The Best Ken Yasuda Movies, Ranked
58 credits from 1994 to 2024, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The Fable (2019) comes out on top with a score of 81. The biggest box office hit is The Cat Returns (2002) with $54.7M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Ken Yasuda Movies
The 4 highest-rated films Ken Yasuda is credited on. The Fable (2019) leads with 81, followed by Shin Kamen Rider (2023) at 79. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.
Biggest Ken Yasuda Box Office Hits
Ken Yasuda's films have made $231M worldwide in total. The Cat Returns (2002) is the biggest hit at $54.7M, ahead of Flying Colors (2015) ($28.5M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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The Cat Returns 2002 · Adventure $54.7M $564K dom. - 2
Flying Colors 2015 · Drama $28.5M - 3
Hotaru the Movie: It’s Only a Little Light in My Life 2012 · Romance $23M - 4
Crayon Shin-chan: Fast Asleep! Dreaming World Big Assault! 2016 · Fantasy $21.6M - 5
Fragments of the Last Will 2022 · History $18M - 6
Shin Kamen Rider 2023 · Action $15.8M - 7
The Fable 2019 · Comedy $15.2M - 8
Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen 2015 · Comedy $11.8M - 9
Dragon Quest: Your Story 2019 · Action $11.1M - 10
Shinjuku Swan 2015 · Drama $10.7M
The Best Ken Yasuda Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Ken Yasuda has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 18 films, and Flying Colors (2015) is the pick of them.
- Drama 18 films Flying Colors 2015 · as Takashi Nishimura
- Comedy 13 films The Fable 2019 · as Ebihara Movie Echo Score: 81
- Romance 4 films Hotaru the Movie: It’s Only a Little Light in My Life 2012 · as Shoji Futatsugi
- Action 4 films Shin Kamen Rider 2023 · as Criminal Movie Echo Score: 79
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Crime 3 films THE FABLE: The Killer Who Doesn’t Kill 2021 · as Ebihara Movie Echo Score: 79 - Adventure 2 films The Cat Returns 2002 · as Machida (voice)
- History 1 film Fragments of the Last Will 2022
- Fantasy 1 film Crayon Shin-chan: Fast Asleep! Dreaming World Big Assault! 2016 · as Yumehiko Nubatama (voice)
The Best Ken Yasuda Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Ken Yasuda's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Ken Yasuda Movies
The most recent films Ken Yasuda is credited on, newest first — starting with River Returns (2024). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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River Returns 2024 · Tsunekichi -
In Love and Deep Water 2023 · Michihiko - Shin Kamen Rider 2023 · Criminal
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18/40: Unbreakable Bond of Dreams 2023 · Nakagawa Ichiro - Fragments of the Last Will 2022 · History
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Tonbi 2022 · Mitsumo -
Ten Count to the Future 2022 · Seiichiro Kai -
Love with a Case 2022 · Masumi Morizono -
Struggling Man 2021 · Haruo Izawa -
Ring Wandering 2021 · Seiichi Kawauchi - THE FABLE: The Killer Who Doesn’t Kill 2021 · Ebihara
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Hotel Royal 2020 · Daikichi Tanaka
The Best Ken Yasuda Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Ken Yasuda films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Ken Yasuda movie?
The Fable (2019) is the best-rated Ken Yasuda film, with a Movie Echo Score of 81, ahead of Shin Kamen Rider (2023) (79) and THE FABLE: The Killer Who Doesn’t Kill (2021) (79). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
The Fable: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Ken Yasuda movie?
The Cat Returns (2002) made the most at the box office, with $54.7M worldwide, followed by Flying Colors (2015) with $28.5M. Together, Ken Yasuda's films with box office figures have made $231M.
What is the best Ken Yasuda drama movie?
Flying Colors (2015) is the best-rated of Ken Yasuda's drama films. In other genres: The Fable (comedy), Hotaru the Movie: It’s Only a Little Light in My Life (romance) and Shin Kamen Rider (action).
What is the newest Ken Yasuda movie?
The newest film on Ken Yasuda's filmography is River Returns (2024), with Ken Yasuda as Tsunekichi.
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