The Best Ken Yamamura Movies, Ranked
11 credits from 2016 to 2024, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. People Just Do Nothing: Big in Japan (2021) comes out on top with a score of 76. The biggest box office hit is Killing for the Prosecution (2018) with $26M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Ken Yamamura Box Office Hits
Ken Yamamura's films have made $59.9M worldwide in total. Killing for the Prosecution (2018) is the biggest hit at $26M, ahead of Sekigahara (2017) ($19.4M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
The Best Ken Yamamura Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Ken Yamamura has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 3 films, and Earthquake Bird (2019) is the pick of them.
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Drama 3 films Earthquake Bird 2019 · as Det. Oguchi Movie Echo Score: 60 -
Thriller 2 films Killing for the Prosecution 2018 -
Crime 1 film Bad Lands 2023 · as Yukawa -
Action 1 film Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai 2021 · as Toshimaro Yoshida -
Comedy 1 film People Just Do Nothing: Big in Japan 2021 · as Taka Movie Echo Score: 76
The Latest Ken Yamamura Movies
The most recent films Ken Yamamura is credited on, newest first — starting with Crosspoint (2024). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Crosspoint 2024 · Souta Kamimura -
Dates in Real Life 2024 · Tetsuo - Bad Lands 2023 · Yukawa
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Gitling 2023 · Makoto Kanno - Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai 2021 · Toshimaro Yoshida
- People Just Do Nothing: Big in Japan 2021 · Taka
- Earthquake Bird 2019 · Det. Oguchi
- Killing for the Prosecution 2018 · Thriller
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Sekigahara 2017 · Nobukatsu Shima -
Tokyo Project 2017 · Guy giving directions -
Black Mirror: Playtest 2016 · Shou Saito
The Best Ken Yamamura Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Ken Yamamura films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Ken Yamamura movie?
People Just Do Nothing: Big in Japan (2021) is the best-rated Ken Yamamura film, with a Movie Echo Score of 76, ahead of Earthquake Bird (2019) (60). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
People Just Do Nothing: Big in Japan: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Ken Yamamura movie?
Killing for the Prosecution (2018) made the most at the box office, with $26M worldwide, followed by Sekigahara (2017) with $19.4M. Together, Ken Yamamura's films with box office figures have made $59.9M.
What is the best Ken Yamamura drama movie?
Earthquake Bird (2019) is the best-rated of Ken Yamamura's drama films, with a score of 60. In other genres: Killing for the Prosecution (thriller), Bad Lands (crime) and Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai (action).
What is the newest Ken Yamamura movie?
The newest film on Ken Yamamura's filmography is Crosspoint (2024), with Ken Yamamura as Souta Kamimura.
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