The Best Tsutomu Yamazaki Movies, Ranked
51 credits from 1960 to 2019, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is Crying Out Love in the Center of the World (2004) with $74.8M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Tsutomu Yamazaki Box Office Hits
Tsutomu Yamazaki's films have made $317M worldwide in total. Crying Out Love in the Center of the World (2004) is the biggest hit at $74.8M, ahead of Departures (2009) ($74.2M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Crying Out Love in the Center of the World 2004 · Drama $74.8M - 2
Departures 2009 · Drama $74.2M $1.5M dom. - 3
Space Battleship Yamato 2010 · Adventure $49.8M - 4
Killing for the Prosecution 2018 · Thriller $26M - 5
The Crimes That Bind 2018 · Thriller $23.1M - 6
The Wings of the Kirin 2012 · Mystery $19.8M - 7
Shield of Straw 2013 · Crime $17.9M - 8
The Emperor in August 2015 · War $10M - 9
Miracle Apples 2013 · Drama $9.74M - 10
Kakekomi 2015 · Drama $6.53M
The Best Tsutomu Yamazaki Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Tsutomu Yamazaki has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 20 films, and Crying Out Love in the Center of the World (2004) is the pick of them.
- Drama 20 films Crying Out Love in the Center of the World 2004 · as Shigezou Matsumoto
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Comedy 9 films The Woodsman and the Rain 2011 · as Keijiro - Mystery 4 films The Wings of the Kirin 2012 · as Takamasa Kaga
- Thriller 3 films Killing for the Prosecution 2018 · as Yuma Shirakawa
- Crime 3 films Shield of Straw 2013 · as Ninagawa
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Family 1 film A Long Goodbye 2019 · as Shohei Higashi - War 1 film The Emperor in August 2015 · as Prime Minister Kantaro Suzuki
- Adventure 1 film Space Battleship Yamato 2010 · as Jūzō Okita
The Best Tsutomu Yamazaki Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Tsutomu Yamazaki's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2010s.
The Latest Tsutomu Yamazaki Movies
The most recent films Tsutomu Yamazaki is credited on, newest first — starting with A Long Goodbye (2019). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- A Long Goodbye 2019 · Shohei Higashi
- Killing for the Prosecution 2018 · Yuma Shirakawa
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Mori, The Artist’s Habitat 2018 · Morikazu Kumagai - The Crimes That Bind 2018 · Takamasa Kaga
- The Emperor in August 2015 · Prime Minister Kantaro Suzuki
- Kakekomi 2015 · Bakin Kyokutei
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Sleeping Forest 2014 · Takamasa Kaga - Miracle Apples 2013 · Seiji Kimura
- Shield of Straw 2013 · Ninagawa
- The Wings of the Kirin 2012 · Takamasa Kaga
- The Woodsman and the Rain 2011 · Keijiro
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Red Finger 2011 · Takamasa Kaga
The Best Tsutomu Yamazaki Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Tsutomu Yamazaki films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Tsutomu Yamazaki movie?
Crying Out Love in the Center of the World (2004) made the most at the box office, with $74.8M worldwide, followed by Departures (2009) with $74.2M. Together, Tsutomu Yamazaki's films with box office figures have made $317M.
Which Tsutomu Yamazaki movie won the most awards?
Kagemusha (1980) is the most decorated Tsutomu Yamazaki film, with 2 wins from 3 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Tsutomu Yamazaki drama movie?
Crying Out Love in the Center of the World (2004) is the best-rated of Tsutomu Yamazaki's drama films. In other genres: The Woodsman and the Rain (comedy), The Wings of the Kirin (mystery) and Killing for the Prosecution (thriller).
What is the newest Tsutomu Yamazaki movie?
The newest film on Tsutomu Yamazaki's filmography is A Long Goodbye (2019), with Tsutomu Yamazaki as Shohei Higashi.
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