The Best Mitsuru Hirata Movies, Ranked
44 credits from 1982 to 2024, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Call Me Chihiro (2023) comes out on top with a score of 78. The biggest box office hit is Year One in the North (2005) with $21.4M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Mitsuru Hirata Box Office Hits
Mitsuru Hirata's films have made $85.7M worldwide in total. Year One in the North (2005) is the biggest hit at $21.4M, ahead of Princess Toyotomi (2011) ($19.1M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Year One in the North 2005 · Drama $21.4M - 2
Princess Toyotomi 2011 · Drama $19.1M - 3
The Asadas! 2020 · Comedy $11.9M - 4
KochiKame - The Movie: Save the Kachidoki Bridge! 2011 · Comedy $9.58M - 5
Fukushima 50 2020 · Drama $7.49M - 6
A Lone Scalpel 2010 · Drama $5.26M - 7
Listen to the Universe 2019 · Music $3.64M - 8
Dreaming of the Meridian Arc 2022 · Drama $2.32M - 9
Wasao 2011 · Family $1.91M - 10
Welcome to the Quiet Room 2007 · Comedy $1.45M
The Best Mitsuru Hirata Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Mitsuru Hirata has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 17 films, and Call Me Chihiro (2023) is the pick of them.
The Best Mitsuru Hirata Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Mitsuru Hirata's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
The Latest Mitsuru Hirata Movies
The most recent films Mitsuru Hirata is credited on, newest first — starting with The Women in the Lakes (2024). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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The Women in the Lakes 2024 · Thriller -
Call Me Chihiro 2023 · Bito - Dreaming of the Meridian Arc 2022 · Drama
- The Asadas! 2020 · Akira Asada
- Fukushima 50 2020 · Shigeru Hirayama
- Listen to the Universe 2019 · Hiroshi Takubo
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Almost Coming, Almost Dying 2017 · Le père de Manabu -
Traces of Sin 2016 · Shigeo Sugita -
Saving My Stupid Youth 2014 · Zento Hachiya -
Case of Kyoko, Case of Shuichi 2013 · Drama -
Double Face: gisō keisatsu-hen 2012 · Tv movie -
Double Face: Sen’nyû sôsa hen 2012 · Thriller
The Best Mitsuru Hirata Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Mitsuru Hirata films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Mitsuru Hirata movie?
Call Me Chihiro (2023) is the best-rated Mitsuru Hirata film, with a Movie Echo Score of 78, ahead of Fukushima 50 (2020) (72). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Call Me Chihiro: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Mitsuru Hirata movie?
Year One in the North (2005) made the most at the box office, with $21.4M worldwide, followed by Princess Toyotomi (2011) with $19.1M. Together, Mitsuru Hirata's films with box office figures have made $85.7M.
What is the best Mitsuru Hirata drama movie?
Call Me Chihiro (2023) is the best-rated of Mitsuru Hirata's drama films, with a score of 78. In other genres: The Asadas! (comedy), Wasao (family) and Listen to the Universe (music).
What is the newest Mitsuru Hirata movie?
The newest film on Mitsuru Hirata's filmography is The Women in the Lakes (2024).
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