The Best Sho Sakurai Movies, Ranked
25 credits from 2002 to 2023, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is Yatterman (2009) with $32.9M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Sho Sakurai Box Office Hits
Sho Sakurai's films have made $123M worldwide in total. Yatterman (2009) is the biggest hit at $32.9M, ahead of The After-Dinner Mysteries (2013) ($32.2M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Yatterman 2009 · Comedy $32.9M - 2
The After-Dinner Mysteries 2013 · Drama $32.2M - 3
In His Chart 2011 · Drama $23.4M - 4
Laplace’s Witch 2018 · Crime $11M - 5
Kisarazu Cat’s Eye: Nihon Series 2003 · Comedy $10M - 6
The Chart of Love 2014 · Drama $7.26M - 7
Nemesis the Movie: Mystery of Golden Spiral 2023 · Mystery $3.82M - 8
Honey and Clover 2006 · Drama $1.86M - 9
Yellow Tears 2007 · Drama $1.03M
The Best Sho Sakurai Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Sho Sakurai has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 10 films, and The After-Dinner Mysteries (2013) is the pick of them.
The Best Sho Sakurai Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Sho Sakurai's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Sho Sakurai Movies
The most recent films Sho Sakurai is credited on, newest first — starting with Nemesis the Movie: Mystery of Golden Spiral (2023). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Nemesis the Movie: Mystery of Golden Spiral 2023 · Kazama Naoki
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This is ARASHI LIVE 2020.12.31 2021 · Music - Laplace’s Witch 2018 · Shusuke Aoe
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ARASHI LIVE TOUR 2016-2017 Are You Happy? 2017 · Music -
An Emblem Dedicated To You 2017 · Takajo Kazuya -
My High School Business 2017 · Ryosuke Narumi - The Chart of Love 2014 · Ichito Kurihara
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Pikanchi Half: Life is Hard Tabun Happy 2014 · Kamogawa Tadashi - The After-Dinner Mysteries 2013 · Kageyama
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I Don’t Want to Kidnap Anyone Anymore 2012 · Kageyama - In His Chart 2011 · Dr. Ichito Kuriharai
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Kobe Shinbun no Nanokakan 2010 · Mitsuyama Tomohiko
The Best Sho Sakurai Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Sho Sakurai films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Sho Sakurai movie?
Yatterman (2009) made the most at the box office, with $32.9M worldwide, followed by The After-Dinner Mysteries (2013) with $32.2M. Together, Sho Sakurai's films with box office figures have made $123M.
What is the best Sho Sakurai drama movie?
The After-Dinner Mysteries (2013) is the best-rated of Sho Sakurai's drama films. In other genres: Yatterman (comedy), Nemesis the Movie: Mystery of Golden Spiral (mystery) and Laplace’s Witch (crime).
What is the newest Sho Sakurai movie?
The newest film on Sho Sakurai's filmography is Nemesis the Movie: Mystery of Golden Spiral (2023), with Sho Sakurai as Kazama Naoki.
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