The Best Shunji Iwai Movies, Ranked
43 credits from 1991 to 2024, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. A Bride for Rip Van Winkle (2017) comes out on top with a score of 67. The biggest box office hit is Vampire (2013) with $15.6M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Shunji Iwai Box Office Hits
Shunji Iwai's films have made $46.5M worldwide in total. Vampire (2013) is the biggest hit at $15.6M, ahead of Last Letter (2018) ($11.8M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Vampire 2013 · Drama $15.6M $7.79M dom. - 2
Last Letter 2018 · Drama $11.8M $181K dom. - 3
New York, I Love You 2009 · Drama $9.96M $1.59M dom. - 4
Last Letter 2020 · Drama $5.66M - 5
Kyrie 2023 · Music $1.48M - 6
Hana & Alice 2004 · Comedy $654K - 7
Hana & Alice 2003 · Drama $654K - 8
A Bride for Rip Van Winkle 2017 · Drama $185K - 9
All About Lily Chou-Chou 2002 · Drama $172K $26.5K dom. - 10
Swallowtail Butterfly 1996 · Crime $148K
The Best Shunji Iwai Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Shunji Iwai has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 20 films, and A Bride for Rip Van Winkle (2017) is the pick of them.
The Best Shunji Iwai Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Shunji Iwai's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
The Latest Shunji Iwai Movies
The most recent films Shunji Iwai is credited on, newest first — starting with Luca on the Road (2024). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Luca on the Road 2024 · Director -
A Summer Solstice Story 2023 · Director - Kyrie 2023 · Director
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From the End of the World 2023 · Sci-Fi -
Ribbon 2021 · Family -
The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 8 2020 · Director -
Little Letter 2020 · Director - Last Letter 2020 · Director
- Last Letter 2018 · Director
- A Bride for Rip Van Winkle 2017 · Director
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Chang-ok’s Letter 2017 · Director -
Ainone 2015 · Director
The Best Shunji Iwai Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Shunji Iwai films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Shunji Iwai movie?
A Bride for Rip Van Winkle (2017) is the best-rated Shunji Iwai film, with a Movie Echo Score of 67. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
A Bride for Rip Van Winkle: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Shunji Iwai movie?
Vampire (2013) made the most at the box office, with $15.6M worldwide, followed by Last Letter (2018) with $11.8M. Together, Shunji Iwai's films with box office figures have made $46.5M.
What is the best Shunji Iwai drama movie?
A Bride for Rip Van Winkle (2017) is the best-rated of Shunji Iwai's drama films, with a score of 67. In other genres: April Story (romance), Kyrie (music) and Hana & Alice (comedy).
What is the newest Shunji Iwai movie?
The newest film on Shunji Iwai's filmography is Luca on the Road (2024), directed by Shunji Iwai.
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