Actor

Atsuro Watabe: Movies & Box Office

films: 32
on screen: 1992–2025
box office: $191M

Biggest hits

The Best Atsuro Watabe Movies

The films of Atsuro Watabe that made the most at the worldwide box office, biggest first: Rookies the Movie: Graduation (2009) leads with $88.1M. The full ranking adds the most awarded films and the newest releases.

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Career at a glance

Atsuro Watabe's Career in Numbers

Atsuro Watabe's films in numbers — as an actor, not counting appearances as themselves: when they were made, the genres Atsuro Watabe works in most and the milestones along the way. The filmography runs from The River with No Bridge (1992) to Happy Kanako’s Killer Life (2025), and the 2010s were the busiest decade.

Atsuro Watabe Movies by Decade

1990s 7
2000s 9
2010s 12
2020s 4

The 2010s were Atsuro Watabe's busiest decade, with 12 films.

Atsuro Watabe Movies by Genre

Drama 14
Crime 5
Mystery 5
Romance 3
Action 2
Animation 1
Thriller 1
Horror 1

Drama is the genre Atsuro Watabe has worked in most, with 14 films, ahead of crime (5).

Atsuro Watabe Career Milestones

First film: The River with No Bridge 1992
Biggest box office hit: Rookies the Movie: Graduation $88.1M worldwide
Newest film: Happy Kanako’s Killer Life 2025

32 credits

Atsuro Watabe Filmography: Every Movie

Every film Atsuro Watabe is credited on, newest first, with the role, the box office and the Movie Echo Score. Re-order the list to see the best-rated films or the biggest hits first.

Works with

Who Atsuro Watabe Makes Movies With

The actors and directors Atsuro Watabe shares the most films with. Fumiyo Kohinata comes first, with 4 films together, followed by Ken'ichi Yajima (4).

FAQ

Atsuro Watabe: Questions & Answers

How many movies Atsuro Watabe has made, the biggest hit, the best-rated film, the award record and more, answered from the filmography above.

How many movies has Atsuro Watabe been in?

Atsuro Watabe is credited on 32 films, from 1992 to 2025. The filmography on this page lists every one of them, newest first, with the role and the Movie Echo Score.

What is Atsuro Watabe's highest-grossing movie?

Rookies the Movie: Graduation (2009) is Atsuro Watabe's biggest box office hit, with $88.1M worldwide, ahead of Masquerade Hotel (2019) ($40.4M). Across every film with box office figures, Atsuro Watabe's movies have made $191M.

Atsuro Watabe's biggest hits

What is Atsuro Watabe's newest movie?

The most recent film on Atsuro Watabe's filmography is Happy Kanako’s Killer Life (2025).

Who does Atsuro Watabe work with most often?

Atsuro Watabe shares the most films with Fumiyo Kohinata (4 films), Ken'ichi Yajima (4 films) and Masami Nagasawa (3 films).

The Best Atsuro Watabe Movies, Ranked

Top rated, most awarded and biggest box office hits from 32 credits.

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