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Ryûhei Kitamura, director
Director

Ryûhei Kitamura: Movies & Box Office

films
17
as director
15
on screen
1997–2022
box office
$39.6M
average score
56
Career at a glance

Ryûhei Kitamura's Career in Numbers

Ryûhei Kitamura's films in numbers — as a director, not counting appearances as themselves: when they were made, the genres Ryûhei Kitamura works in most and the milestones along the way. The filmography runs from Down to Hell (1997) to The Three Sisters of Tenmasou Inn (2022), and the 2000s were the busiest decade.

Ryûhei Kitamura Movies by Decade

  1. 1990s 1
  2. 2000s 9
  3. 2010s 4
  4. 2020s 2

The 2000s were Ryûhei Kitamura's busiest decade, with 9 films.

Ryûhei Kitamura Movies by Genre

  • Action 6
  • Horror 4
  • Drama 2
  • Thriller 2
  • Crime 1
  • Sci-Fi 1

Action is the genre Ryûhei Kitamura has worked in most, with 6 films, ahead of horror (4).

Ryûhei Kitamura Career Milestones

First film
Down to Hell 1997
Biggest box office hit
Lupin the 3rd $22.4M worldwide
Best-rated film
Nightmare Cinema Movie Echo Score 66
17 credits

Ryûhei Kitamura Filmography: Every Movie

Every film Ryûhei Kitamura is credited on, newest first, with the role, the box office and the Movie Echo Score. 15 as director and 1 as actor. Rated films average a score of 56. Re-order the list to see the best-rated films or the biggest hits first.

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Ryûhei Kitamura: Questions & Answers

How many movies Ryûhei Kitamura has made, the biggest hit, the best-rated film, the award record and more, answered from the filmography above.

How many movies has Ryûhei Kitamura been in?

Ryûhei Kitamura is credited on 17 films, from 1997 to 2022. 1 of them as an actor and 15 as a director. The filmography on this page lists every one of them, newest first, with the role and the Movie Echo Score.

What is Ryûhei Kitamura's highest-grossing movie?

Lupin the 3rd (2014) is Ryûhei Kitamura's biggest box office hit, with $22.4M worldwide, ahead of Godzilla: Final Wars (2004) ($9.17M). Across every film with box office figures, Ryûhei Kitamura's movies have made $39.6M.

Ryûhei Kitamura's biggest hits

What is the best Ryûhei Kitamura movie?

By the Movie Echo Score, which blends critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact, Ryûhei Kitamura's best-rated film is Nightmare Cinema (2019) with a score of 66, followed by The Doorman (2020) (45).

Best Ryûhei Kitamura movies, ranked

What is Ryûhei Kitamura's newest movie?

The most recent film on Ryûhei Kitamura's filmography is The Three Sisters of Tenmasou Inn (2022), which Ryûhei Kitamura directed.

Who does Ryûhei Kitamura work with most often?

Ryûhei Kitamura shares the most films with Shigeru Izumiya (2 films), Reika Kirishima (2 films) and Jun Kunimura (2 films).

The Best Ryûhei Kitamura Movies, Ranked

Top rated, most awarded and biggest box office hits from 17 directing credits.

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