The Best Takashi Yamanaka Movies, Ranked
52 credits from 2006 to 2024, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. We Are Little Zombies (2019) comes out on top with a score of 76. The biggest box office hit is Lesson of the Evil (2012) with $26.2M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Takashi Yamanaka Box Office Hits
Takashi Yamanaka's films have made $89.2M worldwide in total. Lesson of the Evil (2012) is the biggest hit at $26.2M, ahead of Fragments of the Last Will (2022) ($18M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Lesson of the Evil 2012 · Thriller $26.2M - 2
Fragments of the Last Will 2022 · History $18M - 3
Parasyte: Part 2 2015 · Sci-Fi $12.8M - 4
Parasyte: Part 1 2014 · Drama $9.65M - 5
Innocent Curse 2017 · Thriller $3.92M - 6
One Million Yen Girl 2008 · Drama $3.86M - 7
Homeland 2014 · Drama $3.33M - 8
Hard Days 2023 · Crime $3.14M - 9
Midnight Diner 2 2016 · Family $2.35M - 10
Family of Strangers 2019 · Drama $2.24M
The Best Takashi Yamanaka Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Takashi Yamanaka has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 33 films, and Parasyte: Part 1 (2014) is the pick of them.
- Drama 33 films Parasyte: Part 1 2014 · as Detective Tsuji
- Crime 3 films Hard Days 2023 · as Masashi Kaji
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Comedy 3 films Sing Salmon Sing 2008 - History 2 films Fragments of the Last Will 2022
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Music 2 films We Are Little Zombies 2019 · as Makoto Nakakawada Movie Echo Score: 76 - Thriller 2 films Lesson of the Evil 2012
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Romance 1 film The End of the Pale Hour 2021 · as Nakayama - Family 1 film Midnight Diner 2 2016 · as Gen
- Sci-Fi 1 film Parasyte: Part 2 2015 · as Detective Tsuji
The Best Takashi Yamanaka Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Takashi Yamanaka's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Takashi Yamanaka Movies
The most recent films Takashi Yamanaka is credited on, newest first — starting with Black Jack (2024). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Black Jack 2024 · Drama - Hard Days 2023 · Masashi Kaji
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Vivant 2023 · Drama -
THE DAYS 2023 · Crime -
Mountain Woman 2022 · Drama - Fragments of the Last Will 2022 · History
- The End of the Pale Hour 2021 · Nakayama
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In Those Days 2021 · Robi -
Avalanche 2021 · Yuji Kirishima -
Pension Metsä 2021 · Yamabiko -
Aristocrats 2020 · Makoto -
Ora, Ora Be Goin’ Alone 2020 · Doctor
The Best Takashi Yamanaka Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Takashi Yamanaka films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Takashi Yamanaka movie?
We Are Little Zombies (2019) is the best-rated Takashi Yamanaka film, with a Movie Echo Score of 76. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
We Are Little Zombies: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Takashi Yamanaka movie?
Lesson of the Evil (2012) made the most at the box office, with $26.2M worldwide, followed by Fragments of the Last Will (2022) with $18M. Together, Takashi Yamanaka's films with box office figures have made $89.2M.
What is the best Takashi Yamanaka drama movie?
Parasyte: Part 1 (2014) is the best-rated of Takashi Yamanaka's drama films. In other genres: Hard Days (crime), Sing Salmon Sing (comedy) and Fragments of the Last Will (history).
What is the newest Takashi Yamanaka movie?
The newest film on Takashi Yamanaka's filmography is Black Jack (2024).
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