The Best Yoji Yamada Movies, Ranked
76 credits from 1961 to 2023, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is Love and Honor (2006) with $33.8M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Yoji Yamada Box Office Hits
Yoji Yamada's films have made $110M worldwide in total. Love and Honor (2006) is the biggest hit at $33.8M, ahead of About Her Brother (2010) ($20M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Love and Honor 2006 · Drama $33.8M $60.9K dom. - 2
About Her Brother 2010 · Drama $20M - 3
Kabei: Our Mother 2008 · Drama $18.4M $14.4K dom. - 4
Tokyo Family 2013 · Drama $17.4M - 5
Nagasaki: Memories of My Son 2015 · Drama $14.5M - 6
Mom, Is That You?! 2023 · Comedy $3.55M - 7
It’s a Flickering Life 2021 · Drama $2.6M
The Best Yoji Yamada Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Yoji Yamada's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Yoji Yamada Movies
The most recent films Yoji Yamada is credited on, newest first — starting with Mom, Is That You?! (2023). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Mom, Is That You?! 2023 · Director
- It’s a Flickering Life 2021 · Director
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Tora-san, Wish You Were Here 2019 · Director - Nagasaki: Memories of My Son 2015 · Director
- Tokyo Family 2013 · Director
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Kyoto Story 2010 · Director - About Her Brother 2010 · Director
- Kabei: Our Mother 2008 · Director
- Love and Honor 2006 · Director
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A Class to Remember IV: Fifteen 2000 · Director -
A Class to Remember III: The New Voyage 1998 · Director -
The Rainbow Seeker 1996 · Director
The Best Yoji Yamada Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Yoji Yamada films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Yoji Yamada movie?
Love and Honor (2006) made the most at the box office, with $33.8M worldwide, followed by About Her Brother (2010) with $20M. Together, Yoji Yamada's films with box office figures have made $110M.
What is the best Yoji Yamada comedy movie?
Mom, Is That You?! (2023) is the best-rated of Yoji Yamada's comedy films. In other genres: Love and Honor (drama).
What is the newest Yoji Yamada movie?
The newest film on Yoji Yamada's filmography is Mom, Is That You?! (2023), directed by Yoji Yamada.
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