The Best Masatoshi Nagase Movies, Ranked
84 credits from 1983 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. They Say Nothing Stays the Same (2019) comes out on top with a score of 88. The biggest box office hit is Kokuho (2025) with $135M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Masatoshi Nagase Movies
The 5 highest-rated films Masatoshi Nagase is credited on. They Say Nothing Stays the Same (2019) leads with 88, followed by They Say Nothing Stays the Same (2021) at 87. 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 88 They Say Nothing Stays the Same 2019 · Drama -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 87 They Say Nothing Stays the Same 2021 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 80 We Are Little Zombies 2020 · Drama -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 78 Kokuho 2025 · Drama -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 76 We Are Little Zombies 2019 · Music
Biggest Masatoshi Nagase Box Office Hits
Masatoshi Nagase's films have made $186M worldwide in total. Kokuho (2025) is the biggest hit at $135M, ahead of 64: Part 2 (2016) ($15.6M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 Kokuho 2025 · Drama $135M $1.12M dom.
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64: Part 2 2016 · Mystery $15.6M - 3
Kano 2014 · Drama $11.9M - 4
Sakuran 2006 · History $6.25M - 5
Summer of Ubume 2005 · Thriller $4.07M - 6
Happiness 2016 · Drama $2.75M - 7
Punk Samurai Slash Down 2018 · Comedy $2.23M - 8
A Hundred Flowers 2022 · Drama $2.13M - 9
Mystery Train 1989 · Drama $1.57M $1.54M dom. - 10
The Sea Is Watching 2003 · Drama $1.52M $30.6K dom.
The Best Masatoshi Nagase Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Masatoshi Nagase has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 49 films, and They Say Nothing Stays the Same (2019) is the pick of them.
- Drama 49 films They Say Nothing Stays the Same 2019 · as Nihei Movie Echo Score: 88
- Comedy 10 films Punk Samurai Slash Down 2018 · as Nobuuzu Deusu
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Romance 6 films Just Remembering 2021 · as Jun - History 3 films Sakuran 2006 · as Mitsunobu
- Mystery 2 films 64: Part 2 2016 · as Yoshio Amamiya
- Thriller 2 films Summer of Ubume 2005 · as Tatsumi Sekiguchi
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Action 2 films Dead End Run 2003 - Music 1 film We Are Little Zombies 2019 · as Haruhiko Ibu Movie Echo Score: 76
The Best Masatoshi Nagase Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Masatoshi Nagase's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
The Latest Masatoshi Nagase Movies
The most recent films Masatoshi Nagase is credited on, newest first — starting with Kokuho (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Kokuho 2025 · Gongoro Tachibana
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The Box Man 2025 · Myself -
Adabana 2024 · Aizu -
Last Shadow at First Light 2024 · Isamu -
The Box Man 2024 · "Myself" -
Jigen Daisuke 2023 · Takeshi Kawashima -
Brats, Be Ambitious! 2023 · Makio Murase -
The Three Sisters of Tenmasou Inn 2022 · Ogawa Kiyoshi -
Mountain Woman 2022 · Drama - A Hundred Flowers 2022 · Asaba Yohei
- They Say Nothing Stays the Same 2021 · Nihei
- Just Remembering 2021 · Jun
The Best Masatoshi Nagase Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Masatoshi Nagase films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Masatoshi Nagase movie?
They Say Nothing Stays the Same (2019) is the best-rated Masatoshi Nagase film, with a Movie Echo Score of 88, ahead of They Say Nothing Stays the Same (2021) (87) and We Are Little Zombies (2020) (80). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
They Say Nothing Stays the Same: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Masatoshi Nagase movie?
Kokuho (2025) made the most at the box office, with $135M worldwide, followed by 64: Part 2 (2016) with $15.6M. Together, Masatoshi Nagase's films with box office figures have made $186M.
What is the best Masatoshi Nagase drama movie?
They Say Nothing Stays the Same (2019) is the best-rated of Masatoshi Nagase's drama films, with a score of 88. In other genres: Punk Samurai Slash Down (comedy), Just Remembering (romance) and Sakuran (history).
What is the newest Masatoshi Nagase movie?
The newest film on Masatoshi Nagase's filmography is Kokuho (2025), with Masatoshi Nagase as Gongoro Tachibana.
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