The best live-action manga adaptations
The top 3 according to 3 votes from people: Kingdom (2019) · Always: Sunset on Third Street (2005) · Parasyte: Part 1 (2014). (Updated Mar 16, 2023.)
From Rurouni Kenshin, Death Note and Kingdom to Boys Over Flowers and Gintama: the manga-based films at the top of the 'successful live-action adaptation' rankings by ciatr, Netorabo and Otonanswer.
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Top 15
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Kingdom (2019)
Shinsuke Sato. A cast that seems to step out of the manga, like Takao Osawa's Wang Qi.
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2
Always: Sunset on Third Street (2005)
Takashi Yamazaki. Downtown Tokyo in 1958, from Ryohei Saigan's manga.
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3
Parasyte: Part 1 (2014)
Takashi Yamazaki. A high schooler whose right hand is taken over by a parasite.
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Rurouni Kenshin (2012–2021)
Keishi Otomo. Takeru Satoh as Kenshin Himura and spectacular sword fights. Five films.
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5
Death Note (2006)
Shusuke Kaneko. Tatsuya Fujiwara as Light Yagami and Kenichi Matsuyama as L.
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6
Boys Over Flowers: Final (2008)
Yasuharu Ishii. The film that continued the TV drama.
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7
Gintama (2017)
Yuichi Fukuda. Shun Oguri as Gintoki and parody-packed comedy.
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8
Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler (2009)
Toya Sato. Tatsuya Fujiwara in life-or-death gambling.
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9
Thermae Romae (2012)
Hideki Takeuchi. An ancient Roman bath engineer lands in modern Japan.
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10
Umizaru (2004)
Eiichiro Hasumi. The first film in the series about coast guard divers.
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11
Tokyo Revengers (2021)
Tsutomu Hanabusa. A young man who goes back in time to save his friends.
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12
20th Century Boys (2008)
Yukihiko Tsutsumi. Naoki Urasawa's manga as a trilogy.
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13
Chihayafuru Part 1 (2016)
Norihiro Koizumi. Suzu Hirose and competitive karuta.
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14
Ping Pong (2002)
Fumihiko Sori. Yosuke Kubozuka and Taiyo Matsumoto's table tennis manga.
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15
Fly Me to the Saitama (2019)
Hideki Takeuchi. Mineo Maya's comedy poking fun at Saitama.
How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.
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Comments (1)
るろ剣が1位なのは納得。佐藤健のアクションは本当にすごかった