The Best Daisuke Kuroda Movies, Ranked
28 credits from 2007 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Shoplifters (2018) comes out on top with a score of 87. The biggest box office hit is Shin Godzilla (2016) with $82.1M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Daisuke Kuroda Box Office Hits
Daisuke Kuroda's films have made $167M worldwide in total. Shin Godzilla (2016) is the biggest hit at $82.1M, ahead of Shoplifters (2018) ($68M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Shin Godzilla 2016 · Action $82.1M $5.96M dom. - 2
Shoplifters 2018 · Drama $68M $3.31M dom. - 3
AI Amok 2020 · Sci-Fi $7.93M - 4
In the Wake 2021 · Drama $6.64M - 5
A Story of Yonosuke 2013 · Romance $1.3M - 6
The Woodsman and the Rain 2011 · Comedy $313K - 7
Blue Hour 2019 · Comedy $166K - 8
A Gentle Breeze in the Village 2007 · Romance $63.2K - 9
Birthday Card 2016 · Drama $62.2K
The Best Daisuke Kuroda Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Daisuke Kuroda has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 12 films, and Shoplifters (2018) is the pick of them.
- Drama 12 films Shoplifters 2018 Movie Echo Score: 87
- Comedy 4 films The Woodsman and the Rain 2011 · as Shibata
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Action 3 films Bullet Train Explosion 2025 Movie Echo Score: 65 - Romance 3 films A Story of Yonosuke 2013 · as Kiyoshi Kawakami
- Sci-Fi 1 film AI Amok 2020 · as Minato Ichinose
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Music 1 film We Are Little Zombies 2019 Movie Echo Score: 76
The Best Daisuke Kuroda Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Daisuke Kuroda's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Daisuke Kuroda Movies
The most recent films Daisuke Kuroda is credited on, newest first — starting with Last Scene (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Last Scene 2025 · Yamase - Bullet Train Explosion 2025 · Action
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The Queen of Villains 2024 · Kunimatsu Matsunaga -
Downfall 2023 · Drama -
Kamen Rider Black Sun 2022 · Flea Kaijin -
Riverside Mukolitta 2021 · Family - In the Wake 2021 · Drama
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Ora, Ora Be Goin’ Alone 2020 · Policeman -
Georama Boy Panorama Girl 2020 · Teacher Yamakata - AI Amok 2020 · Minato Ichinose
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A Day-Off of Kasumi Arimura 2020 · Hatakeyama -
A Beloved Wife 2019 · Drama
The Best Daisuke Kuroda Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Daisuke Kuroda films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Daisuke Kuroda movie?
Shoplifters (2018) is the best-rated Daisuke Kuroda film, with a Movie Echo Score of 87, ahead of We Are Little Zombies (2019) (76) and Bullet Train Explosion (2025) (65). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Shoplifters: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Daisuke Kuroda movie?
Shin Godzilla (2016) made the most at the box office, with $82.1M worldwide, followed by Shoplifters (2018) with $68M. Together, Daisuke Kuroda's films with box office figures have made $167M.
What is the best Daisuke Kuroda drama movie?
Shoplifters (2018) is the best-rated of Daisuke Kuroda's drama films, with a score of 87. In other genres: The Woodsman and the Rain (comedy), Bullet Train Explosion (action) and A Story of Yonosuke (romance).
What is the newest Daisuke Kuroda movie?
The newest film on Daisuke Kuroda's filmography is Last Scene (2025), with Daisuke Kuroda as Yamase.
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