The Best Akira Terao Movies, Ranked
31 credits from 1968 to 2024, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The Imaginary (2024) comes out on top with a score of 70. The biggest box office hit is The Imaginary (2024) with $43.8M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Akira Terao Box Office Hits
Akira Terao's films have made $133M worldwide in total. The Imaginary (2024) is the biggest hit at $43.8M, ahead of Fragments of the Last Will (2022) ($18M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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The Imaginary 2024 · Animation $43.8M $28M dom. - 2
Fragments of the Last Will 2022 · History $18M - 3
Aegis 2005 · Thriller $16.9M - 4
Half a Confession 2004 · Mystery $14.6M - 5
Casshern 2004 · Drama $12.6M - 6
The Professor and His Beloved Equation 2006 · Drama $8.3M - 7
The Hovering Blade 2009 · Drama $5.11M - 8
Ran 1985 · Action $4.33M $4.29M dom. - 9
Mom, Is That You?! 2023 · Comedy $3.55M - 10
Letter from the Mountain 2002 · Drama $3.14M
The Best Akira Terao Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Akira Terao has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 14 films, and Casshern (2004) is the pick of them.
- Drama 14 films Casshern 2004 · as Dr. Kotaro Azuma
- Comedy 5 films Mom, Is That You?! 2023 · as Naofumi Ogyu
- Mystery 2 films Half a Confession 2004 · as Soichiro Kaji
- Animation 1 film The Imaginary 2024 · as Old Dog Movie Echo Score: 70
- History 1 film Fragments of the Last Will 2022
- Thriller 1 film Aegis 2005 · as Hirotaka Miyazu
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Adventure 1 film Into the Sun 2005 · as Matsuda - Action 1 film Ran 1985
The Best Akira Terao Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Akira Terao's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
The Latest Akira Terao Movies
The most recent films Akira Terao is credited on, newest first — starting with The Imaginary (2024). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- The Imaginary 2024 · Old Dog
- Mom, Is That You?! 2023 · Naofumi Ogyu
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Last Man: The Blind Profiler 2023 · Seiji Godou - Fragments of the Last Will 2022 · History
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Greatest Gift of Life 2021 · 笹井亮介 -
Rikuoh 2017 · Haruyuki Iiyama -
Brass Dreams 2016 · Hikuma Koichi - The Hovering Blade 2009 · Shigeki Nagamine
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Awakening 2007 · Takayuki Sekiguchi - The Professor and His Beloved Equation 2006 · Professor
- Aegis 2005 · Hirotaka Miyazu
- Into the Sun 2005 · Matsuda
The Best Akira Terao Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Akira Terao films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Akira Terao movie?
The Imaginary (2024) is the best-rated Akira Terao film, with a Movie Echo Score of 70. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
The Imaginary: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Akira Terao movie?
The Imaginary (2024) made the most at the box office, with $43.8M worldwide, followed by Fragments of the Last Will (2022) with $18M. Together, Akira Terao's films with box office figures have made $133M.
Which Akira Terao movie won the most awards?
Ran (1985) is the most decorated Akira Terao film, with 3 wins from 11 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Akira Terao drama movie?
Casshern (2004) is the best-rated of Akira Terao's drama films. In other genres: Mom, Is That You?! (comedy), Half a Confession (mystery) and The Imaginary (animation).
What is the newest Akira Terao movie?
The newest film on Akira Terao's filmography is The Imaginary (2024), with Akira Terao as Old Dog.
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