The Best Naomi Kawase Movies, Ranked
28 credits from 1992 to 2023, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Radiance (2023) comes out on top with a score of 67. The biggest box office hit is Sweet Bean (2016) with $4.73M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Naomi Kawase Box Office Hits
Naomi Kawase's films have made $6.39M worldwide in total. Sweet Bean (2016) is the biggest hit at $4.73M, ahead of The Mourning Forest (2007) ($556K). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
The Best Naomi Kawase Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Naomi Kawase's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
The Latest Naomi Kawase Movies
The most recent films Naomi Kawase is credited on, newest first — starting with Radiance (2023). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Radiance 2023 · Director -
Still the Water 2023 · Director -
True Mothers 2021 · Director -
Homemade: Last Message 2020 · Director -
It Stopped Raining 2019 · Koyomi's Mother -
Vision 2018 · Director -
Radiance 2017 · Director -
Sweet Bean 2016 · Director -
Lies 2015 · Director -
Still the Water 2014 · Director -
The Tale of Iya 2013 · Dr. Amamiya -
Hanezu 2011 · Director
The Best Naomi Kawase Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Naomi Kawase films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Naomi Kawase movie?
Radiance (2023) is the best-rated Naomi Kawase film, with a Movie Echo Score of 67. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Radiance: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Naomi Kawase movie?
Sweet Bean (2016) made the most at the box office, with $4.73M worldwide, followed by The Mourning Forest (2007) with $556K. Together, Naomi Kawase's films with box office figures have made $6.39M.
What is the best Naomi Kawase drama movie?
Radiance (2023) is the best-rated of Naomi Kawase's drama films, with a score of 67. In other genres: Radiance (romance).
What is the newest Naomi Kawase movie?
The newest film on Naomi Kawase's filmography is Radiance (2023), directed by Naomi Kawase.
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