Daikichi Sugawara: Movies & Box Office
- films
- 47
- on screen
- 1995–2025
- box office
- $150M
The Best Daikichi Sugawara Movies
The films of Daikichi Sugawara that made the most at the worldwide box office, biggest first: Detroit Metal City (2008) leads with $23.7M. The full ranking adds the most awarded films and the newest releases.
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Worldwide box office: $23.7M Detroit Metal City 2008 · Comedy -
Worldwide box office: $19.4M Swing Girls 2004 · Comedy -
Worldwide box office: $17.9M Shield of Straw 2013 · Crime -
Worldwide box office: $15.6M 64: Part 2 2016 · Mystery -
Worldwide box office: $14.6M Robo-G 2012 · Comedy -
Worldwide box office: $14.2M Happy Flight 2008 · Drama
Daikichi Sugawara's Career in Numbers
Daikichi Sugawara's films in numbers — as an actor, not counting appearances as themselves: when they were made, the genres Daikichi Sugawara works in most and the milestones along the way. The filmography runs from High School Ghosthustlers (1995) to Slow Train (2025), and the 2010s were the busiest decade.
Daikichi Sugawara Movies by Decade
- 1990s 4
- 2000s 10
- 2010s 26
- 2020s 7
The 2010s were Daikichi Sugawara's busiest decade, with 26 films.
Daikichi Sugawara Movies by Genre
- Drama 17
- Comedy 9
- Mystery 5
- Thriller 3
- Crime 3
- Family 2
- Romance 2
- Horror 2
- Tv movie 1
- Music 1
Drama is the genre Daikichi Sugawara has worked in most, with 17 films, ahead of comedy (9).
Daikichi Sugawara Career Milestones
- First film
- High School Ghosthustlers 1995
- Biggest box office hit
- Detroit Metal City $23.7M worldwide
- Newest film
- Slow Train 2025
Daikichi Sugawara Filmography: Every Movie
Every film Daikichi Sugawara 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.
- 2025
Slow Train as [Publishing company CEO] · Tv movie - 2024
The Women in the Lakes Thriller - 2023
Takano Tofu Drama Worldwide box office: $57.2K - 2023
Natchan’s Little Secret as Masashi Tsuboi · Drama - 2021
Shrieking in the Rain Drama - 2021
Ribbon as Itsuka's father · Family - 2021
JUMP!!：The Heroes Behind the GOLD Drama - 2019
Get to the Punchline as Father · Comedy - 2019
Dance with Me as Restaurant Manager · Music Worldwide box office: $960K - 2018
4.50 from Paddington as Uenishi · Mystery - 2018
Sakura Guardian in the North Drama Worldwide box office: $7.98M - 2017
The Hungry Lion as Tetsuya Kondo · Drama - 2017
The Wind in Your Heart as Haruka's husband · Romance - 2017
Double Mints Romance - 2017
AIBOU: The Movie IV as Tetsuo Yamasak · Crime - 2016
Survival Family as Refugee · Family Worldwide box office: $6.88M - 2016
Shippu Rondo as driver · Drama - 2016
Night’s Tightrope Drama - 2016 64: Part 2 as Ishii · Mystery Worldwide box office: $15.6M
- 2016
Zebra Thriller - 2016
64: Part 1 as Ishii · Mystery - 2015
S: The Last Policeman: Recovery of Our Future as Hikaru Amagi · Action Worldwide box office: $6.43M - 2015
Love & Peace as Reporter · Drama - 2014
Flower & Snake: Zero as Kurokawa · Drama - 2014
Wood Job! as Yuki's Father · Comedy Worldwide box office: $5.54M - 2013
Ataru: The First Love & The Last Kill as Satoshi Abiko · Crime - 2013 Shield of Straw Crime Worldwide box office: $17.9M
- 2013
Amachan as Atsushi Konno · Drama - 2012
The Land of Hope as Shimura · Drama Worldwide box office: $37.3K - 2012
Train Brain Express Drama Worldwide box office: $2.14M - 2012 Robo-G as MC of Robot Expo · Comedy Worldwide box office: $14.6M
- 2010
Soup Opera as Professor Ishibashi · Comedy Worldwide box office: $110K - 2010
A Lone Scalpel as Tadaichi Hamano · Drama Worldwide box office: $5.26M - 2008 Happy Flight as Toshiro Shimizu · Drama Worldwide box office: $14.2M
- 2008 Detroit Metal City Comedy Worldwide box office: $23.7M
- 2008
One-Pound Gospel as Noriko's father · Comedy - 2007
Tomie vs Tomie Horror - 2007
I Just Didn’t Do It Drama Worldwide box office: $9.67M - 2006
God’s Left Hand, Devil’s Right Hand Thriller - 2005
Tokyo Zombie Comedy - 2005
Hold Up Down Comedy - 2004 Swing Girls as Competition Emcee · Comedy Worldwide box office: $19.4M
- 2003
Jump Mystery - 1999
The Black House as Osako · Horror - 1999
Keiho as Detective Tatebayashi · Drama - 1995
High School Ghosthustlers as Mr. Shimada · Sci-Fi - 1995
MARKS as Tsuyoshi Asano · Mystery
Who Daikichi Sugawara Makes Movies With
The actors and directors Daikichi Sugawara shares the most films with. Akira Emoto comes first, with 5 films together, followed by Naoto Takenaka (5).
Daikichi Sugawara: Questions & Answers
How many movies Daikichi Sugawara has made, the biggest hit, the best-rated film, the award record and more, answered from the filmography above.
How many movies has Daikichi Sugawara been in?
Daikichi Sugawara is credited on 47 films, from 1995 to 2025. The filmography on this page lists every one of them, newest first, with the role and the Movie Echo Score.
What is Daikichi Sugawara's highest-grossing movie?
Detroit Metal City (2008) is Daikichi Sugawara's biggest box office hit, with $23.7M worldwide, ahead of Swing Girls (2004) ($19.4M). Across every film with box office figures, Daikichi Sugawara's movies have made $150M.
Daikichi Sugawara's biggest hits What is Daikichi Sugawara's newest movie?
The most recent film on Daikichi Sugawara's filmography is Slow Train (2025), in the role of [Publishing company CEO].
Who does Daikichi Sugawara work with most often?
Daikichi Sugawara shares the most films with Akira Emoto (5 films), Naoto Takenaka (5 films) and Tetsushi Tanaka (4 films).
The Best Daikichi Sugawara Movies, Ranked
Top rated, most awarded and biggest box office hits from 47 credits.
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