The Best Kouichi Sakaguchi Movies, Ranked
24 credits from 1998 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Gintama: The Very Final (2021) comes out on top with a score of 89. The biggest box office hit is Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew (2005) with $37.6M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Kouichi Sakaguchi Box Office Hits
Kouichi Sakaguchi's films have made $119M worldwide in total. Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew (2005) is the biggest hit at $37.6M, ahead of Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea (2006) ($27.6M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew 2005 · Adventure $37.6M - 2
Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea 2006 · Family $27.6M - 3
Gintama: The Very Final 2021 · Action $17.2M - 4
Gintama: The Movie 2: The Final Chapter: Be Forever Yorozuya 2013 · Animation $16M - 5
Gintama: The Movie 2010 · Action $10.5M - 6
Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan’s Island 2022 · Sci-Fi $7.01M - 7
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin VI – Rise of the Red Comet 2018 · Animation $2.05M - 8
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin III - Dawn of Rebellion 2016 · Sci-Fi $478K - 9
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin II - Artesia’s Sorrow 2015 · Action $478K
The Best Kouichi Sakaguchi Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Kouichi Sakaguchi has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Animation leads with 7 films, and Gintama: The Movie 2: The Final Chapter: Be Forever Yorozuya (2013) is the pick of them.
- Animation 7 films Gintama: The Movie 2: The Final Chapter: Be Forever Yorozuya 2013 · as Musashi (voice)
- Action 5 films Gintama: The Very Final 2021 · as Prince Hata (voice) Movie Echo Score: 89
- Sci-Fi 4 films Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan’s Island 2022 · as Tem Ray (voice) Movie Echo Score: 88
- Family 2 films Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea 2006 · as Okutank (voice)
- Adventure 2 films Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew 2005 · as Hellgar (voice)
The Best Kouichi Sakaguchi Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Kouichi Sakaguchi's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Kouichi Sakaguchi Movies
The most recent films Kouichi Sakaguchi is credited on, newest first — starting with Aichaku (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Aichaku 2025 · Nobu - Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan’s Island 2022 · Tem Ray (voice)
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The Girl from the Other Side 2022 · Captain (voice) - Gintama: The Very Final 2021 · Prince Hata (voice)
- Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin VI – Rise of the Red Comet 2018 · Tem Ray (voice)
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Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin IV – Eve of Destiny 2016 · Tem Ray (voice) - Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin III - Dawn of Rebellion 2016 · Tem Ray (voice)
- Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin II - Artesia’s Sorrow 2015 · Tem Ray (voice)
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Captain Earth 2014 · Peter Westvillage - Gintama: The Movie 2: The Final Chapter: Be Forever Yorozuya 2013 · Musashi (voice)
- Gintama: The Movie 2010 · Prince Hata (voice)
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Kamen Rider Den-O: Final Trilogy Special Edition 2008 · Mole Imagin (voice)
The Best Kouichi Sakaguchi Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Kouichi Sakaguchi films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Kouichi Sakaguchi movie?
Gintama: The Very Final (2021) is the best-rated Kouichi Sakaguchi film, with a Movie Echo Score of 89, ahead of Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan’s Island (2022) (88). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Gintama: The Very Final: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Kouichi Sakaguchi movie?
Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew (2005) made the most at the box office, with $37.6M worldwide, followed by Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea (2006) with $27.6M. Together, Kouichi Sakaguchi's films with box office figures have made $119M.
What is the best Kouichi Sakaguchi animation movie?
Gintama: The Movie 2: The Final Chapter: Be Forever Yorozuya (2013) is the best-rated of Kouichi Sakaguchi's animation films. In other genres: Gintama: The Very Final (action), Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan’s Island (sci-fi) and Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea (family).
What is the newest Kouichi Sakaguchi movie?
The newest film on Kouichi Sakaguchi's filmography is Aichaku (2025), with Kouichi Sakaguchi as Nobu.
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