Hiro Kanagawa: Movies & Box Office
- films
- 29
- on screen
- 1994–2025
- box office
- $51.5M
- average score
- 47
The Best Hiro Kanagawa Movies
The highest-rated films Hiro Kanagawa is credited on, by the Movie Echo Score that blends critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Orphan: First Kill (2022) scores highest, at 58. The full ranking adds the biggest box office hits and the most awarded films.
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Movie Echo Score: Score 58 Orphan: First Kill 2022 · Detective Donnan -
Movie Echo Score: Score 50 Every Breath You Take 2021 · Dr. Toth -
Movie Echo Score: Score 47 Playdate 2025 · Colonel Kurtz -
Movie Echo Score: Score 43 Love, Once and Always 2018 · Niven -
Movie Echo Score: Score 38 Needle in a Timestack 2021 · Tattersall
Hiro Kanagawa's Career in Numbers
Hiro Kanagawa's films in numbers — as an actor, not counting appearances as themselves: when they were made, the genres Hiro Kanagawa works in most and the milestones along the way. The filmography runs from My Name Is Kate (1994) to Playdate (2025), and the 2000s were the busiest decade.
Hiro Kanagawa Movies by Decade
- 1990s 7
- 2000s 10
- 2010s 7
- 2020s 5
The 2000s were Hiro Kanagawa's busiest decade, with 10 films.
Hiro Kanagawa Movies by Genre
- Drama 11
- Action 4
- Sci-Fi 3
- Tv movie 3
- Thriller 2
- Documentary 1
- Family 1
- Mystery 1
- Adventure 1
- Comedy 1
Drama is the genre Hiro Kanagawa has worked in most, with 11 films, ahead of action (4).
Hiro Kanagawa Career Milestones
- First film
- My Name Is Kate 1994
- Biggest box office hit
- Orphan: First Kill $37.1M worldwide
- Best-rated film
- Orphan: First Kill Movie Echo Score 58
- Newest film
- Playdate 2025
Hiro Kanagawa Filmography: Every Movie
Every film Hiro Kanagawa is credited on, newest first, with the role, the box office and the Movie Echo Score. Rated films average a score of 47. Re-order the list to see the best-rated films or the biggest hits first.
- 2025 Playdate as Colonel Kurtz · Action Movie Echo Score: 47
- 2022 Orphan: First Kill as Detective Donnan · Drama Worldwide box office: $37.1M Movie Echo Score: 58
- 2021 Needle in a Timestack as Tattersall · Sci-Fi Movie Echo Score: 38
- 2021 Every Breath You Take as Dr. Toth · Drama Worldwide box office: $339K Movie Echo Score: 50
- 2021
Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan as Narrator · Documentary - 2018
A Twist of Christmas as Chester · Family - 2018 Love, Once and Always as Niven · Tv movie Movie Echo Score: 43
- 2017
Akashi Drama - 2016
Hailey Dean Mysteries: Murder, With Love as Al Sandburg · Mystery - 2013
Grave Halloween as Jin · Tv movie - 2011
Deck the Halls as Harry Saito · Drama - 2011
Doomsday Prophecy as Dr. Yates · Adventure - 2009
The King of Fighters as Saisyu Kusanagi · Sci-Fi Worldwide box office: $502K - 2009
Hardwired as Dr. Steckler · Action - 2009
Playing for Keeps as Henry Wong · Drama - 2005
Best Friends as Detective Myashiro · Tv movie - 2005
Bob the Butler as Japanese Plumber · Comedy Worldwide box office: $51.4K - 2002
Chaos and Desire as Kiyoshi · Drama Worldwide box office: $119K - 2001
Replicant as Lab Video Technician #1 · Sci-Fi Worldwide box office: $895K - 2001
Class Warfare as Mr. Tanaka · Thriller - 2000
The Guilty as Police Detective · Drama - 2000
Epicenter as Agent Ted · Crime - 1999
Turbulence 2: Fear of Flying as Controller · Thriller - 1998
American Dragons as Nakai · Action - 1997
Bliss as Doctor · Drama Worldwide box office: $294K - 1996
For Hope as Dr. Black · Drama - 1995
Crying Freeman as Temple Yakuza · Action - 1995
Hideaway as Nurse Nakamura · Drama Worldwide box office: $12.2M - 1994
My Name Is Kate as Doctor · Drama
Who Hiro Kanagawa Makes Movies With
The actors and directors Hiro Kanagawa shares the most films with. Rae Dawn Chong comes first, with 3 films together, followed by Byron Mann (2).
Hiro Kanagawa: Questions & Answers
How many movies Hiro Kanagawa has made, the biggest hit, the best-rated film, the award record and more, answered from the filmography above.
How many movies has Hiro Kanagawa been in?
Hiro Kanagawa is credited on 29 films, from 1994 to 2025. The filmography on this page lists every one of them, newest first, with the role and the Movie Echo Score.
What is Hiro Kanagawa's highest-grossing movie?
Orphan: First Kill (2022) is Hiro Kanagawa's biggest box office hit, with $37.1M worldwide, ahead of Hideaway (1995) ($12.2M). Across every film with box office figures, Hiro Kanagawa's movies have made $51.5M.
Hiro Kanagawa's biggest hits What is the best Hiro Kanagawa movie?
By the Movie Echo Score, which blends critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact, Hiro Kanagawa's best-rated film is Orphan: First Kill (2022) with a score of 58, followed by Every Breath You Take (2021) (50).
Best Hiro Kanagawa movies, ranked What is Hiro Kanagawa's newest movie?
The most recent film on Hiro Kanagawa's filmography is Playdate (2025), in the role of Colonel Kurtz.
Who does Hiro Kanagawa work with most often?
Hiro Kanagawa shares the most films with Rae Dawn Chong (3 films), Byron Mann (2 films) and Craig Sheffer (2 films).
The Best Hiro Kanagawa Movies, Ranked
Top rated, most awarded and biggest box office hits from 29 credits.
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