The Best Makiko Watanabe Movies, Ranked
57 credits from 1996 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Small, Slow But Steady (2022) comes out on top with a score of 86. The biggest box office hit is Fragments of the Last Will (2022) with $18M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Makiko Watanabe Movies
The 5 highest-rated films Makiko Watanabe is credited on. Small, Slow But Steady (2022) leads with 86, followed by 37 Seconds (2019) at 86. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.
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#1 Movie Echo Score: Score 86 Small, Slow But Steady 2022 · Drama -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 86 37 Seconds 2019 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 80 Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning 2021 · Romance -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 Happyend 2025 · Drama -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 73 Desert of Namibia 2025 · Drama
Biggest Makiko Watanabe Box Office Hits
Makiko Watanabe's films have made $77.2M worldwide in total. Fragments of the Last Will (2022) is the biggest hit at $18M, ahead of 64: Part 2 (2016) ($15.6M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Fragments of the Last Will 2022 · History $18M - 2
64: Part 2 2016 · Mystery $15.6M - 3
The Asadas! 2020 · Comedy $11.9M - 4
A Banana? At This Time of Night? 2018 · Comedy $8.65M - 5
In the Wake 2021 · Drama $6.64M - 6
Life Back Then 2011 · Drama $6.36M - 7
A Loving Husband 2016 · Drama $3.96M - 8
My Friend “A” 2018 · Drama $2.26M - 9 Happyend 2025 · Drama $1.18M $51.6K dom.
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The Midnight Maiden War 2022 · Drama $996K
The Best Makiko Watanabe Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Makiko Watanabe has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 39 films, and Small, Slow But Steady (2022) is the pick of them.
- Drama 39 films Small, Slow But Steady 2022 · as Ms. Goto Movie Echo Score: 86
- Comedy 4 films The Asadas! 2020 · as Michiko Togawa
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Sci-Fi 3 films Sugar Glass Bottle 2022 · as Fukuko - Mystery 3 films 64: Part 2 2016
- Romance 3 films Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning 2021 · as Landlady Movie Echo Score: 80
- History 1 film Fragments of the Last Will 2022
The Best Makiko Watanabe Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Makiko Watanabe's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Makiko Watanabe Movies
The most recent films Makiko Watanabe is credited on, newest first — starting with Happyend (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Happyend 2025 · Yoko
- Desert of Namibia 2025 · Mari
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Tokyo MER: Mobile Emergency Room: The Movie 2023 · Mariko Shirokane -
Drops of God 2023 · Honoka Tomine -
Tengu’s Kitchen 2023 · Izuna Kazuno / Kazuno Wilson - Fragments of the Last Will 2022 · History
- Sugar Glass Bottle 2022 · Fukuko
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Haw 2022 · Drama - Small, Slow But Steady 2022 · Ms. Goto
- The Midnight Maiden War 2022 · Drama
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99.9 Criminal Lawyer: SP 2021 · Mystery - In the Wake 2021 · Drama
The Best Makiko Watanabe Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Makiko Watanabe films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Makiko Watanabe movie?
Small, Slow But Steady (2022) is the best-rated Makiko Watanabe film, with a Movie Echo Score of 86, ahead of 37 Seconds (2019) (86) and Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning (2021) (80). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Small, Slow But Steady: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Makiko Watanabe movie?
Fragments of the Last Will (2022) made the most at the box office, with $18M worldwide, followed by 64: Part 2 (2016) with $15.6M. Together, Makiko Watanabe's films with box office figures have made $77.2M.
What is the best Makiko Watanabe drama movie?
Small, Slow But Steady (2022) is the best-rated of Makiko Watanabe's drama films, with a score of 86. In other genres: The Asadas! (comedy), Sugar Glass Bottle (sci-fi) and 64: Part 2 (mystery).
What is the newest Makiko Watanabe movie?
The newest film on Makiko Watanabe's filmography is Happyend (2025), with Makiko Watanabe as Yoko.
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