The Best Taro Suruga Movies, Ranked
23 credits from 2008 to 2023, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is Detroit Metal City (2008) with $23.7M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Taro Suruga Box Office Hits
Taro Suruga's films have made $73.6M worldwide in total. Detroit Metal City (2008) is the biggest hit at $23.7M, ahead of Princess Toyotomi (2011) ($19.1M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Detroit Metal City 2008 · Comedy $23.7M - 2
Princess Toyotomi 2011 · Drama $19.1M - 3
Super Kamen Rider Den-O & Decade NEO Generations: The Onigashima Warship 2009 · Action $7.51M - 4
Buddha: The Great Departure 2011 · History $5.7M - 5
Sanada 10 Braves 2016 · Action $4.01M - 6
Arakawa Under the Bridge 2012 · Comedy $3.35M - 7
Arakawa Under the Bridge 2011 · Comedy $3.35M - 8
Hard Days 2023 · Crime $3.14M - 9
Ouran High School Host Club 2012 · Comedy $2.82M - 10
DTC –Yukemuri Junjo Hen– from HiGH&LOW 2018 · Comedy $653K
The Best Taro Suruga Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Taro Suruga has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 6 films, and Princess Toyotomi (2011) is the pick of them.
- Drama 6 films Princess Toyotomi 2011
- Comedy 5 films Detroit Metal City 2008
- Action 3 films Super Kamen Rider Den-O & Decade NEO Generations: The Onigashima Warship 2009 · as Fisherman
- Crime 1 film Hard Days 2023 · as Taiji Kugayama
- History 1 film Buddha: The Great Departure 2011 · as Executioner 1 (voice)
The Best Taro Suruga Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Taro Suruga's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Taro Suruga Movies
The most recent films Taro Suruga is credited on, newest first — starting with Hard Days (2023). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Hard Days 2023 · Taiji Kugayama
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One-Percenter 2023 · Tony -
Holy Mother 2022 · Horror -
Every Trick In The Book 2021 · Mystery -
Follow the Light 2021 · Ryota -
Avalanche 2021 · Takashi Fujita -
Signal Special 2021 · Toba - DTC –Yukemuri Junjo Hen– from HiGH&LOW 2018 · Yuki Miyazaki
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Falling Camellia 2018 · Drama -
Rokuroku: The Promise of the Witch 2017 · Horror -
Her Love Boils Bathwater 2016 · Takimoto - Sanada 10 Braves 2016 · Seikai Miyoshi
The Best Taro Suruga Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Taro Suruga films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Taro Suruga movie?
Detroit Metal City (2008) made the most at the box office, with $23.7M worldwide, followed by Princess Toyotomi (2011) with $19.1M. Together, Taro Suruga's films with box office figures have made $73.6M.
What is the best Taro Suruga drama movie?
Princess Toyotomi (2011) is the best-rated of Taro Suruga's drama films. In other genres: Detroit Metal City (comedy), Super Kamen Rider Den-O & Decade NEO Generations: The Onigashima Warship (action) and Hard Days (crime).
What is the newest Taro Suruga movie?
The newest film on Taro Suruga's filmography is Hard Days (2023), with Taro Suruga as Taiji Kugayama.
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