The Best Noboru Mitani Movies, Ranked
60 credits from 1969 to 2007, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is Summer of Ubume (2005) with $4.07M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Noboru Mitani Box Office Hits
Noboru Mitani's films have made $4.84M worldwide in total. Summer of Ubume (2005) is the biggest hit at $4.07M, ahead of Lonely Heart (1981) ($777K). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
The Best Noboru Mitani Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Noboru Mitani has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 25 films, and Dodes’ka-den (1970) is the pick of them.
The Best Noboru Mitani Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Noboru Mitani's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1970s to 2000s.
The Latest Noboru Mitani Movies
The most recent films Noboru Mitani is credited on, newest first — starting with The Insects Unlisted in the Encyclopedia (2007). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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The Insects Unlisted in the Encyclopedia 2007 · Comedy -
Summer of Ubume 2005 · Kamishibai storyteller -
Winter Days 2003 · Animation -
Princess Tutu 2002 · Drosselmeyer (voice) -
Living Hell 2000 · The Professor -
Dora-heita 2000 · Masami Ochiai -
The Geisha House 1999 · Mikami -
Glassy Ocean 1998 · Artist R -
The Key 1997 · Dr. Kojima -
Parasite Eve 1997 · Mutsuo Ishihara -
A Quiet Life 1995 · Man in the Novel -
Elephant Song 1994 · Drama
The Best Noboru Mitani Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Noboru Mitani films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Noboru Mitani movie?
Summer of Ubume (2005) made the most at the box office, with $4.07M worldwide, followed by Lonely Heart (1981) with $777K. Together, Noboru Mitani's films with box office figures have made $4.84M.
What is the best Noboru Mitani drama movie?
Dodes’ka-den (1970) is the best-rated of Noboru Mitani's drama films. In other genres: Lonely Heart (crime) and Summer of Ubume (thriller).
What is the newest Noboru Mitani movie?
The newest film on Noboru Mitani's filmography is The Insects Unlisted in the Encyclopedia (2007).
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