The Best Tetsu Watanabe Movies, Ranked
58 credits from 1989 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Baby Assassins 2 (2024) comes out on top with a score of 87. The biggest box office hit is Shin Godzilla (2016) with $82.1M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Tetsu Watanabe Movies
The 5 highest-rated films Tetsu Watanabe is credited on. Baby Assassins 2 (2024) leads with 87, followed by The Cat Returns (2002) (2018) at 84. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.
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#1 Movie Echo Score: Score 87 Baby Assassins 2 2024 · Action -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 84 The Cat Returns (2002) 2018 · Adventure -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 57 Prisoners of the Ghostland 2021 · Action -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 57 Enter the Fat Dragon 2020 · Action -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 45 Darc 2018 · Action
Biggest Tetsu Watanabe Box Office Hits
Tetsu Watanabe's films have made $293M worldwide in total. Shin Godzilla (2016) is the biggest hit at $82.1M, ahead of The Cat Returns (2002) ($54.7M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Shin Godzilla 2016 · Action $82.1M $5.96M dom. - 2
The Cat Returns 2002 · Adventure $54.7M $564K dom. - 3 The Cat Returns (2002) 2018 · Adventure $54.7M $564K dom.
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The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji 2013 · Comedy $20.4M - 5
Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla 2002 · Action $14.1M - 6
The Mole Song: Hong Kong Capriccio 2016 · Comedy $10.7M - 7
Kisarazu Cat’s Eye: Nihon Series 2003 · Comedy $10M - 8
Memories of Matsuko 2006 · Drama $9.62M - 9
A Samurai Chronicle 2014 · Drama $8.8M - 10
Run for Love 2016 · Drama $7.25M
The Best Tetsu Watanabe Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Tetsu Watanabe has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 23 films, and Memories of Matsuko (2006) is the pick of them.
- Drama 23 films Memories of Matsuko 2006 · as Detective
- Action 9 films Baby Assassins 2 2024 · as Mr. Matsumoto Movie Echo Score: 87
- Comedy 7 films The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji 2013
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Crime 5 films The Promised Land 2019 -
Sci-Fi 4 films Gamera the Brave 2006 · as Victim in ocean - Adventure 2 films The Cat Returns (2002) 2018 · as Muta Movie Echo Score: 84
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Fantasy 2 films The Great Shu Ra Ra Boom 2014 -
War 1 film Blood Oath 1990 · as Captain Ikeuchi
The Best Tetsu Watanabe Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Tetsu Watanabe's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
The Latest Tetsu Watanabe Movies
The most recent films Tetsu Watanabe is credited on, newest first — starting with A New Love in Tokyo (1994) (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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A New Love in Tokyo (1994) 2026 · Middle-Aged Man -
River Returns 2024 · Woodcutter -
This Man 2024 · Horror - Baby Assassins 2 2024 · Mr. Matsumoto
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Tea Friends 2023 · Shigeo Tokioka -
Pure Japanese 2022 · Drama - Prisoners of the Ghostland 2021 · Nabe
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Red Post on Escher Street 2021 · Drama -
A Janitor 2021 · Action - Enter the Fat Dragon 2020 · Grandfather
- The Promised Land 2019 · Crime
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The Miracle of Crybaby Shottan 2018 · Drama
The Best Tetsu Watanabe Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Tetsu Watanabe films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Tetsu Watanabe movie?
Baby Assassins 2 (2024) is the best-rated Tetsu Watanabe film, with a Movie Echo Score of 87, ahead of The Cat Returns (2002) (2018) (84) and Prisoners of the Ghostland (2021) (57). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Baby Assassins 2: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Tetsu Watanabe movie?
Shin Godzilla (2016) made the most at the box office, with $82.1M worldwide, followed by The Cat Returns (2002) with $54.7M. Together, Tetsu Watanabe's films with box office figures have made $293M.
What is the best Tetsu Watanabe drama movie?
Memories of Matsuko (2006) is the best-rated of Tetsu Watanabe's drama films. In other genres: Baby Assassins 2 (action), The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji (comedy) and The Promised Land (crime).
What is the newest Tetsu Watanabe movie?
The newest film on Tetsu Watanabe's filmography is A New Love in Tokyo (1994) (2026), with Tetsu Watanabe as Middle-Aged Man.
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