The Best Hiroko Yakushimaru Movies, Ranked
47 credits from 1978 to 2024, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is Always: Sunset on Third Street 2 (2007) with $42.3M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Hiroko Yakushimaru Box Office Hits
Hiroko Yakushimaru's films have made $253M worldwide in total. Always: Sunset on Third Street 2 (2007) is the biggest hit at $42.3M, ahead of Always: Sunset on Third Street ’64 (2012) ($40.9M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Always: Sunset on Third Street 2 2007 · Drama $42.3M - 2
Always: Sunset on Third Street ’64 2012 · Comedy $40.9M - 3
Always - Sunset on Third Street 2005 · Comedy $38.7M - 4
Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura 2017 · Mystery $35.2M - 5
Dogwood Tree 2010 · Romance $33M - 6
The 8-Year Engagement 2017 · Romance $24.4M - 7
Cafe Funiculi Funicula 2018 · Drama $10.2M - 8
Kisarazu Cat’s Eye: Nihon Series 2003 · Comedy $10M - 9
Bubble Fiction: Boom or Bust 2007 · Comedy $6.75M - 10
A Good Husband 2009 · Drama $2.64M
The Best Hiroko Yakushimaru Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Hiroko Yakushimaru has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 16 films, and Always: Sunset on Third Street 2 (2007) is the pick of them.
- Drama 16 films Always: Sunset on Third Street 2 2007 · as Tomoe Suzuki
- Comedy 10 films Always: Sunset on Third Street ’64 2012 · as Tomoe Suzuki
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Family 5 films Wasao 2011 · as Setsuko - Romance 3 films Dogwood Tree 2010 · as Ryoko
- Mystery 2 films Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura 2017 · as Female owner
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Fantasy 1 film Princess Raccoon 2005 · as Ohagi no tsubone
The Best Hiroko Yakushimaru Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Hiroko Yakushimaru's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Hiroko Yakushimaru Movies
The most recent films Hiroko Yakushimaru is credited on, newest first — starting with Blue Period (2024). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Blue Period 2024 · Masako Saeki -
Tonbi 2022 · Taeko -
Riverside Mukolitta 2021 · Family -
Dearest 2021 · Azusa Sanada -
Black School Rules 2019 · Virginia Wolf - Cafe Funiculi Funicula 2018 · Kayo Takatake
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Unnatural 2018 · Misumi Natsuyo - The 8-Year Engagement 2017 · Hatsumi Nakahara
- Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura 2017 · Female owner
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Sinbad - The Flying Princess and the Secret Island 2015 · Latifa (voice) -
Amachan 2013 · Hiromi Suzuka -
Carry On! Hara-chan! 2013 · Yaguchi Yuriko
The Best Hiroko Yakushimaru Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Hiroko Yakushimaru films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Hiroko Yakushimaru movie?
Always: Sunset on Third Street 2 (2007) made the most at the box office, with $42.3M worldwide, followed by Always: Sunset on Third Street ’64 (2012) with $40.9M. Together, Hiroko Yakushimaru's films with box office figures have made $253M.
What is the best Hiroko Yakushimaru drama movie?
Always: Sunset on Third Street 2 (2007) is the best-rated of Hiroko Yakushimaru's drama films. In other genres: Always: Sunset on Third Street ’64 (comedy), Wasao (family) and Dogwood Tree (romance).
What is the newest Hiroko Yakushimaru movie?
The newest film on Hiroko Yakushimaru's filmography is Blue Period (2024), with Hiroko Yakushimaru as Masako Saeki.
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