The Best Takao Osawa Movies, Ranked
26 credits from 1996 to 2023, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is Crying Out Love in the Center of the World (2004) with $74.8M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Takao Osawa Box Office Hits
Takao Osawa's films have made $270M worldwide in total. Crying Out Love in the Center of the World (2004) is the biggest hit at $74.8M, ahead of Kingdom III: The Flame of Destiny (2023) ($36.3M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Crying Out Love in the Center of the World 2004 · Drama $74.8M - 2
Kingdom III: The Flame of Destiny 2023 · War $36.3M - 3
Kingdom 2: Far and Away 2022 · War $35M - 4
Strawberry Night 2013 · Thriller $21.9M - 5
Ballad 2009 · Action $19.4M - 6
Shield of Straw 2013 · Crime $17.9M - 7
Goemon 2009 · Action $14.5M - 8
Helen the Baby Fox 2006 · Comedy $13.7M - 9
Kano 2014 · Drama $11.9M - 10
Bizan 2007 · Drama $9.26M
The Best Takao Osawa Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Takao Osawa has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 9 films, and Crying Out Love in the Center of the World (2004) is the pick of them.
- Drama 9 films Crying Out Love in the Center of the World 2004 · as Sakutaro Matsumoto
- War 2 films Kingdom III: The Flame of Destiny 2023 · as Ou Ki (Wang Qi)
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Sci-Fi 2 films AI Amok 2020 · as Kosuke Kiryu - Crime 2 films Shield of Straw 2013 · as Kazuki Mekari
- Action 2 films Ballad 2009 · as Itakatora Ohkura
- Comedy 2 films Helen the Baby Fox 2006 · as Koji Yajima
- Thriller 1 film Strawberry Night 2013 · as Isao Makita
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Adventure 1 film Into the Sun 2005 · as Kuroda
The Best Takao Osawa Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Takao Osawa's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Takao Osawa Movies
The most recent films Takao Osawa is credited on, newest first — starting with Kingdom III: The Flame of Destiny (2023). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Kingdom III: The Flame of Destiny 2023 · Ou Ki (Wang Qi)
- Kingdom 2: Far and Away 2022 · Ou Ki (Wang Qi)
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The Great Yokai War: Guardians 2021 · Gyobu Inugami - AI Amok 2020 · Kosuke Kiryu
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The King and I 2018 · The Kralahome -
The Lion Standing in the Wind 2015 · Koichiro Shimada - Kano 2014 · Yoichi Hatta
- Shield of Straw 2013 · Kazuki Mekari
- Strawberry Night 2013 · Isao Makita
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The Terminal Trust 2012 · Toru Tsukahara - Ballad 2009 · Itakatora Ohkura
- Goemon 2009 · Saizo Kirigakure
The Best Takao Osawa Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Takao Osawa films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Takao Osawa movie?
Crying Out Love in the Center of the World (2004) made the most at the box office, with $74.8M worldwide, followed by Kingdom III: The Flame of Destiny (2023) with $36.3M. Together, Takao Osawa's films with box office figures have made $270M.
What is the best Takao Osawa drama movie?
Crying Out Love in the Center of the World (2004) is the best-rated of Takao Osawa's drama films. In other genres: Kingdom III: The Flame of Destiny (war), AI Amok (sci-fi) and Shield of Straw (crime).
What is the newest Takao Osawa movie?
The newest film on Takao Osawa's filmography is Kingdom III: The Flame of Destiny (2023), with Takao Osawa as Ou Ki (Wang Qi).
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