The Best Kitaro Movies, Ranked
31 credits from 1988 to 2024, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is Dororo (2007) with $27.3M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Kitaro Box Office Hits
Kitaro's films have made $60.3M worldwide in total. Dororo (2007) is the biggest hit at $27.3M, ahead of Mumon: The Land of Stealth (2017) ($18M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Dororo 2007 · Horror $27.3M - 2
Mumon: The Land of Stealth 2017 · Romance $18M - 3
Dog × Police: The K-9 Force 2011 · Drama $8.98M - 4
Ultraman Zero: The Revenge of Belial 2010 · Action $4.3M - 5
A Story of Yonosuke 2013 · Romance $1.3M - 6
A Drop of the Grapevine 2014 · Drama $331K - 7
House of Sayuri 2024 · Horror $88.8K - 8
Romance Doll 2020 · Romance $12.3K
The Best Kitaro Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Kitaro has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 10 films, and Dog × Police: The K-9 Force (2011) is the pick of them.
The Best Kitaro Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Kitaro's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Kitaro Movies
The most recent films Kitaro is credited on, newest first — starting with House of Sayuri (2024). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- House of Sayuri 2024 · Shozo Kamiki
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A Man 2022 · Ito -
Gone Wednesday 2020 · Ando - Romance Doll 2020 · Kinji Aikawa
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Mori, The Artist’s Habitat 2018 · Araki -
Love and Fortune 2018 · Keisuke Naruse - Mumon: The Land of Stealth 2017 · Hanroku Otowa
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Let’s Go, Jets! 2017 · Principal -
Kako: My Sullen Past 2016 · Drama - A Drop of the Grapevine 2014 · Miura
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Jossy’s 2014 · Doctor Kinuta - A Story of Yonosuke 2013 · Yozo Yokomichi
The Best Kitaro Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Kitaro films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Kitaro movie?
Dororo (2007) made the most at the box office, with $27.3M worldwide, followed by Mumon: The Land of Stealth (2017) with $18M. Together, Kitaro's films with box office figures have made $60.3M.
What is the best Kitaro drama movie?
Dog × Police: The K-9 Force (2011) is the best-rated of Kitaro's drama films. In other genres: Mumon: The Land of Stealth (romance), Dororo (horror) and Ultraman Zero: The Revenge of Belial (action).
What is the newest Kitaro movie?
The newest film on Kitaro's filmography is House of Sayuri (2024), with Kitaro as Shozo Kamiki.
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