The Best Akaji Maro Movies, Ranked
81 credits from 1967 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Dreams on Fire (2021) comes out on top with a score of 87. The biggest box office hit is Fly me to the Saitama (2019) with $32.8M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Akaji Maro Box Office Hits
Akaji Maro's films have made $132M worldwide in total. Fly me to the Saitama (2019) is the biggest hit at $32.8M, ahead of SPEC: Heaven (2012) ($29M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Fly me to the Saitama 2019 · Comedy $32.8M - 2
SPEC: Heaven 2012 · Mystery $29M - 3
Sekigahara 2017 · Drama $19.4M - 4
Shaolin Girl 2008 · Action $15M - 5
The Emperor in August 2015 · War $10M - 6
Kakekomi 2015 · Drama $6.53M - 7
Samurai Resurrection 2003 · Sci-Fi $4.5M - 8
Madness in Bloom 2002 · Drama $3.27M - 9
Ox-Head Village 2022 · Horror $3.25M - 10
Lupin’s Daughter: The Movie 2021 · Romance $2.91M
The Best Akaji Maro Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Akaji Maro has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 29 films, and Sekigahara (2017) is the pick of them.
- Drama 29 films Sekigahara 2017 · as Ishin Shimazu
- Comedy 17 films Fly me to the Saitama 2019 · as Sojyuro Saionji
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Fantasy 4 films Birdsong 2019 · as Akira - Horror 4 films Ox-Head Village 2022 · as Kanon's Grandfather
- Action 4 films Shaolin Girl 2008 · as Rin's Master
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Thriller 4 films Monday 2000 · as Homeless Man / Demon - Mystery 3 films SPEC: Heaven 2012 · as Akira Nitanai
- Sci-Fi 3 films Samurai Resurrection 2003 · as Ieyasu Tokugawa
- War 2 films The Emperor in August 2015 · as Admiral Hisanori Fujita
The Best Akaji Maro Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Akaji Maro's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
The Latest Akaji Maro Movies
The most recent films Akaji Maro is credited on, newest first — starting with Kaiju Guy! (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Kaiju Guy! 2025 · Comedy -
We Are Aliens 2024 · Fantasy -
We Make Antiques! Osaka Dreams 2023 · Comedy -
Hayabusa Fire Brigade 2023 · Tasuku Enishi -
Tonbi 2022 · Kaiun - Ox-Head Village 2022 · Kanon's Grandfather
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Hoshi Shinichi no Fushigina Fushigina Tanpen Dorama 2022 · Mystery - Lupin’s Daughter: The Movie 2021 · Iwao Mikumo
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Dreams on Fire 2021 · Grandfather -
Under the Turquoise Sky 2021 · Saburo -
Hell Girl 2019 · Wanyudo - Birdsong 2019 · Akira
The Best Akaji Maro Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Akaji Maro films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Akaji Maro movie?
Dreams on Fire (2021) is the best-rated Akaji Maro film, with a Movie Echo Score of 87. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Dreams on Fire: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Akaji Maro movie?
Fly me to the Saitama (2019) made the most at the box office, with $32.8M worldwide, followed by SPEC: Heaven (2012) with $29M. Together, Akaji Maro's films with box office figures have made $132M.
What is the best Akaji Maro drama movie?
Sekigahara (2017) is the best-rated of Akaji Maro's drama films. In other genres: Fly me to the Saitama (comedy), Birdsong (fantasy) and Ox-Head Village (horror).
What is the newest Akaji Maro movie?
The newest film on Akaji Maro's filmography is Kaiju Guy! (2025).
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