The Best Koji Ohkura Movies, Ranked
35 credits from 2001 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Sham (2025) comes out on top with a score of 83. The biggest box office hit is Hero (2015) with $45.6M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Koji Ohkura Box Office Hits
Koji Ohkura's films have made $244M worldwide in total. Hero (2015) is the biggest hit at $45.6M, ahead of Monkey Magic (2007) ($36.7M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Hero 2015 · Comedy $45.6M $88.7K dom. - 2
Monkey Magic 2007 · Action $36.7M - 3
Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura 2017 · Mystery $35.2M - 4
The After-Dinner Mysteries 2013 · Drama $32.2M - 5
Killing for the Prosecution 2018 · Thriller $26M - 6
Detroit Metal City 2008 · Comedy $23.7M - 7
Swing Girls 2004 · Comedy $19.4M - 8
Recall 2018 · Drama $15.1M - 9
The Last Chance: Diary of Comedians 2013 · Comedy $2.55M - 10
The Sword of Alexander 2007 $1.72M
The Best Koji Ohkura Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Koji Ohkura has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Comedy leads with 9 films, and Hero (2015) is the pick of them.
- Comedy 9 films Hero 2015 · as Takashi Ichinose
- Drama 9 films The After-Dinner Mysteries 2013 · as Yuta Koenji
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Romance 4 films Heaven’s Bookstore 2004 · as Maru -
Horror 3 films Ten Nights of Dreams 2006 · as Shotaro -
Thriller 2 films Sham 2025 Movie Echo Score: 83 - Action 2 films Monkey Magic 2007
- Mystery 1 film Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura 2017 · as Detective Kawahara
The Best Koji Ohkura Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Koji Ohkura's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Koji Ohkura Movies
The most recent films Koji Ohkura is credited on, newest first — starting with Sham (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Sham 2025 · Thriller
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The Journalist 2022 · Yoshikazu Yagawa -
The Great Yokai War: Guardians 2021 · Shojo -
The Supporting Actors in Byplaywood 2021 · Comedy -
Romance Doll 2020 · Harada -
Youkai Sharehouse 2020 · Hiyo Numata -
FLCL Progressive 2018 · Masurao (voice) - Killing for the Prosecution 2018 · Shiro Yumioka
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You, Your, Yours 2018 · Ryoma Sakamoto - Recall 2018 · Yasushi Takashima
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Unnatural 2018 · Mori Tadaharu -
My Brother’s Husband 2018 · Teacher Yokoyama
The Best Koji Ohkura Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Koji Ohkura films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Koji Ohkura movie?
Sham (2025) is the best-rated Koji Ohkura film, with a Movie Echo Score of 83. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Sham: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Koji Ohkura movie?
Hero (2015) made the most at the box office, with $45.6M worldwide, followed by Monkey Magic (2007) with $36.7M. Together, Koji Ohkura's films with box office figures have made $244M.
What is the best Koji Ohkura comedy movie?
Hero (2015) is the best-rated of Koji Ohkura's comedy films. In other genres: The After-Dinner Mysteries (drama), Heaven’s Bookstore (romance) and Ten Nights of Dreams (horror).
What is the newest Koji Ohkura movie?
The newest film on Koji Ohkura's filmography is Sham (2025).
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