The Best Ken'ichi Yajima Movies, Ranked
40 credits from 1997 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Fukushima 50 (2020) comes out on top with a score of 72. The biggest box office hit is Shin Godzilla (2016) with $82.1M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Ken'ichi Yajima Box Office Hits
Ken'ichi Yajima's films have made $300M worldwide in total. Shin Godzilla (2016) is the biggest hit at $82.1M, ahead of The Suspect: Muroi Shinji (2005) ($32.1M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Shin Godzilla 2016 · Action $82.1M $5.96M dom. - 2
The Suspect: Muroi Shinji 2005 · Crime $32.1M - 3
Flying Colors 2015 · Drama $28.5M - 4
Killing for the Prosecution 2018 · Thriller $26M - 5
Aegis 2005 · Thriller $16.9M - 6
Star Reformer 2006 · Romance $16.4M - 7
Recall 2018 · Drama $15.1M - 8
Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen 2015 · Comedy $11.8M - 9
The Emperor in August 2015 · War $10M - 10
I Just Didn’t Do It 2007 · Drama $9.67M
The Best Ken'ichi Yajima Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Ken'ichi Yajima has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 19 films, and Fukushima 50 (2020) is the pick of them.
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Drama 19 films Fukushima 50 2020 · as Director of Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency Movie Echo Score: 72 - Action 6 films Shin Godzilla 2016 · as Yanagihara : Minister of land, infrastructure and transportation
- Thriller 4 films Killing for the Prosecution 2018 · as Susumu Takashima
- Crime 3 films The Suspect: Muroi Shinji 2005 · as 菅野部長
- Romance 2 films Star Reformer 2006 · as Yasuo Kitamura
- War 1 film The Emperor in August 2015 · as Naidaijin Kōichi Kido
- Comedy 1 film Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen 2015 · as Hojo
The Best Ken'ichi Yajima Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Ken'ichi Yajima's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
The Latest Ken'ichi Yajima Movies
The most recent films Ken'ichi Yajima is credited on, newest first — starting with Samurai Fury (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Samurai Fury 2025 · Sadachika Ise -
Kubi 2023 · Todakatsu Honda -
The Lines That Define Me 2022 · Museum director -
Last of the Wolves 2021 · Keiji Tomotake - Fukushima 50 2020 · Director of Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency
- Killing for the Prosecution 2018 · Susumu Takashima
- Recall 2018 · Toshiaki Manabe
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My Friend “A” 2018 · Director Murakami -
Reminiscence 2017 · Drama - Shin Godzilla 2016 · Yanagihara : Minister of land, infrastructure and transportation
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The Land of Rain Trees 2015 · Kenjiro Hitomi - The Emperor in August 2015 · Naidaijin Kōichi Kido
The Best Ken'ichi Yajima Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Ken'ichi Yajima films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Ken'ichi Yajima movie?
Fukushima 50 (2020) is the best-rated Ken'ichi Yajima film, with a Movie Echo Score of 72. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Fukushima 50: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Ken'ichi Yajima movie?
Shin Godzilla (2016) made the most at the box office, with $82.1M worldwide, followed by The Suspect: Muroi Shinji (2005) with $32.1M. Together, Ken'ichi Yajima's films with box office figures have made $300M.
What is the best Ken'ichi Yajima drama movie?
Fukushima 50 (2020) is the best-rated of Ken'ichi Yajima's drama films, with a score of 72. In other genres: Shin Godzilla (action), Killing for the Prosecution (thriller) and The Suspect: Muroi Shinji (crime).
What is the newest Ken'ichi Yajima movie?
The newest film on Ken'ichi Yajima's filmography is Samurai Fury (2025), with Ken'ichi Yajima as Sadachika Ise.
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