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The Best Kaoru Kobayashi Movies, Ranked

64 credits from 1976 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The Boy and the Heron (2023) comes out on top with a score of 84. The biggest box office hit is The Boy and the Heron (2023) with $295M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.

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Worldwide gross

Biggest Kaoru Kobayashi Box Office Hits

Kaoru Kobayashi's films have made $486M worldwide in total. The Boy and the Heron (2023) is the biggest hit at $295M, ahead of Tales from Earthsea (2006) ($68.7M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.

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  1. 1 The Boy and the Heron (2023) movie poster The Boy and the Heron 2023 · Animation $295M $47.3M dom.
  2. 2 Tales from Earthsea (2006) movie poster Tales from Earthsea 2006 · Fantasy $68.7M $48.7K dom.
  3. 3 We Made a Beautiful Bouquet (2021) movie poster We Made a Beautiful Bouquet 2021 · Romance $35M
  4. 4 Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog (2004) movie poster Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog 2004 · Drama $23.7M $15.7K dom.
  5. 5 Fueled: The Man They Called “Pirate” (2016) movie poster Fueled: The Man They Called “Pirate” 2016 · History $15.8M
  6. 6 The Miracles of the Namiya General Store (2017) movie poster The Miracles of the Namiya General Store 2017 · Drama $13.9M
  7. 7 Kiseki: Sobito of That Day (2017) movie poster Kiseki: Sobito of That Day 2017 · Drama $11.2M
  8. 8 The Great Passage (2013) movie poster The Great Passage 2013 · Drama $7.36M
  9. 9 Kubi (2023) movie poster Kubi 2023 · Action $6.13M
  10. 10 Like Asura (2003) movie poster Like Asura 2003 · Comedy $6.12M
One pick per genre

The Best Kaoru Kobayashi Movie in Every Genre

The best-rated film in each genre Kaoru Kobayashi has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 41 films, and Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog (2004) is the pick of them.

One pick per decade

The Best Kaoru Kobayashi Movie of Each Decade

One pick per decade of Kaoru Kobayashi's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.

Newest first

The Latest Kaoru Kobayashi Movies

The most recent films Kaoru Kobayashi is credited on, newest first — starting with Sham (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.

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FAQ

The Best Kaoru Kobayashi Movies: Questions & Answers

The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Kaoru Kobayashi films, answered from the rankings on this page.

What is the best Kaoru Kobayashi movie?

The Boy and the Heron (2023) is the best-rated Kaoru Kobayashi film, with a Movie Echo Score of 84, ahead of Sham (2025) (83). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.

The Boy and the Heron: cast, ratings & box office

What is the highest-grossing Kaoru Kobayashi movie?

The Boy and the Heron (2023) made the most at the box office, with $295M worldwide, followed by Tales from Earthsea (2006) with $68.7M. Together, Kaoru Kobayashi's films with box office figures have made $486M.

Which Kaoru Kobayashi movie won the most awards?

The Boy and the Heron (2023) is the most decorated Kaoru Kobayashi film, with 4 wins from 8 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.

What is the best Kaoru Kobayashi drama movie?

Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog (2004) is the best-rated of Kaoru Kobayashi's drama films. In other genres: We Made a Beautiful Bouquet (romance), Like Asura (comedy) and Kubi (action).

What is the newest Kaoru Kobayashi movie?

The newest film on Kaoru Kobayashi's filmography is Sham (2025).

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