The Best Machiko Ono Movies, Ranked
51 credits from 1997 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Modest Heroes: Ponoc Short Films Theatre, Volume 1 (2019) comes out on top with a score of 78. The biggest box office hit is Crying Out Love in the Center of the World (2004) with $74.8M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Machiko Ono Movies
The 4 highest-rated films Machiko Ono is credited on. Modest Heroes: Ponoc Short Films Theatre, Volume 1 (2019) leads with 78, followed by Modest Heroes (2018) at 78. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.
Biggest Machiko Ono Box Office Hits
Machiko Ono's films have made $185M worldwide in total. Crying Out Love in the Center of the World (2004) is the biggest hit at $74.8M, ahead of Like Father, Like Son (2014) ($37.2M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Crying Out Love in the Center of the World 2004 · Drama $74.8M - 2
Like Father, Like Son 2014 · Drama $37.2M $335K dom. - 3
The Floating Castle 2012 · History $32M - 4
The Miracles of the Namiya General Store 2017 · Drama $13.9M - 5
Museum 2016 · Drama $11.8M - 6
Everest: The Summit of the Gods 2016 · Drama $9.9M - 7
The Bastard and the Beautiful World 2018 · Comedy $2.46M - 8
Confess to Your Crimes 2023 · Mystery $1.9M - 9
The Mourning Forest 2007 · Drama $556K - 10
Plastic 2024 · Drama $389K
The Best Machiko Ono Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Machiko Ono has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 26 films, and A Family (2021) is the pick of them.
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Drama 26 films A Family 2021 · as Yuka Kudo Movie Echo Score: 60 - Comedy 6 films The Bastard and the Beautiful World 2018 · as Yuko
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Action 2 films Bullet Train Explosion 2025 · as Yuko Kagami Movie Echo Score: 65 -
Adventure 2 films Modest Heroes: Ponoc Short Films Theatre, Volume 1 2019 · as Mama (segment "Samurai eggu") Movie Echo Score: 78 -
Animation 2 films Chieri and Cherry 2015 · as Marie (voice) - History 2 films The Floating Castle 2012 · as Chiyo
- Mystery 1 film Confess to Your Crimes 2023 · as Teranaka Hatsumi
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Fantasy 1 film Modest Heroes 2018 · as Mother (voice) Movie Echo Score: 78
The Best Machiko Ono Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Machiko Ono's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
- 2020s 16 films Bullet Train Explosion 2025 · as Yuko Kagami Movie Echo Score: 65
- 2010s 26 films Modest Heroes: Ponoc Short Films Theatre, Volume 1 2019 · as Mama (segment "Samurai eggu") Movie Echo Score: 78
- 2000s 8 films Crying Out Love in the Center of the World 2004 · as Sakutaro's Older Sister
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1990s 1 film Suzaku 1997 · as Michiru Tahara
The Latest Machiko Ono Movies
The most recent films Machiko Ono is credited on, newest first — starting with Bullet Train Explosion (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Bullet Train Explosion 2025 · Yuko Kagami
- Plastic 2024 · Drama
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DitO 2024 · Natsu Kamiyama - Confess to Your Crimes 2023 · Teranaka Hatsumi
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The Dry Spell 2023 · Kazumi Iwakiri -
Thousand and One Nights 2022 · Nami Tamura -
Sabakan 2022 · Ryoko Hisada -
Amiko 2022 · Sayuri -
20-Year-Old Soul 2022 · Keiko Asano -
Mom’s Celestial Robe of Feathers 2022 · Haruko -
Anime Supremacy! 2022 · Kayako Arishina -
Because We Forget Everything 2022 · Drama
The Best Machiko Ono Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Machiko Ono films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Machiko Ono movie?
Modest Heroes: Ponoc Short Films Theatre, Volume 1 (2019) is the best-rated Machiko Ono film, with a Movie Echo Score of 78, ahead of Modest Heroes (2018) (78) and Bullet Train Explosion (2025) (65). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Modest Heroes: Ponoc Short Films Theatre, Volume 1: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Machiko Ono movie?
Crying Out Love in the Center of the World (2004) made the most at the box office, with $74.8M worldwide, followed by Like Father, Like Son (2014) with $37.2M. Together, Machiko Ono's films with box office figures have made $185M.
What is the best Machiko Ono drama movie?
A Family (2021) is the best-rated of Machiko Ono's drama films, with a score of 60. In other genres: The Bastard and the Beautiful World (comedy), Bullet Train Explosion (action) and Modest Heroes: Ponoc Short Films Theatre, Volume 1 (adventure).
What is the newest Machiko Ono movie?
The newest film on Machiko Ono's filmography is Bullet Train Explosion (2025), with Machiko Ono as Yuko Kagami.
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