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The Best Yoji Tanaka Movies, Ranked

123 credits from 1991 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is Space Battleship Yamato (2010) with $49.8M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.

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Worldwide gross

Biggest Yoji Tanaka Box Office Hits

Yoji Tanaka's films have made $361M worldwide in total. Space Battleship Yamato (2010) is the biggest hit at $49.8M, ahead of Hero (2015) ($45.6M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.

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  1. 1 Space Battleship Yamato (2010) movie poster Space Battleship Yamato 2010 · Adventure $49.8M
  2. 2 Hero (2015) movie poster Hero 2015 · Comedy $45.6M $88.7K dom.
  3. 3 Death Note: L Change the WorLd (2008) movie poster Death Note: L Change the WorLd 2008 · Thriller $35.3M
  4. 4 The After-Dinner Mysteries (2013) movie poster The After-Dinner Mysteries 2013 · Drama $32.2M
  5. 5 Death Note (2006) movie poster Death Note 2006 · Mystery $29.7M
  6. 6 20th Century Boys 2: The Last Hope (2009) movie poster 20th Century Boys 2: The Last Hope 2009 · Sci-Fi $29.5M
  7. 7 Swing Girls (2004) movie poster Swing Girls 2004 · Comedy $19.4M
  8. 8 Your Turn to Kill: The Movie (2021) movie poster Your Turn to Kill: The Movie 2021 · Mystery $16.5M
  9. 9 Robo-G (2012) movie poster Robo-G 2012 · Comedy $14.6M
  10. 10 Udon (2006) movie poster Udon 2006 · Comedy $10.4M
One pick per genre

The Best Yoji Tanaka Movie in Every Genre

The best-rated film in each genre Yoji Tanaka has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 42 films, and The After-Dinner Mysteries (2013) is the pick of them.

One pick per decade

The Best Yoji Tanaka Movie of Each Decade

One pick per decade of Yoji Tanaka's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.

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The Latest Yoji Tanaka Movies

The most recent films Yoji Tanaka is credited on, newest first — starting with Kaiju Guy! (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.

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FAQ

The Best Yoji Tanaka Movies: Questions & Answers

The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Yoji Tanaka films, answered from the rankings on this page.

What is the highest-grossing Yoji Tanaka movie?

Space Battleship Yamato (2010) made the most at the box office, with $49.8M worldwide, followed by Hero (2015) with $45.6M. Together, Yoji Tanaka's films with box office figures have made $361M.

What is the best Yoji Tanaka drama movie?

The After-Dinner Mysteries (2013) is the best-rated of Yoji Tanaka's drama films. In other genres: Hero (comedy), Death Note: L Change the WorLd (thriller) and What to Do With the Dead Kaiju? (action).

What is the newest Yoji Tanaka movie?

The newest film on Yoji Tanaka's filmography is Kaiju Guy! (2025).

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