The Best Kan Yanagiya Movies, Ranked
21 credits from 1940 to 1990, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is Mother Never Dies (1942) with $750K worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
The Latest Kan Yanagiya Movies
The most recent films Kan Yanagiya is credited on, newest first — starting with Tales of a Golden Geisha (1990). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Tales of a Golden Geisha 1990 · Nayoko's Foster Father -
A Taxing Woman 1987 · Grocery Store Owner -
Hazardous Graduation 1970 -
Moment of Terror 1966 · Crime -
Yearning 1964 · Mr. Kaga -
A Woman’s Life 1963 · Drama -
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity 1959 · Tanoue Nitôhei -
Moonlight Mask 1958 · Action -
Frankie the Milkman 1956 · Daisuke Aoki -
The Wolves 1955 · Crime -
Children of Hiroshima 1952 · War -
Dispersed Clouds 1951 · Romance
The Best Kan Yanagiya Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Kan Yanagiya films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Kan Yanagiya movie?
Mother Never Dies (1942) made the most at the box office, with $750K worldwide, followed by Stray Dog (1949) with $47K. Together, Kan Yanagiya's films with box office figures have made $797K.
What is the best Kan Yanagiya crime movie?
Stray Dog (1949) is the best-rated of Kan Yanagiya's crime films. In other genres: Mother Never Dies (drama).
What is the newest Kan Yanagiya movie?
The newest film on Kan Yanagiya's filmography is Tales of a Golden Geisha (1990), with Kan Yanagiya as Nayoko's Foster Father.
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