The Best Takashi Miike Movies, Ranked
101 credits from 1991 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Sham (2025) comes out on top with a score of 83. 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.
Top Rated Takashi Miike Movies
The 4 highest-rated films Takashi Miike is credited on. Sham (2025) leads with 83, followed by Blade of the Immortal (2017) at 80. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.
Biggest Takashi Miike Box Office Hits
Takashi Miike's films have made $227M worldwide in total. Yatterman (2009) is the biggest hit at $32.9M, ahead of Crows Zero II (2009) ($29.9M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Yatterman 2009 · Comedy $32.9M - 2
Crows Zero II 2009 · Adventure $29.9M - 3
Lesson of the Evil 2012 · Thriller $26.2M - 4
Crows Zero 2007 · Action $22M - 5
The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji 2013 · Comedy $20.4M - 6
Shield of Straw 2013 · Crime $17.9M - 7
Laplace’s Witch 2018 · Crime $11M - 8
Ninja Kids!!! 2011 · Action $10.8M - 9
The Mole Song: Hong Kong Capriccio 2016 · Comedy $10.7M - 10
Blade of the Immortal 2017 · Action $7.16M $151K dom.
The Best Takashi Miike Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Takashi Miike has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Action leads with 20 films, and Blade of the Immortal (2017) is the pick of them.
- Action 20 films Blade of the Immortal 2017 · Director Movie Echo Score: 80
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Crime 19 films Lumberjack the Monster 2024 · Director Movie Echo Score: 71 -
Drama 18 films First Love 2019 · Director Movie Echo Score: 78 - Comedy 9 films Yatterman 2009 · Director
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Horror 7 films As the Gods Will 2014 · Director -
Thriller 6 films Sham 2025 · Director Movie Echo Score: 83 - Adventure 3 films Crows Zero II 2009 · Director
The Best Takashi Miike Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Takashi Miike's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
The Latest Takashi Miike Movies
The most recent films Takashi Miike is credited on, newest first — starting with Sham (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Blazing Fists 2025 · Director - Lumberjack the Monster 2024 · Director
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Onimusha 2023 · Director -
Inspector Daimajin 2023 · Director -
The Mole Song: Final 2021 · Director -
The Great Yokai War: Guardians 2021 · Director -
Police × Heroine Lovepatrina! Movie Version ~Challenge from a Phantom Thief! Let’s Arrest with Love and a Pat!~ 2021 · Director -
Secret × Heroine Phantomirage! ~We’ve Become a Movie~ 2020 · Director -
That Moment, My Heart Cried 2019 · Director - First Love 2019 · Director
- Laplace’s Witch 2018 · Director
The Best Takashi Miike Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Takashi Miike films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Takashi Miike movie?
Sham (2025) is the best-rated Takashi Miike film, with a Movie Echo Score of 83, ahead of Blade of the Immortal (2017) (80) and First Love (2019) (78). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Sham: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Takashi Miike movie?
Yatterman (2009) made the most at the box office, with $32.9M worldwide, followed by Crows Zero II (2009) with $29.9M. Together, Takashi Miike's films with box office figures have made $227M.
What is the best Takashi Miike action movie?
Blade of the Immortal (2017) is the best-rated of Takashi Miike's action films, with a score of 80. In other genres: Lumberjack the Monster (crime), First Love (drama) and Yatterman (comedy).
What is the newest Takashi Miike movie?
The newest film on Takashi Miike's filmography is Chain Reactions (2025), with Takashi Miike as Self.
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