The Best Tadanobu Asano Movies, Ranked
99 credits from 1990 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. They Say Nothing Stays the Same (2019) comes out on top with a score of 88. The biggest box office hit is Detective Chinatown 3 (2021) with $686M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Tadanobu Asano Movies
The 9 highest-rated films Tadanobu Asano is credited on. They Say Nothing Stays the Same (2019) leads with 88, followed by Harmonium (2017) at 87. 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 88 They Say Nothing Stays the Same 2019 · Drama -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 87 Harmonium 2017 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 81 Minamata 2022 · Drama -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 80 Broken Rage 2025 · Adventure -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 70 Mortal Kombat II 2026 · Action -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 61 Mortal Kombat 2021 · Action -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 58 Kate 2021 · Action -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 57 The Outsider 2018 · Drama -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 45 Midway 2019 · Action
Biggest Tadanobu Asano Box Office Hits
Tadanobu Asano's films have made $1.79B worldwide in total. Detective Chinatown 3 (2021) is the biggest hit at $686M, ahead of Battleship (2012) ($303M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Detective Chinatown 3 2021 · Action $686M - 2
Battleship 2012 · Action $303M $65.4M dom. - 3
47 Ronin 2013 · Action $152M $38.4M dom. - 4 Mortal Kombat II 2026 · Action $129M $79.8M dom.
- 5 Midway 2019 · Action $127M $56.8M dom.
- 6 Mortal Kombat 2021 · Action $84.4M $42.3M dom.
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A Ghost of a Chance 2011 · Fantasy $54.1M - 8
The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi 2004 · Action $34.2M $1.12M dom. - 9
The Kiyosu Conference 2013 · Comedy $28.3M - 10
Dearest 2012 · Drama $26.7M
The Best Tadanobu Asano Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Tadanobu Asano has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 34 films, and They Say Nothing Stays the Same (2019) is the pick of them.
- Drama 34 films They Say Nothing Stays the Same 2019 · as Regular customer Movie Echo Score: 88
- Action 14 films Mortal Kombat II 2026 · as Lord Raiden Movie Echo Score: 70
- Comedy 11 films The Kiyosu Conference 2013 · as Toshiie Maeda
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Crime 9 films Lupin the 3rd 2014 · as Koichi Zenigata - Fantasy 5 films A Ghost of a Chance 2011 · as Kenichi Kido
- Adventure 3 films Broken Rage 2025 · as Inoue Movie Echo Score: 80
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Sci-Fi 2 films Parasyte: Part 2 2015 · as Goto -
Biography 1 film Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan 2008
The Best Tadanobu Asano Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Tadanobu Asano's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
The Latest Tadanobu Asano Movies
The most recent films Tadanobu Asano is credited on, newest first — starting with Mortal Kombat II (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Mortal Kombat II 2026 · Lord Raiden
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The Box Man 2025 · Fake Doctor - Broken Rage 2025 · Inoue
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Ravens 2024 · Masahisa Fukase -
Kanasando 2024 · Drama -
The Women in the Lakes 2024 · Thriller -
The Box Man 2024 · Fake Doctor -
Shōgun 2024 · Kashigi Yabushige -
We’re Broke, My Lord! 2023 · Heihachiro Isogai -
Kubi 2023 · Kuroda Kanbei - Minamata 2022 · Tatsuo Matsumura
- Kate 2021 · Renji
The Best Tadanobu Asano Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Tadanobu Asano films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Tadanobu Asano movie?
They Say Nothing Stays the Same (2019) is the best-rated Tadanobu Asano film, with a Movie Echo Score of 88, ahead of Harmonium (2017) (87) and Minamata (2022) (81). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
They Say Nothing Stays the Same: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Tadanobu Asano movie?
Detective Chinatown 3 (2021) made the most at the box office, with $686M worldwide, followed by Battleship (2012) with $303M. Together, Tadanobu Asano's films with box office figures have made $1.79B.
Which Tadanobu Asano movie won the most awards?
Mortal Kombat (2021) is the most decorated Tadanobu Asano film, with 2 wins from 4 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Tadanobu Asano drama movie?
They Say Nothing Stays the Same (2019) is the best-rated of Tadanobu Asano's drama films, with a score of 88. In other genres: Mortal Kombat II (action), The Kiyosu Conference (comedy) and Lupin the 3rd (crime).
What is the newest Tadanobu Asano movie?
The newest film on Tadanobu Asano's filmography is Mortal Kombat II (2026), with Tadanobu Asano as Lord Raiden.
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