The biggest Japanese Cinema names

Star power counts what a person led rather than what they appeared in: the gross of the films they were top-billed in or directed, how that run held up, how many there were, how recent, and how audiences rated them. Every figure is a percentile inside Japanese Cinema. 42 people qualify.

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#	Person	Films led	Gross led	Biggest	Star power
1	Takahiro SakuraiActor	3	$999M	Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle	98
2	Akira IshidaActor	2	$830M	Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle	92
3	Rikiya KoyamaActor	3	$381M	Detective Conan: One-Eyed Flashback	82
4	Minami TakayamaActor	3	$381M	Detective Conan: One-Eyed Flashback	82
5	Wakana YamazakiActor	3	$381M	Detective Conan: One-Eyed Flashback	82
6	Yuichi NakamuraActor	3	$306M	Jujutsu Kaisen 0	80
7	Shota SometaniActor	2	$319M	Suzume	79
8	Ryo YoshizawaActor	4	$260M	Kokuho	77
9	Reina UedaActor	3	$212M	Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc	76
10	Masaki SudaActor	3	$302M	The Boy and the Heron	72
11	Megumi OgataActor	2	$240M	Jujutsu Kaisen 0	71
12	Kana HanazawaActor	2	$200M	Jujutsu Kaisen 0	68
13	Kento YamazakiActor	4	$144M	Kingdom: Return of the Great General	65
14	Minami HamabeActor	2	$129M	Godzilla Minus One	65
15	Yuki KajiActor	3	$125M	HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle	64
16	Munetaka AokiActor	2	$120M	Godzilla Minus One	63
17	Hiroshi KamiyaActor	2	$108M	Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero	57
18	Kanna HashimotoActor	3	$125M	Kingdom: Return of the Great General	56
19	Shinsuke SatoDirector	3	$125M	Kingdom: Return of the Great General	56
20	Kaito IshikawaActor	2	$102M	HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle	55
21	Saori HayamiActor	3	$87M	Spy x Family Code: White	52
22	Nana SeinoActor	3	$76M	Kingdom III: The Flame of Destiny	47
23	Shota GoshozonoDirector	2	$54M	JUJUTSU KAISEN: Execution	47
24	Anna NagaseActor	3	$33M	Cosmic Princess Kaguya!	38
25	Junya EnokiActor	2	$46M	JUJUTSU KAISEN: Execution	36
26	Masami NagasawaActor	2	$46M	Shin Ultraman	32
27	Wasabi MizutaActor	2	$49M	Doraemon the Movie: New Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil	31
28	Megumi OoharaActor	2	$49M	Doraemon the Movie: New Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil	31
29	Yumi KakazuActor	2	$49M	Doraemon the Movie: New Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil	31
30	Subaru KimuraActor	2	$49M	Doraemon the Movie: New Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil	31
31	Yoshitsugu MatsuokaActor	3	$27M	Sword Art Online the Movie - Progressive - Aria of a Starless Night	31
32	Haruka TomatsuActor	3	$25M	Sword Art Online the Movie - Progressive - Aria of a Starless Night	30
33	Inori MinaseActor	3	$26M	Sword Art Online the Movie - Progressive - Aria of a Starless Night	28
34	Yuma UchidaActor	2	$18M	BLUE LOCK THE MOVIE -EPISODE NAGI-	26
35	Ayako KonoDirector	2	$23M	Sword Art Online the Movie - Progressive - Aria of a Starless Night	22
36	Koji SetoActor	2	$13M	Dollhouse	19
37	Tasuku EmotoActor	2	$16M	Shin Kamen Rider	11
38	Mirai MoriyamaActor	2	$16M	Shin Kamen Rider	11
39	Kiyoshi KurosawaDirector	2	$8M	The Samurai and the Prisoner	10
40	Hirokazu Kore-edaDirector	2	$5M	Sheep in the Box	9
41	Momoka TerasawaActor	2	$4M	Milky☆Subway: The Galactic Limited Express - the Movie	9
42	Amane OkayamaActor	2	$2M	Cloud	0

The method, in full

How star power is scored

Gross led: Reported gross of the films the person was top-billed in (first 4 cast credits, or director), counted once per film.
Consistency: How those films did as a run, so one giant hit does not paper over a string of flops.
Body of work: How many films they have led; quantity helps but does not dominate.
Momentum: Gross led, discounted by age.
Audience rating: How audiences rated the films they led.

Every signal is a percentile among people who have led at least two Japanese Cinema films. Figures are as reported on TMDB and Wikipedia, and are indicative rather than audited.