 · Documentary
YMO JAPAN TOUR at Nippon Budokan 1983 · Music
A Donkey Got a Bit Sulky 1983 · Animation
Four Seasons: Utopiano 1980 · Drama
Dream Island Girl 1974 · Drama
Ryōmaden Drama
Psychic Detective Yakumo Drama
Ronja the Robber’s Daughter Family
My Brother’s Husband Family
Which Studios Are Similar to NHK?
The studios with the most Japanese drama films. NHK has made 19 Japanese drama films, more than any other kind.
NHK: Questions and Answers
Films, hits, scores and what comes next, answered from the same data as this page.
How many movies has NHK made?
NHK has released 58 films, from 1974 to 2024. Its busiest decade was the 2010s, with 17 films.
See every film What is NHK's highest-grossing movie?
Pinoy Sunday (2009) is NHK's biggest box office hit, with $10K worldwide, ahead of 4:30 (2005) ($935).
Which director has made the most films with NHK?
Teruyuki Yoshida, Michi Ono and Shōichirō Sasaki have each directed 2 NHK films, the most of anyone.





