The Best Naoto Takenaka Movies, Ranked
149 credits from 1984 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Penguin Highway (2019) comes out on top with a score of 87. The biggest box office hit is Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II (2010) with $86.2M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Naoto Takenaka Movies
The 8 highest-rated films Naoto Takenaka is credited on. Penguin Highway (2019) leads with 87, followed by On-Gaku: Our Sound (2021) at 82. 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 87 Penguin Highway 2019 · Adventure -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 82 On-Gaku: Our Sound 2021 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 82 Samurai Marathon 2019 · Drama -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 77 On-Gaku: Our Sound 2019 · Drama -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 57 Enter the Fat Dragon 2020 · Action -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 55 Manhunt 2018 · Action -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 46 Demon City 2025 · Action -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 36 Temple 2017 · History
Biggest Naoto Takenaka Box Office Hits
Naoto Takenaka's films have made $573M worldwide in total. Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II (2010) is the biggest hit at $86.2M, ahead of Nodame Cantabile: The Movie I (2009) ($86.2M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II 2010 · Comedy $86.2M - 2
Nodame Cantabile: The Movie I 2009 · Music $86.2M - 3
One Piece: Strong World Episode 0 2010 · Comedy $49.3M - 4
One Piece Film: Strong World 2009 · Animation $49.3M - 5
20th Century Boys 3: Redemption 2009 · Adventure $48.4M - 6
Fly me to the Saitama 2019 · Comedy $32.8M - 7
The After-Dinner Mysteries 2013 · Drama $32.2M - 8
Swing Girls 2004 · Comedy $19.4M - 9 Manhunt 2018 · Action $18.3M
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Your Turn to Kill: The Movie 2021 · Mystery $16.5M
The Best Naoto Takenaka Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Naoto Takenaka has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 46 films, and On-Gaku: Our Sound (2021) is the pick of them.
- Drama 46 films On-Gaku: Our Sound 2021 · as Ôba Movie Echo Score: 82
- Comedy 29 films Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II 2010 · as Franz Strezemann
- Action 16 films Enter the Fat Dragon 2020 · as Inspector Endo Movie Echo Score: 57
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Horror 9 films Yamagata Scream 2009 · as Yamazaki / Leader of Red Barons -
Sci-Fi 6 films The Sky Crawlers 2008 · as Bar Owner (voice) -
Romance 6 films The Longest Night in Shanghai 2007 · as Chihiro Yamaoka - History 6 films Temple 2017 · as Ryo Movie Echo Score: 36
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Thriller 6 films The Big Bee 2015 - Mystery 3 films Your Turn to Kill: The Movie 2021 · as Hiroshi Tokoshima
The Best Naoto Takenaka Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Naoto Takenaka's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
The Latest Naoto Takenaka Movies
The most recent films Naoto Takenaka is credited on, newest first — starting with Demon City (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Ultraman Arc the Movie: The Clash of Light and Evil 2025 · Sascal -
Lust in the Rain 2024 · Oyaji -
Dead Dead Demon’s Dededede Destruction Part 2 2024 · Head of the invaders (voice) -
Dead Dead Demon’s Dededede Destruction Part 1 2024 · Head of the Invaders (voice) -
Dare to Stop Us 2 2024 · Drama -
An Encouragement of Love 2023 · Gotetsu Ryuzaki -
I Will Be Your Bloom 2022 · Trinity Kasuga - Your Turn to Kill: The Movie 2021 · Hiroshi Tokoshima
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The Grapes of Joy 2021 · Drama -
The Blue Danube 2021 · Drama - On-Gaku: Our Sound 2021 · Ôba
The Best Naoto Takenaka Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Naoto Takenaka films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Naoto Takenaka movie?
Penguin Highway (2019) is the best-rated Naoto Takenaka film, with a Movie Echo Score of 87, ahead of On-Gaku: Our Sound (2021) (82) and Samurai Marathon (2019) (82). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Penguin Highway: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Naoto Takenaka movie?
Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II (2010) made the most at the box office, with $86.2M worldwide, followed by Nodame Cantabile: The Movie I (2009) with $86.2M. Together, Naoto Takenaka's films with box office figures have made $573M.
What is the best Naoto Takenaka drama movie?
On-Gaku: Our Sound (2021) is the best-rated of Naoto Takenaka's drama films, with a score of 82. In other genres: Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II (comedy), Enter the Fat Dragon (action) and Yamagata Scream (horror).
What is the newest Naoto Takenaka movie?
The newest film on Naoto Takenaka's filmography is Demon City (2025), with Naoto Takenaka as Haruo Kawano.
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