The Best Akira Emoto Movies, Ranked
144 credits from 1980 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. They Say Nothing Stays the Same (2019) comes out on top with a score of 88. The biggest box office hit is Shin Godzilla (2016) with $82.1M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Akira Emoto Movies
The 6 highest-rated films Akira Emoto is credited on. They Say Nothing Stays the Same (2019) leads with 88, followed by Shoplifters (2018) at 87. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.
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#1 Movie Echo Score: Score 88 They Say Nothing Stays the Same 2019 · Drama -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 87 Shoplifters 2018 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 87 They Say Nothing Stays the Same 2021 · Drama -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 81 Rental Family 2025 · Comedy -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 76 Egoist 2024 · Drama -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 64 Lu Over the Wall 2018 · Adventure
Biggest Akira Emoto Box Office Hits
Akira Emoto's films have made $446M worldwide in total. Shin Godzilla (2016) is the biggest hit at $82.1M, ahead of Shoplifters (2018) ($68M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Shin Godzilla 2016 · Action $82.1M $5.96M dom. - 2 Shoplifters 2018 · Drama $68M $3.31M dom.
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April Bride 2009 · Drama $32.1M - 4
The Suspect: Muroi Shinji 2005 · Crime $32.1M - 5 Rental Family 2025 · Comedy $26.8M $10M dom.
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In His Chart 2011 · Drama $23.4M - 7
Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet 2011 · History $18.1M - 8
Recall 2018 · Drama $15.1M - 9
Happy Flight 2008 · Drama $14.2M - 10
Humanoid Monster, Bem 2012 · Drama $12.6M
The Best Akira Emoto Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Akira Emoto has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 64 films, and They Say Nothing Stays the Same (2019) is the pick of them.
- Drama 64 films They Say Nothing Stays the Same 2019 · as Toichi Movie Echo Score: 88
- Comedy 19 films Rental Family 2025 · as Kikuo Hasegawa Movie Echo Score: 81
- Action 12 films Shin Godzilla 2016 · as Ryuta Azuma : Chief Cabinet Secretary
- Crime 9 films The Suspect: Muroi Shinji 2005 · as Seigo Tsuda
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Romance 5 films The Lightning Tree 2010 · as Kakunoshi Enokido - Adventure 5 films Lu Over the Wall 2018 Movie Echo Score: 64
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Mystery 4 films Do Unto Others 2023 · as Shosaku Shiba -
Thriller 4 films The Big Bee 2015 · as Murofushi -
Family 3 films Survival Family 2016 · as Sasaki Shigeomi
The Best Akira Emoto Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Akira Emoto's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
- 2020s 25 films They Say Nothing Stays the Same 2021 · as Toichi Movie Echo Score: 87
- 2010s 48 films They Say Nothing Stays the Same 2019 · as Toichi Movie Echo Score: 88
- 2000s 38 films April Bride 2009 · as Teishi Nagashima
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1990s 10 films The Eel 1998 -
1980s 20 films The Yen Family 1988 · as Shinichi Amemiya
The Latest Akira Emoto Movies
The most recent films Akira Emoto is credited on, newest first — starting with Rental Family (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Rental Family 2025 · Kikuo Hasegawa
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Samurai Fury 2025 · Action -
Maru 2024 · Teacher - Egoist 2024 · Saitô Yoshio
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Migawari Mission 2024 · Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu -
Shinjuku Field Hospital 2024 · Keisuke Takamine -
September 1923 2023 · Teiji Igusa -
Hard Days 2023 · Yutaka Senba -
Touken Ranbu 2 2023 · Fujiwara no Michinaga - Do Unto Others 2023 · Shosaku Shiba
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Yudo: The Way of the Bath 2023 · regular customer -
A Man 2022 · Norio Komiura
The Best Akira Emoto Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Akira Emoto films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Akira Emoto movie?
They Say Nothing Stays the Same (2019) is the best-rated Akira Emoto film, with a Movie Echo Score of 88, ahead of Shoplifters (2018) (87) and They Say Nothing Stays the Same (2021) (87). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
They Say Nothing Stays the Same: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Akira Emoto movie?
Shin Godzilla (2016) made the most at the box office, with $82.1M worldwide, followed by Shoplifters (2018) with $68M. Together, Akira Emoto's films with box office figures have made $446M.
Which Akira Emoto movie won the most awards?
Rental Family (2025) is the most decorated Akira Emoto film, with 1 win from 2 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Akira Emoto drama movie?
They Say Nothing Stays the Same (2019) is the best-rated of Akira Emoto's drama films, with a score of 88. In other genres: Rental Family (comedy), Shin Godzilla (action) and The Suspect: Muroi Shinji (crime).
What is the newest Akira Emoto movie?
The newest film on Akira Emoto's filmography is Rental Family (2025), with Akira Emoto as Kikuo Hasegawa.
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