The Best Kunihiko Yuyama Movies, Ranked
61 credits from 1982 to 2022, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! (2017) comes out on top with a score of 75. The biggest box office hit is Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back! (1999) with $164M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Kunihiko Yuyama Box Office Hits
Kunihiko Yuyama's films have made $648M worldwide in total. Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back! (1999) is the biggest hit at $164M, ahead of Pokémon: The Movie 2000 (2000) ($134M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back! 1999 · Action $164M $85.7M dom. - 2
Pokémon: The Movie 2000 2000 · Action $134M $43.8M dom. - 3
Pokémon 3: The Movie 2001 · Action $68.4M $17.1M dom. - 4
Pokémon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior 2008 · Fantasy $47.5M - 5
Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew 2005 · Adventure $37.6M - 6
Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! 2017 · Action $37.6M $2.4M dom. - 7
Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction 2014 · Family $28.6M - 8
Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea 2006 · Family $27.6M - 9
Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back - Evolution 2020 · Action $27.3M - 10
Pokémon the Movie: Hoopa and the Clash of Ages 2015 · Adventure $21.8M
The Best Kunihiko Yuyama Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Kunihiko Yuyama has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Animation leads with 22 films, and Rudolf the Black Cat (2016) is the pick of them.
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Animation 22 films Rudolf the Black Cat 2016 · Director - Action 9 films Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! 2017 · Director Movie Echo Score: 75
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Family 8 films Pokémon the Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back - Evolution 2019 · Director Movie Echo Score: 45 - Adventure 7 films Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew 2005 · Director
- Fantasy 4 films Pokémon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior 2008 · Director
The Best Kunihiko Yuyama Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Kunihiko Yuyama's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
- 2020s 2 films Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back - Evolution 2020 · Director Movie Echo Score: 51
- 2010s 18 films Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! 2017 · Director Movie Echo Score: 75
- 2000s 23 films Pokémon: The Movie 2000 2000 · Director
- 1990s 12 films Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back! 1999 · Director
The Latest Kunihiko Yuyama Movies
The most recent films Kunihiko Yuyama is credited on, newest first — starting with Pokémon: Distant Blue Sky! (2022). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Pokémon: Distant Blue Sky! 2022 · Director - Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back - Evolution 2020 · Director
- Pokémon the Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back - Evolution 2019 · Director
- Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! 2017 · Director
- Rudolf the Black Cat 2016 · Director
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Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel 2016 · Director - Pokémon the Movie: Hoopa and the Clash of Ages 2015 · Director
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Pikachu, What’s This Key? 2014 · Director - Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction 2014 · Director
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Pokémon: Eevee & Friends 2013 · Director -
Pokémon the Movie: Genesect and the Legend Awakened 2013 · Director -
Pokémon: Mewtwo - Prologue to Awakening 2013 · Director
The Best Kunihiko Yuyama Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Kunihiko Yuyama films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Kunihiko Yuyama movie?
Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! (2017) is the best-rated Kunihiko Yuyama film, with a Movie Echo Score of 75, ahead of Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back - Evolution (2020) (51) and Pokémon the Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back - Evolution (2019) (45). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Kunihiko Yuyama movie?
Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back! (1999) made the most at the box office, with $164M worldwide, followed by Pokémon: The Movie 2000 (2000) with $134M. Together, Kunihiko Yuyama's films with box office figures have made $648M.
What is the best Kunihiko Yuyama animation movie?
Rudolf the Black Cat (2016) is the best-rated of Kunihiko Yuyama's animation films. In other genres: Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! (action), Pokémon the Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back - Evolution (family) and Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew (adventure).
What is the newest Kunihiko Yuyama movie?
The newest film on Kunihiko Yuyama's filmography is Pokémon: Distant Blue Sky! (2022), directed by Kunihiko Yuyama.
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