The Best Masataka Kubota Movies, Ranked
51 credits from 2009 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Poupelle of Chimney Town (2021) comes out on top with a score of 81. The biggest box office hit is Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno (2014) with $52.7M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Masataka Kubota Movies
The 7 highest-rated films Masataka Kubota is credited on. Poupelle of Chimney Town (2021) leads with 81, followed by Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning (2021) at 80. 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 81 Poupelle of Chimney Town 2021 · Fantasy -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 80 Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning 2021 · Romance -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 78 First Love 2019 · Drama -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 78 Tokyo Ghoul S 2019 · Action -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 76 Cloud 2025 · Action -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 70 Rurouni Kenshin: The Final 2021 · Action -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 65 Tokyo Ghoul 2017 · Action
Biggest Masataka Kubota Box Office Hits
Masataka Kubota's films have made $321M worldwide in total. Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno (2014) is the biggest hit at $52.7M, ahead of Rurouni Kenshin Part III: The Legend Ends (2014) ($41.9M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno 2014 · Adventure $52.7M - 2
Rurouni Kenshin Part III: The Legend Ends 2014 · Fantasy $41.9M - 3
Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins 2012 · History $37.7M $32.4K dom. - 4
Gintama 2: Rules are Made to Be Broken 2018 · Fantasy $30.9M - 5
I Give My First Love to You 2009 · Drama $24.1M - 6 Poupelle of Chimney Town 2021 · Fantasy $22.7M
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The Liar and His Lover 2013 · Romance $16M - 8
64: Part 2 2016 · Mystery $15.6M - 9
High & Low The Movie 2016 · Action $14.6M - 10
I Just Wanna Hug You 2014 · Drama $13.7M
The Best Masataka Kubota Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Masataka Kubota has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 21 films, and First Love (2019) is the pick of them.
- Drama 21 films First Love 2019 · as Leo Movie Echo Score: 78
- Action 7 films Tokyo Ghoul S 2019 · as Kaneki Ken Movie Echo Score: 78
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Comedy 6 films April Fools 2015 · as Confessed University Student - Mystery 4 films 64: Part 2 2016 · as Koichiro Hiyoshi
- Fantasy 4 films Poupelle of Chimney Town 2021 · as Poupelle Movie Echo Score: 81
- Romance 2 films Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning 2021 · as Kiyosato Akita Movie Echo Score: 80
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Thriller 1 film Prophecy 2015 · as Yuichi Aoyama - Adventure 1 film Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno 2014 · as Akira Kiyosato
- History 1 film Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins 2012 · as Akira Kiyosato
The Best Masataka Kubota Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Masataka Kubota's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Masataka Kubota Movies
The most recent films Masataka Kubota is credited on, newest first — starting with Cloud (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Cloud 2025 · Muraoka
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A Bad Summer 2025 · Tatsuya Kaneki -
Grande Maison Tokyo Special 2024 · Yuasa Riku -
Saint Young Men The Movie ~Holy Men vs Demon Army~ 2024 · Mara -
Masked Hearts 2023 · Comedy -
One Last Bloom 2023 · Toshio Nakanishi -
Yudo: The Way of the Bath 2023 · Saishu Kaji -
A Man 2022 · Daisuke Taniguchi -
My Broken Mariko 2022 · Makio -
Radiation House: The Movie 2022 · Iori Igarashi -
The Sunday Runoff 2022 · Drama - Poupelle of Chimney Town 2021 · Poupelle
The Best Masataka Kubota Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Masataka Kubota films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Masataka Kubota movie?
Poupelle of Chimney Town (2021) is the best-rated Masataka Kubota film, with a Movie Echo Score of 81, ahead of Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning (2021) (80) and First Love (2019) (78). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Poupelle of Chimney Town: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Masataka Kubota movie?
Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno (2014) made the most at the box office, with $52.7M worldwide, followed by Rurouni Kenshin Part III: The Legend Ends (2014) with $41.9M. Together, Masataka Kubota's films with box office figures have made $321M.
What is the best Masataka Kubota drama movie?
First Love (2019) is the best-rated of Masataka Kubota's drama films, with a score of 78. In other genres: Tokyo Ghoul S (action), April Fools (comedy) and 64: Part 2 (mystery).
What is the newest Masataka Kubota movie?
The newest film on Masataka Kubota's filmography is Cloud (2025), with Masataka Kubota as Muraoka.
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