The Best Yuji Ueda Movies, Ranked
90 credits from 1988 to 2022, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Pokémon the Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back - Evolution (2019) comes out on top with a score of 45. The biggest box office hit is Pokémon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior (2008) with $47.5M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Yuji Ueda Box Office Hits
Yuji Ueda's films have made $235M worldwide in total. Pokémon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior (2008) is the biggest hit at $47.5M, ahead of Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew (2005) ($37.6M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Pokémon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior 2008 · Fantasy $47.5M - 2
Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew 2005 · Adventure $37.6M - 3
Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction 2014 · Family $28.6M - 4
Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea 2006 · Family $27.6M - 5
Detroit Metal City 2008 · Comedy $23.7M - 6
Pokémon the Movie: Hoopa and the Clash of Ages 2015 · Adventure $21.8M - 7
Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel 2016 · Fantasy $19.7M - 8
Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa 2005 · Animation $10.2M - 9
Mobile Suit Gundam 00 The Movie: -A Wakening of the Trailblazer- 2010 · Animation $9.38M - 10
Rockman.EXE: The Program of Light and Darkness 2005 · Sci-Fi $7.61M
The Best Yuji Ueda Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Yuji Ueda has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Animation leads with 34 films, and Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa (2005) is the pick of them.
- Animation 34 films Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa 2005 · as Joseph (voice)
- Comedy 19 films Detroit Metal City 2008 · as Souichi Negishi (voice)
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Drama 9 films Fukuoka 2019 · as Elevator Passenger - Adventure 6 films Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew 2005 · as Takeshi / Sonans (voice)
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Family 5 films Pokémon the Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back - Evolution 2019 · as Takeshi (voice) Movie Echo Score: 45 - Sci-Fi 4 films Rockman.EXE: The Program of Light and Darkness 2005 · as Higure Yamitaro/Numberman
- Fantasy 3 films Pokémon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior 2008 · as Takeshi (voice)
The Best Yuji Ueda Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Yuji Ueda's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Yuji Ueda Movies
The most recent films Yuji Ueda is credited on, newest first — starting with Pokémon: The Arceus Chronicles (2022). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Pokémon: The Arceus Chronicles 2022 · Takeshi (voice) -
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Aria the Crepuscolo 2021 · Udo 'Woody' Ayanokohji the 51st (voice) -
SHAMAN KING 2021 · Horohoro (voice) -
Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion The Movie: The Marvelous Fast ALFA-X That Comes From the Future 2019 · Shashot (voice) - Pokémon the Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back - Evolution 2019 · Takeshi (voice)
- Fukuoka 2019 · Elevator Passenger
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Peacemaker Kurogane: Friend 2018 · Tatsunosuke Ichimura (voice) -
Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger VS Keisatsu Sentai Patranger en film 2018 · Destra Maggio (voice) -
Peacemaker Kurogane: Belief 2018 · Tatsunosuke Ichimura (voice) -
Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger vs. Keisatsu Sentai Patranger 2018 · Destra Maggio (voice) -
KiraKira☆PreCure a la Mode 2017 · Comedy
The Best Yuji Ueda Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Yuji Ueda films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Yuji Ueda movie?
Pokémon the Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back - Evolution (2019) is the best-rated Yuji Ueda film, with a Movie Echo Score of 45. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Pokémon the Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back - Evolution: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Yuji Ueda movie?
Pokémon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior (2008) made the most at the box office, with $47.5M worldwide, followed by Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew (2005) with $37.6M. Together, Yuji Ueda's films with box office figures have made $235M.
What is the best Yuji Ueda animation movie?
Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa (2005) is the best-rated of Yuji Ueda's animation films. In other genres: Detroit Metal City (comedy), Fukuoka (drama) and Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew (adventure).
What is the newest Yuji Ueda movie?
The newest film on Yuji Ueda's filmography is Pokémon: The Arceus Chronicles (2022), with Yuji Ueda as Takeshi (voice).
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