The Best Takako Matsu Movies, Ranked
28 credits from 1997 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Fireworks (2018) comes out on top with a score of 48. The biggest box office hit is Suite Dreams (2006) with $48.1M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Takako Matsu Box Office Hits
Takako Matsu's films have made $255M worldwide in total. Suite Dreams (2006) is the biggest hit at $48.1M, ahead of Hero (2015) ($45.6M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Suite Dreams 2006 · Comedy $48.1M - 2
Hero 2015 · Comedy $45.6M $88.7K dom. - 3
Confessions 2010 · Thriller $45.2M - 4
Masquerade Hotel 2019 · Mystery $40.4M - 5
Fireworks 2018 · Sci-Fi $25.7M $525K dom. - 6
K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces 2008 · Adventure $21.4M - 7
Brave Story 2006 · Animation $11.4M - 8
Last Letter 2020 · Drama $5.66M - 9
It Comes 2018 · Horror $5.04M - 10
Dreams for Sale 2012 · Drama $4.06M
The Best Takako Matsu Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Takako Matsu has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 12 films, and Last Letter (2020) is the pick of them.
- Drama 12 films Last Letter 2020 · as Yuri Kishibeno
- Comedy 5 films Suite Dreams 2006 · as Hana Takemoto
- Sci-Fi 2 films Fireworks 2018 Movie Echo Score: 48
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Romance 2 films April Story 1998 · as Uzuki Nireno - Mystery 1 film Masquerade Hotel 2019 · as Yoko Katagiri
- Horror 1 film It Comes 2018 · as Kotoko Higa
- Thriller 1 film Confessions 2010 · as Yuko Moriguchi
- Adventure 1 film K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces 2008 · as Yoko Hashiba
- Animation 1 film Brave Story 2006 · as Wataru Mitsuya (voice)
The Best Takako Matsu Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Takako Matsu's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
The Latest Takako Matsu Movies
The most recent films Takako Matsu is credited on, newest first — starting with On Summer Sand (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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On Summer Sand 2025 · Keiko Koura -
1st Kiss 2025 · Kanna Suzuri -
Slow Train 2025 · Yoko Shibuya -
The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai 2022 · Suga -
My Dear Exes 2021 · Towako Omameda - Last Letter 2020 · Yuri Kishibeno
- Masquerade Hotel 2019 · Yoko Katagiri
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No Side Game 2019 · Maki Kimijima - It Comes 2018 · Kotoko Higa
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Hard-Core 2018 · Bar woman -
The Miracle of Crybaby Shottan 2018 · Drama - Fireworks 2018 · Sci-Fi
The Best Takako Matsu Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Takako Matsu films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Takako Matsu movie?
Fireworks (2018) is the best-rated Takako Matsu film, with a Movie Echo Score of 48. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Fireworks: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Takako Matsu movie?
Suite Dreams (2006) made the most at the box office, with $48.1M worldwide, followed by Hero (2015) with $45.6M. Together, Takako Matsu's films with box office figures have made $255M.
What is the best Takako Matsu drama movie?
Last Letter (2020) is the best-rated of Takako Matsu's drama films. In other genres: Suite Dreams (comedy), Fireworks (sci-fi) and April Story (romance).
What is the newest Takako Matsu movie?
The newest film on Takako Matsu's filmography is On Summer Sand (2025), with Takako Matsu as Keiko Koura.
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