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Yoshiaki Kawajiri

Director · 19 credits · 14 in highly-rated films

Best known for Ninja Scroll (1993)

Best Yoshiaki Kawajiri movies by genre

Directed movies (17 total, ranked by score)

  1. Ninja Scroll

    1993 · ★ 7.8 (762 votes)

    Fantasy, Animation, Action

    1

  2. Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust

    2001 · ★ 7.7 (835 votes)

    Animation, Fantasy, Horror

    2

  3. The Animatrix

    2003 · ★ 7.2 (1,825 votes)

    Animation, Science Fiction

    3

  4. Batman: Gotham Knight

    2008 · ★ 6.7 (782 votes)

    Action, Crime, Animation

    4

  5. Highlander: The Search for Vengeance

    2007 · ★ 7.2 (135 votes)

    Action, Animation, Fantasy

    5

  6. Neo Tokyo

    1989 · ★ 6.8 (126 votes)

    Science Fiction, Animation, Adventure

    6

  7. Wicked City

    1987 · ★ 6.7 (291 votes)

    Animation, Fantasy, Horror

    7

  8. Program

    2003 · ★ 6.8 (146 votes)

    Science Fiction, Animation

    8

  9. Demon City Shinjuku

    1988 · ★ 6.0 (114 votes)

    Action, Fantasy, Animation

    9

  10. Cyber City Oedo 808

    1990 · ★ 6.8 (63 votes)

    Animation, Science Fiction, Horror

    10

  11. Goku: Midnight Eye

    1989 · ★ 6.2 (45 votes)

    Animation, Action, Thriller

    11

  12. Goku II: Midnight Eye

    1989 · ★ 6.7 (22 votes)

    Thriller, Action, Animation

    12

  13. Bio Hunter

    1995 · ★ 5.9 (50 votes)

    Horror, Animation, Action

    13

  14. Lensman

    1984 · ★ 6.0 (27 votes)

    Animation, Action, Science Fiction

    14

  15. X: An Omen

    2001 · ★ 6.4 (5 votes)

    Animation, Drama, Fantasy

    15

  16. Phoenix: Space Chapter

    1987 · ★ 5.5 (8 votes)

    Science Fiction, Drama, Fantasy

    16

  17. The Running Man

    1987

    Animation, Science Fiction

    17

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 31, 2026.