The Best Masaya Takahashi Movies, Ranked
25 credits from 1957 to 2023, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is Always - Sunset on Third Street (2005) with $38.7M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Masaya Takahashi Box Office Hits
Masaya Takahashi's films have made $87.6M worldwide in total. Always - Sunset on Third Street (2005) is the biggest hit at $38.7M, ahead of The Suspect: Muroi Shinji (2005) ($32.1M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
The Best Masaya Takahashi Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Masaya Takahashi has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 8 films, and University of Laughs (2004) is the pick of them.
The Best Masaya Takahashi Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Masaya Takahashi's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1970s to 2010s.
The Latest Masaya Takahashi Movies
The most recent films Masaya Takahashi is credited on, newest first — starting with The Complex (2013). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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The Complex 2013 · Old Man Shinosaki -
Air Doll 2009 · Keiichi -
Tokyo Rendezvous 2008 · Yujiro Nogami -
Always - Sunset on Third Street 2005 · Saburo -
The Suspect: Muroi Shinji 2005 · 深江 功太郎 -
University of Laughs 2004 · Drama -
Otakus in Love 2004 · Kingo -
Take Me Away! 1978 · Professor Arai -
Sweet Revenge 1977 · Prosecutor -
Japan’s Don 1977 · Crime -
Main Line to Terror 1975 · Drama -
Bitterness of Youth 1974 · Eisuke Tanaka
The Best Masaya Takahashi Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Masaya Takahashi films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Masaya Takahashi movie?
Always - Sunset on Third Street (2005) made the most at the box office, with $38.7M worldwide, followed by The Suspect: Muroi Shinji (2005) with $32.1M. Together, Masaya Takahashi's films with box office figures have made $87.6M.
What is the best Masaya Takahashi drama movie?
University of Laughs (2004) is the best-rated of Masaya Takahashi's drama films. In other genres: The Suspect: Muroi Shinji (crime), Always - Sunset on Third Street (comedy) and The Complex (horror).
What is the newest Masaya Takahashi movie?
The newest film on Masaya Takahashi's filmography is The Dry Spell (2023), directed by Masaya Takahashi.
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