The Best Daikichi Sugawara Movies, Ranked
47 credits from 1995 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is Detroit Metal City (2008) with $23.7M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Daikichi Sugawara Box Office Hits
Daikichi Sugawara's films have made $150M worldwide in total. Detroit Metal City (2008) is the biggest hit at $23.7M, ahead of Swing Girls (2004) ($19.4M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Detroit Metal City 2008 · Comedy $23.7M - 2
Swing Girls 2004 · Comedy $19.4M - 3
Shield of Straw 2013 · Crime $17.9M - 4
64: Part 2 2016 · Mystery $15.6M - 5
Robo-G 2012 · Comedy $14.6M - 6
Happy Flight 2008 · Drama $14.2M - 7
I Just Didn’t Do It 2007 · Drama $9.67M - 8
Sakura Guardian in the North 2018 · Drama $7.98M - 9
Survival Family 2016 · Family $6.88M - 10
S: The Last Policeman: Recovery of Our Future 2015 · Action $6.43M
The Best Daikichi Sugawara Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Daikichi Sugawara has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 17 films, and Happy Flight (2008) is the pick of them.
- Drama 17 films Happy Flight 2008 · as Toshiro Shimizu
- Comedy 9 films Detroit Metal City 2008
- Mystery 5 films 64: Part 2 2016 · as Ishii
- Crime 3 films Shield of Straw 2013
- Family 2 films Survival Family 2016 · as Refugee
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Music 1 film Dance with Me 2019 · as Restaurant Manager - Action 1 film S: The Last Policeman: Recovery of Our Future 2015 · as Hikaru Amagi
The Best Daikichi Sugawara Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Daikichi Sugawara's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Daikichi Sugawara Movies
The most recent films Daikichi Sugawara is credited on, newest first — starting with Slow Train (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Slow Train 2025 · [Publishing company CEO] -
The Women in the Lakes 2024 · Thriller -
Takano Tofu 2023 · Drama -
Natchan’s Little Secret 2023 · Masashi Tsuboi -
Shrieking in the Rain 2021 · Drama -
Ribbon 2021 · Itsuka's father -
JUMP!!：The Heroes Behind the GOLD 2021 · Drama -
Get to the Punchline 2019 · Father - Dance with Me 2019 · Restaurant Manager
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4.50 from Paddington 2018 · Uenishi - Sakura Guardian in the North 2018 · Drama
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The Hungry Lion 2017 · Tetsuya Kondo
The Best Daikichi Sugawara Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Daikichi Sugawara films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Daikichi Sugawara movie?
Detroit Metal City (2008) made the most at the box office, with $23.7M worldwide, followed by Swing Girls (2004) with $19.4M. Together, Daikichi Sugawara's films with box office figures have made $150M.
What is the best Daikichi Sugawara drama movie?
Happy Flight (2008) is the best-rated of Daikichi Sugawara's drama films. In other genres: Detroit Metal City (comedy), 64: Part 2 (mystery) and Shield of Straw (crime).
What is the newest Daikichi Sugawara movie?
The newest film on Daikichi Sugawara's filmography is Slow Train (2025), with Daikichi Sugawara as [Publishing company CEO].
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