The Best Kiyoshi Kurosawa Movies, Ranked
73 credits from 1979 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. To the Ends of the Earth (2020) comes out on top with a score of 78. The biggest box office hit is Pulse (2005) with $29.9M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Kiyoshi Kurosawa Movies
The 7 highest-rated films Kiyoshi Kurosawa is credited on. To the Ends of the Earth (2020) leads with 78, followed by Cloud (2025) at 76. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.
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#1 Movie Echo Score: Score 78 To the Ends of the Earth 2020 · Drama -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 76 Cloud 2025 · Action -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 Wife of a Spy 2020 · Drama -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 72 Daguerrotype 2017 · Drama -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 71 Chime 2024 · Thriller -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 65 Before We Vanish 2018 · Sci-Fi -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 60 To the Ends of the Earth 2019 · Drama
Biggest Kiyoshi Kurosawa Box Office Hits
Kiyoshi Kurosawa's films have made $56.7M worldwide in total. Pulse (2005) is the biggest hit at $29.9M, ahead of The Samurai and the Prisoner (2026) ($7.12M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Pulse 2005 · Thriller $29.9M $20.3M dom. - 2
The Samurai and the Prisoner 2026 · Drama $7.12M $822K dom. - 3
Creepy 2016 · Mystery $5.05M - 4
Reincarnation 2005 · Mystery $4.66M $322K dom. - 5
Real 2013 · Sci-Fi $3.8M - 6 Wife of a Spy 2020 · Drama $2.29M $69.5K dom.
- 7 Cloud 2025 · Action $1.1M $355K dom.
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Tokyo Sonata 2009 · Drama $944K $278K dom. - 9 Before We Vanish 2018 · Sci-Fi $449K $52.1K dom.
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Retribution 2006 · Horror $395K
The Best Kiyoshi Kurosawa Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Kiyoshi Kurosawa has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 13 films, and To the Ends of the Earth (2020) is the pick of them.
- Drama 13 films To the Ends of the Earth 2020 · Director Movie Echo Score: 78
- Horror 12 films Retribution 2006 · Director
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Crime 7 films Cure 1997 · Director - Action 5 films Cloud 2025 · Director Movie Echo Score: 76
- Thriller 5 films Chime 2024 · Director Movie Echo Score: 71
- Sci-Fi 4 films Before We Vanish 2018 · Director Movie Echo Score: 65
- Mystery 4 films Creepy 2016 · Director
The Best Kiyoshi Kurosawa Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Kiyoshi Kurosawa's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
The Latest Kiyoshi Kurosawa Movies
The most recent films Kiyoshi Kurosawa is credited on, newest first — starting with The Samurai and the Prisoner (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- The Samurai and the Prisoner 2026 · Director
- Cloud 2025 · Director
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Serpent’s Path 2024 · Director - Chime 2024 · Director
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Actually… 2022 · Director - To the Ends of the Earth 2020 · Director
- Wife of a Spy 2020 · Director
- To the Ends of the Earth 2019 · Director
- Before We Vanish 2018 · Director
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Foreboding 2017 · Director - Daguerrotype 2017 · Director
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Foreboding: Serial Version 2017 · Director
The Best Kiyoshi Kurosawa Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Kiyoshi Kurosawa films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Kiyoshi Kurosawa movie?
To the Ends of the Earth (2020) is the best-rated Kiyoshi Kurosawa film, with a Movie Echo Score of 78, ahead of Cloud (2025) (76) and Wife of a Spy (2020) (75). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
To the Ends of the Earth: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Kiyoshi Kurosawa movie?
Pulse (2005) made the most at the box office, with $29.9M worldwide, followed by The Samurai and the Prisoner (2026) with $7.12M. Together, Kiyoshi Kurosawa's films with box office figures have made $56.7M.
What is the best Kiyoshi Kurosawa drama movie?
To the Ends of the Earth (2020) is the best-rated of Kiyoshi Kurosawa's drama films, with a score of 78. In other genres: Retribution (horror), Cure (crime) and Cloud (action).
What is the newest Kiyoshi Kurosawa movie?
The newest film on Kiyoshi Kurosawa's filmography is Serpent's Path (2026), directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa.
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