The Best Maki Sakai Movies, Ranked
39 credits from 2004 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is Drop (2009) with $19.6M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Maki Sakai Box Office Hits
Maki Sakai's films have made $56.3M worldwide in total. Drop (2009) is the biggest hit at $19.6M, ahead of Kano (2014) ($11.9M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Drop 2009 · Action $19.6M - 2
Kano 2014 · Drama $11.9M - 3
Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai 2021 · Action $9.48M - 4
The Fallen Angel 2010 · Drama $4.12M - 5
Maruyama, the Middle Schooler 2013 · Family $2.38M - 6
My Friend “A” 2018 · Drama $2.26M - 7
Do Unto Others 2023 · Mystery $1.75M - 8
700 Days of Battle: Us vs. the Police 2008 · Comedy $1.71M - 9
Black School Rules 2019 · Drama $1.7M - 10
Father of the Milky Way Railroad 2023 · Drama $1.2M
The Best Maki Sakai Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Maki Sakai has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 19 films, and Kano (2014) is the pick of them.
The Best Maki Sakai Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Maki Sakai's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Maki Sakai Movies
The most recent films Maki Sakai is credited on, newest first — starting with Seaside Serendipity (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Seaside Serendipity 2025 · Shizuka -
The Hot Spot 2025 · Eri Sawada -
WHO’S GONE 2024 · Hasebe -
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MY (K)NIGHT 2023 · Katsuko -
Let’s Go Karaoke! 2023 · Yūko Oka -
After the Fever 2023 · Drama -
One Last Bloom 2023 · Kazumi Kuroki -
The Water Flows to the Sea 2023 · Sanae Takashima -
Dreaming in Between 2023 · Drama - Father of the Milky Way Railroad 2023 · Miyazawa Ichi
- Do Unto Others 2023 · Yoko Hamura
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A Town Without Seasons 2023 · Shinobu
The Best Maki Sakai Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Maki Sakai films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Maki Sakai movie?
Drop (2009) made the most at the box office, with $19.6M worldwide, followed by Kano (2014) with $11.9M. Together, Maki Sakai's films with box office figures have made $56.3M.
What is the best Maki Sakai drama movie?
Kano (2014) is the best-rated of Maki Sakai's drama films. In other genres: 700 Days of Battle: Us vs. the Police (comedy), Drop (action) and Do Unto Others (mystery).
What is the newest Maki Sakai movie?
The newest film on Maki Sakai's filmography is Seaside Serendipity (2025), with Maki Sakai as Shizuka.
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