The Best Tanie Kitabayashi Movies, Ranked
58 credits from 1937 to 2003, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is My Neighbor Totoro (1988) with $30.4M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Tanie Kitabayashi Box Office Hits
Tanie Kitabayashi's films have made $33.6M worldwide in total. My Neighbor Totoro (1988) is the biggest hit at $30.4M, ahead of Letter from the Mountain (2002) ($3.14M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
The Best Tanie Kitabayashi Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Tanie Kitabayashi has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 30 films, and Letter from the Mountain (2002) is the pick of them.
The Best Tanie Kitabayashi Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Tanie Kitabayashi's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1950s to 2000s.
The Latest Tanie Kitabayashi Movies
The most recent films Tanie Kitabayashi is credited on, newest first — starting with Resurrection (2003). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Resurrection 2003 · Saki Naito -
Letter from the Mountain 2002 · Oume -
Rainbow Kids 1991 · Mrs. Toshiko 'Toji' Yanagawa -
My Neighbor Totoro 1988 · Fantasy -
Twilight of the Cockroaches 1987 · Torah (voice) -
The Burmese Harp 1985 · Old Woman -
Love: Starting on a Journey 1985 · Romance -
White Snake Enchantment 1983 · Tane -
Tora-san’s Song of Love 1983 · Comedy -
Amagi Pass 1983 · Tea house's old woman -
Suspicion 1982 · Harue Shirakawa -
Station 1981 · Masayo Mikami
The Best Tanie Kitabayashi Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Tanie Kitabayashi films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Tanie Kitabayashi movie?
My Neighbor Totoro (1988) made the most at the box office, with $30.4M worldwide, followed by Letter from the Mountain (2002) with $3.14M. Together, Tanie Kitabayashi's films with box office figures have made $33.6M.
What is the best Tanie Kitabayashi drama movie?
Letter from the Mountain (2002) is the best-rated of Tanie Kitabayashi's drama films. In other genres: My Neighbor Totoro (fantasy), Proof of the Man (mystery) and The Burmese Harp (war).
What is the newest Tanie Kitabayashi movie?
The newest film on Tanie Kitabayashi's filmography is Resurrection (2003), with Tanie Kitabayashi as Saki Naito.
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