The Best Hiroshi Kanbe Movies, Ranked
17 credits from 1991 to 2023, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is Thermae Romae (2012) with $74.3M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Hiroshi Kanbe Box Office Hits
Hiroshi Kanbe's films have made $250M worldwide in total. Thermae Romae (2012) is the biggest hit at $74.3M, ahead of Always: Sunset on Third Street 2 (2007) ($42.3M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Thermae Romae 2012 · Comedy $74.3M - 2
Always: Sunset on Third Street 2 2007 · Drama $42.3M - 3
Always: Sunset on Third Street ’64 2012 · Comedy $40.9M - 4
Always - Sunset on Third Street 2005 · Comedy $38.7M - 5
Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura 2017 · Mystery $35.2M - 6
Samurai Hustle Returns 2016 · Comedy $8.76M - 7
Fly, Daddy, Fly 2005 · Drama $5.82M - 8
Mom, Is That You?! 2023 · Comedy $3.55M - 9
Give It All 1998 · Drama $254K
The Best Hiroshi Kanbe Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Hiroshi Kanbe has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 7 films, and Always: Sunset on Third Street 2 (2007) is the pick of them.
The Best Hiroshi Kanbe Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Hiroshi Kanbe's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
The Latest Hiroshi Kanbe Movies
The most recent films Hiroshi Kanbe is credited on, newest first — starting with Mom, Is That You?! (2023). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Mom, Is That You?! 2023 · Comedy
- Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura 2017 · Detective Osoreyama
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blank 13 2017 · Junichi Uchiyama - Samurai Hustle Returns 2016 · Mokichi
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Even Though I Don’t Like It 2016 · Romance - Thermae Romae 2012 · Middle-aged man at bath
- Always: Sunset on Third Street ’64 2012 · mailman
- Always: Sunset on Third Street 2 2007 · Telegraph clerk
- Always - Sunset on Third Street 2005 · Postman
- Fly, Daddy, Fly 2005 · Drama
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Aiki 2002 · Drama -
Samurai Fiction 1998 · Gosuke
The Best Hiroshi Kanbe Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Hiroshi Kanbe films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Hiroshi Kanbe movie?
Thermae Romae (2012) made the most at the box office, with $74.3M worldwide, followed by Always: Sunset on Third Street 2 (2007) with $42.3M. Together, Hiroshi Kanbe's films with box office figures have made $250M.
What is the best Hiroshi Kanbe drama movie?
Always: Sunset on Third Street 2 (2007) is the best-rated of Hiroshi Kanbe's drama films. In other genres: Thermae Romae (comedy) and Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura (mystery).
What is the newest Hiroshi Kanbe movie?
The newest film on Hiroshi Kanbe's filmography is Mom, Is That You?! (2023).
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