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Kaku Arakawa, director
Director

Kaku Arakawa: Movies & Box Office

films
4
on screen
2009–2024
box office
$295M
average score
65
Career at a glance

Kaku Arakawa's Career in Numbers

Kaku Arakawa's films in numbers — as a director, not counting appearances as themselves: when they were made, the genres Kaku Arakawa works in most and the milestones along the way. The filmography runs from How Ponyo Was Born: Hayao Miyazaki’s Thought Process (2009) to Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron (2024), and the 2010s were the busiest decade.

Kaku Arakawa Movies by Decade

  1. 2000s 1
  2. 2010s 2
  3. 2020s 1

The 2010s were Kaku Arakawa's busiest decade, with 2 films.

Kaku Arakawa Movies by Genre

  • Documentary 3
  • Biography 1

Documentary is the genre Kaku Arakawa has worked in most, with 3 films, ahead of biography (1).

Kaku Arakawa Career Milestones

Biggest box office hit
Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron $295M worldwide
Best-rated film
Never-Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki Movie Echo Score 65
4 credits

Kaku Arakawa Filmography: Every Movie

Every film Kaku Arakawa is credited on, newest first, with the role, the box office and the Movie Echo Score. Rated films average a score of 65. Re-order the list to see the best-rated films or the biggest hits first.

FAQ

Kaku Arakawa: Questions & Answers

How many movies Kaku Arakawa has made, the biggest hit, the best-rated film, the award record and more, answered from the filmography above.

How many movies has Kaku Arakawa been in?

Kaku Arakawa is credited on 4 films, from 2009 to 2024. All of them as a director. The filmography on this page lists every one of them, newest first, with the role and the Movie Echo Score.

What is Kaku Arakawa's highest-grossing movie?

Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron (2024) is Kaku Arakawa's biggest box office hit, with $295M worldwide. Across every film with box office figures, Kaku Arakawa's movies have made $295M.

Kaku Arakawa's biggest hits

What is the best Kaku Arakawa movie?

By the Movie Echo Score, which blends critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact, Kaku Arakawa's best-rated film is Never-Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki (2018) with a score of 65, followed by Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron (2024) (64).

Best Kaku Arakawa movies, ranked

What is Kaku Arakawa's newest movie?

The most recent film on Kaku Arakawa's filmography is Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron (2024), which Kaku Arakawa directed.

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