Maki Sakai: Movies & Box Office
- films
- 39
- on screen
- 2004–2025
- box office
- $56.3M
The Best Maki Sakai Movies
The films of Maki Sakai that made the most at the worldwide box office, biggest first: Drop (2009) leads with $19.6M. The full ranking adds the most awarded films and the newest releases.
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Worldwide box office: $19.6M Drop 2009 · Action -
Worldwide box office: $11.9M Kano 2014 · Drama -
Worldwide box office: $9.48M Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai 2021 · Action -
Worldwide box office: $4.12M The Fallen Angel 2010 · Drama -
Worldwide box office: $2.38M Maruyama, the Middle Schooler 2013 · Family -
Worldwide box office: $2.26M My Friend “A” 2018 · Drama
Maki Sakai's Career in Numbers
Maki Sakai's films in numbers — as an actor, not counting appearances as themselves: when they were made, the genres Maki Sakai works in most and the milestones along the way. The filmography runs from Tales of Terror from Tokyo and All Over Japan: The Movie (2004) to The Hot Spot (2025), and the 2020s were the busiest decade.
Maki Sakai Movies by Decade
- 2000s 9
- 2010s 13
- 2020s 17
The 2020s were Maki Sakai's busiest decade, with 17 films.
Maki Sakai Movies by Genre
- Drama 19
- Comedy 5
- Action 4
- Mystery 3
- Romance 2
- Music 2
- Fantasy 1
- Family 1
- Animation 1
- Horror 1
Drama is the genre Maki Sakai has worked in most, with 19 films, ahead of comedy (5).
Maki Sakai Career Milestones
- First film
- Tales of Terror from Tokyo and All Over Japan: The Movie 2004
- Biggest box office hit
- Drop $19.6M worldwide
- Newest film
- The Hot Spot 2025
Maki Sakai Filmography: Every Movie
Every film Maki Sakai is credited on, newest first, with the role, the box office and the Movie Echo Score. Re-order the list to see the best-rated films or the biggest hits first.
- 2025
Seaside Serendipity as Shizuka · Drama - 2025
The Hot Spot as Eri Sawada · Comedy - 2024
WHO’S GONE as Hasebe · Mystery - 2023
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MY (K)NIGHT as Katsuko · Romance - 2023
Let’s Go Karaoke! as Yūko Oka · Music - 2023
After the Fever Drama - 2023
One Last Bloom as Kazumi Kuroki · Drama - 2023
The Water Flows to the Sea as Sanae Takashima · Drama Worldwide box office: $24.6K - 2023
Dreaming in Between Drama - 2023
Father of the Milky Way Railroad as Miyazawa Ichi · Drama Worldwide box office: $1.2M - 2023
Do Unto Others as Yoko Hamura · Mystery Worldwide box office: $1.75M - 2023
A Town Without Seasons as Shinobu · Comedy - 2021 Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai as Nobu Sato · Action Worldwide box office: $9.48M
- 2021
Every Trick In The Book as Kanako · Mystery - 2020
461 Days of Bento: A Promise Between Father and Son as Sakie Endo · Drama - 2020
The Brightest Roof in the Universe as Asako Oishi · Fantasy - 2020
Fictitious OL Diary as Onodera Kacho · Comedy - 2019
Black School Rules as Mari Machida · Drama Worldwide box office: $1.7M - 2019
Show Me the Way to the Station Drama Worldwide box office: $14.6K - 2019
The Flowers of Evil Romance - 2018 My Friend “A” as Sachiko Sakurai · Drama Worldwide box office: $2.26M
- 2017
Asura Girl: A Blood-C Tale as Noe · Action - 2017
Prison Princesses as Yoko Daimon · Drama - 2016
Too Young To Die! as Yoshie · Music - 2014 Kano as Kondo's wife · Drama Worldwide box office: $11.9M
- 2014
Saving My Stupid Youth as Mai Awashima · Drama - 2013 Maruyama, the Middle Schooler as Mizuki Maruyama · Family Worldwide box office: $2.38M
- 2012
The Samurai That Night as Hisako Nakamura · Drama - 2010
Soup Opera as Rui · Comedy Worldwide box office: $110K - 2010 The Fallen Angel as Reiko · Drama Worldwide box office: $4.12M
- 2009 Drop as Teacher · Action Worldwide box office: $19.6M
- 2008
Non-ko as Nonko · Drama - 2008
700 Days of Battle: Us vs. the Police as Kyoko Shirai · Comedy Worldwide box office: $1.71M - 2008
Michiko & Hatchin as Atsuko Jackson (voice) · Animation - 2007
United Red Army as Mieko Toyama · Drama Worldwide box office: $9.32K - 2007
Hatsuko’s World as Tajiri · Drama - 2007
Freesia: Bullet Over Tears as Natsumi · Action - 2006
Green Mind, Metal Bats as Eiko · Drama - 2004
Tales of Terror from Tokyo and All Over Japan: The Movie Horror
Who Maki Sakai Makes Movies With
The actors and directors Maki Sakai shares the most films with. Ken Mitsuishi comes first, with 4 films together, followed by Kaho (4).
Maki Sakai: Questions & Answers
How many movies Maki Sakai has made, the biggest hit, the best-rated film, the award record and more, answered from the filmography above.
How many movies has Maki Sakai been in?
Maki Sakai is credited on 39 films, from 2004 to 2025. The filmography on this page lists every one of them, newest first, with the role and the Movie Echo Score.
What is Maki Sakai's highest-grossing movie?
Drop (2009) is Maki Sakai's biggest box office hit, with $19.6M worldwide, ahead of Kano (2014) ($11.9M). Across every film with box office figures, Maki Sakai's movies have made $56.3M.
Maki Sakai's biggest hits What is Maki Sakai's newest movie?
The most recent film on Maki Sakai's filmography is Seaside Serendipity (2025), in the role of Shizuka.
Who does Maki Sakai work with most often?
Maki Sakai shares the most films with Ken Mitsuishi (4 films), Kaho (4 films) and Akira Emoto (3 films).
The Best Maki Sakai Movies, Ranked
Top rated, most awarded and biggest box office hits from 39 credits.
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