The Best Kôji Yakusho Movies, Ranked
12 credits from 1997 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Mirai (2018) comes out on top with a score of 84. The biggest box office hit is Belle (2022) with $64.7M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Kôji Yakusho Movies
The 7 highest-rated films Kôji Yakusho is credited on. Mirai (2018) leads with 84, followed by Perfect Days (2023) at 80. 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 84 Mirai 2018 · Adventure -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 80 Perfect Days 2023 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 79 Belle 2022 · Adventure -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 78 Under the Open Sky 2025 · Crime -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 The Third Murder 2018 · Drama -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 Oh Lucy! 2018 · Drama -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 58 Scarlet 2026 · Animation
Biggest Kôji Yakusho Box Office Hits
Kôji Yakusho's films have made $155M worldwide in total. Belle (2022) is the biggest hit at $64.7M, ahead of Mirai (2018) ($28.8M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 Belle 2022 · Adventure $64.7M $4.02M dom.
- 2 Mirai 2018 · Adventure $28.8M $813K dom.
- 3 Perfect Days 2023 · Drama $27.9M $3.77M dom.
- 4 The Third Murder 2018 · Drama $13.4M $89.3K dom.
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Shall We Dance? 1997 · Drama $9.55M $9.55M dom. - 6
The World of Kanako 2015 · Drama $6.63M $16.6K dom. - 7 Scarlet 2026 · Animation $2.26M $629K dom.
- 8 Oh Lucy! 2018 · Drama $600K $375K dom.
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Warm Water Under a Red Bridge 2002 · Drama $454K $71.1K dom. - 10
The Eel 1998 · Drama $425K $418K dom.
The Best Kôji Yakusho Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Kôji Yakusho has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 8 films, and Perfect Days (2023) is the pick of them.
The Best Kôji Yakusho Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Kôji Yakusho's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
The Latest Kôji Yakusho Movies
The most recent films Kôji Yakusho is credited on, newest first — starting with Scarlet (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Scarlet 2026 · Claudius
- Under the Open Sky 2025 · Masao Mikami
- Perfect Days 2023 · Hirayama
- Belle 2022 · Suzu's father
- Mirai 2018 · Jiiji
- The Third Murder 2018 · Misumi
- Oh Lucy! 2018 · Takeshi Komori, Tom
- The World of Kanako 2015 · Drama
- Warm Water Under a Red Bridge 2002 · Drama
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Eureka 2001 · Drama - The Eel 1998 · Drama
- Shall We Dance? 1997 · Drama
The Best Kôji Yakusho Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Kôji Yakusho films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Kôji Yakusho movie?
Mirai (2018) is the best-rated Kôji Yakusho film, with a Movie Echo Score of 84, ahead of Perfect Days (2023) (80) and Belle (2022) (79). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Mirai: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Kôji Yakusho movie?
Belle (2022) made the most at the box office, with $64.7M worldwide, followed by Mirai (2018) with $28.8M. Together, Kôji Yakusho's films with box office figures have made $155M.
What is the best Kôji Yakusho drama movie?
Perfect Days (2023) is the best-rated of Kôji Yakusho's drama films, with a score of 80. In other genres: Mirai (adventure), Scarlet (animation) and Under the Open Sky (crime).
What is the newest Kôji Yakusho movie?
The newest film on Kôji Yakusho's filmography is Scarlet (2026), with Kôji Yakusho as Claudius.
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