The Best Daichi Kaneko Movies, Ranked
26 credits from 2015 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Desert of Namibia (2025) comes out on top with a score of 73. The biggest box office hit is Ossan’s Love: Love or Dead (2019) with $23.4M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Daichi Kaneko Box Office Hits
Daichi Kaneko's films have made $47M worldwide in total. Ossan’s Love: Love or Dead (2019) is the biggest hit at $23.4M, ahead of School-Live! (2019) ($14.2M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
The Latest Daichi Kaneko Movies
The most recent films Daichi Kaneko is credited on, newest first — starting with Desert of Namibia (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Desert of Namibia 2025 · Hayashi -
52-Hertz Whales 2024 · Mahoro Muranaka -
Winny 2023 · Drama -
Hand 2022 · Mori -
Pure Japanese 2022 · Drama -
Renovation Like Magic 2022 · Akira Kubodera -
Struggling Man 2021 · Kaneko -
Sensei, Would You Sit Beside Me? 2021 · Drama -
The Supporting Actors in Byplaywood 2021 · Comedy -
#bemyfamily 2021 · Takashi Nakasato -
It’s a Summer Film! 2020 · Rintaro -
My Name Is Yours 2020 · Io
The Best Daichi Kaneko Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Daichi Kaneko films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Daichi Kaneko movie?
Desert of Namibia (2025) is the best-rated Daichi Kaneko film, with a Movie Echo Score of 73. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Desert of Namibia: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Daichi Kaneko movie?
Ossan’s Love: Love or Dead (2019) made the most at the box office, with $23.4M worldwide, followed by School-Live! (2019) with $14.2M. Together, Daichi Kaneko's films with box office figures have made $47M.
What is the best Daichi Kaneko drama movie?
Desert of Namibia (2025) is the best-rated of Daichi Kaneko's drama films, with a score of 73. In other genres: Ossan’s Love: Love or Dead (comedy).
What is the newest Daichi Kaneko movie?
The newest film on Daichi Kaneko's filmography is Desert of Namibia (2025), with Daichi Kaneko as Hayashi.
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