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Yoshiaki Kawajiri, director
Director

Yoshiaki Kawajiri: Movies & Box Office

films
20
on screen
1983–2007
box office
$313K
Biggest hits

The Best Yoshiaki Kawajiri Movies

The films of Yoshiaki Kawajiri that made the most at the worldwide box office, biggest first: Vampire Hunter D (2001) leads with $152K. The full ranking adds the most awarded films and the newest releases.

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Career at a glance

Yoshiaki Kawajiri's Career in Numbers

Yoshiaki Kawajiri's films in numbers — as a director, not counting appearances as themselves: when they were made, the genres Yoshiaki Kawajiri works in most and the milestones along the way. The filmography runs from Stop!! Hibari-kun! (1983) to Highlander: The Search for Vengeance (2007), and the 1980s were the busiest decade.

Yoshiaki Kawajiri Movies by Decade

  1. 1980s 9
  2. 1990s 4
  3. 2000s 5

The 1980s were Yoshiaki Kawajiri's busiest decade, with 9 films.

Yoshiaki Kawajiri Movies by Genre

  • Animation 6
  • Action 4
  • Fantasy 4
  • Sci-Fi 1
  • Crime 1
  • Drama 1
  • Comedy 1

Animation is the genre Yoshiaki Kawajiri has worked in most, with 6 films, ahead of action (4).

Yoshiaki Kawajiri Career Milestones

First film
Stop!! Hibari-kun! 1983
Biggest box office hit
Vampire Hunter D $152K worldwide
20 credits

Yoshiaki Kawajiri Filmography: Every Movie

Every film Yoshiaki Kawajiri is credited on, newest first, with the role, the box office and the Movie Echo Score. Re-order the list to see the best-rated films or the biggest hits first.

Works with

Who Yoshiaki Kawajiri Makes Movies With

The actors and directors Yoshiaki Kawajiri shares the most films with. Koichi Yamadera comes first, with 3 films together, followed by Mami Koyama (3).

FAQ

Yoshiaki Kawajiri: Questions & Answers

How many movies Yoshiaki Kawajiri has made, the biggest hit, the best-rated film, the award record and more, answered from the filmography above.

How many movies has Yoshiaki Kawajiri been in?

Yoshiaki Kawajiri is credited on 20 films, from 1983 to 2007. All of them as a director. The filmography on this page lists every one of them, newest first, with the role and the Movie Echo Score.

What is Yoshiaki Kawajiri's highest-grossing movie?

Vampire Hunter D (2001) is Yoshiaki Kawajiri's biggest box office hit, with $152K worldwide, ahead of Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (2000) ($152K). Across every film with box office figures, Yoshiaki Kawajiri's movies have made $313K.

Yoshiaki Kawajiri's biggest hits

What is Yoshiaki Kawajiri's newest movie?

The most recent film on Yoshiaki Kawajiri's filmography is Highlander: The Search for Vengeance (2007), which Yoshiaki Kawajiri directed.

Who does Yoshiaki Kawajiri work with most often?

Yoshiaki Kawajiri shares the most films with Koichi Yamadera (3 films), Mami Koyama (3 films) and Keiji Fujiwara (2 films).

The Best Yoshiaki Kawajiri Movies, Ranked

Top rated, most awarded and biggest box office hits from 20 directing credits.

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