Actor

Yuko Nakamura: Movies & Box Office

films: 30
as director: 1
on screen: 1999–2025
box office: $26.8M
average score: 81

Biggest hits

The Best Yuko Nakamura Movies

The films of Yuko Nakamura that made the most at the worldwide box office, biggest first: The Samurai I Loved (2005) leads with $9.91M. The full ranking adds the most awarded films and the newest releases.

Full ranking

Career at a glance

Yuko Nakamura's Career in Numbers

Yuko Nakamura's films in numbers — as an actor, not counting appearances as themselves: when they were made, the genres Yuko Nakamura works in most and the milestones along the way. The filmography runs from Jubaku: Spellbound (1999) to Slow Train (2025), and the 2000s were the busiest decade.

Yuko Nakamura Movies by Decade

1990s 1
2000s 11
2010s 11
2020s 7

The 2000s were Yuko Nakamura's busiest decade, with 11 films.

Yuko Nakamura Movies by Genre

Drama 17
Comedy 4
Horror 3
Tv movie 1
Mystery 1
Romance 1
Thriller 1

Drama is the genre Yuko Nakamura has worked in most, with 17 films, ahead of comedy (4).

Yuko Nakamura Career Milestones

First film: Jubaku: Spellbound 1999
Biggest box office hit: The Samurai I Loved $9.91M worldwide
Best-rated film: Small, Slow But Steady Movie Echo Score 86
Newest film: Slow Train 2025

30 credits

Yuko Nakamura Filmography: Every Movie

Every film Yuko Nakamura is credited on, newest first, with the role, the box office and the Movie Echo Score. 1 as director and 29 as actor. Rated films average a score of 81. Re-order the list to see the best-rated films or the biggest hits first.

Movies Directed by Yuko Nakamura

2015 A Room of Her Own: Rei Naito and Light

Yuko Nakamura Movies as an Actor

Works with

Who Yuko Nakamura Makes Movies With

The actors and directors Yuko Nakamura shares the most films with. Shinya Tsukamoto comes first, with 4 films together, followed by Akira Emoto (2).

FAQ

Yuko Nakamura: Questions & Answers

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

How many movies has Yuko Nakamura been in?

Yuko Nakamura is credited on 30 films, from 1999 to 2025. 29 of them as an actor and 1 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 Yuko Nakamura's highest-grossing movie?

The Samurai I Loved (2005) is Yuko Nakamura's biggest box office hit, with $9.91M worldwide, ahead of 5 Centimeters per Second (2007) ($7.23M). Across every film with box office figures, Yuko Nakamura's movies have made $26.8M.

Yuko Nakamura's biggest hits

What is the best Yuko Nakamura movie?

By the Movie Echo Score, which blends critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact, Yuko Nakamura's best-rated film is Small, Slow But Steady (2022) with a score of 86, followed by Egoist (2024) (76).

Best Yuko Nakamura movies, ranked

What is Yuko Nakamura's newest movie?

The most recent film on Yuko Nakamura's filmography is The Box Man (2025), in the role of Detective.

Who does Yuko Nakamura work with most often?

Yuko Nakamura shares the most films with Shinya Tsukamoto (4 films), Akira Emoto (2 films) and Masatoshi Nagase (2 films).

The Best Yuko Nakamura Movies, Ranked

Top rated, most awarded and biggest box office hits from 30 credits.

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