Top 21 Westerns in Japan
This curated ranking covers the 21 largest westerns in Japan, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Django (film), Django Unchained and Kung Fu (TV series) lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 885,760 people. Across all 21 entries the average audience size is 61,542, and the largest, Django (film), reaches around 619,975 people in Japan. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Japan who actively engage with each western, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Japan and are refreshed weekly.
Ranking
| Rank | Name | Audience size | Country share | Subtype | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Django (film) |
619,975 | 7.1% | Western | Movies & TV |
| 2 |  Django Unchained |
169,918 | 2.0% | Western | Movies & TV |
| 3 |  Kung Fu (TV series) |
95,867 | 3.4% | Western | Movies & TV |
| 4 |  Unforgiven |
71,892 | 2.4% | Western | Movies & TV |
| 5 |  A Fistful of Dollars |
40,639 | 2.2% | Western | Movies & TV |
| 6 |  The Good, the Bad and the Ugly |
38,940 | 0.7% | Western | Movies & TV |
| 7 |  High Noon |
36,071 | 0.8% | Western | Movies & TV |
| 8 |  Once Upon a Time in the West |
23,905 | 0.8% | Western | Movies & TV |
| 9 |  True Grit (1969 film) |
23,613 | 0.6% | Western | Movies & TV |
| 10 |  Silverado (film) |
22,848 | 0.7% | Western | Movies & TV |
| 11 |  Wild Wild West |
22,512 | 1.6% | Western | Movies & TV |
| 12 |  Dances with Wolves |
21,827 | 0.8% | Western | Movies & TV |
| 13 |  The Magnificent Seven |
20,095 | 0.8% | Western | Movies & TV |
| 14 |  Wyatt Earp (film) |
19,735 | 0.6% | Western | Movies & TV |
| 15 |  Young Guns |
18,460 | 1.7% | Western | Movies & TV |
| 16 |  For a Few Dollars More |
11,721 | 1.5% | Western | Movies & TV |
| 17 |  Rawhide (TV series) |
11,271 | 1.4% | Western | Movies & TV |
| 18 |  Ponderosa (TV series) |
10,010 | 0.6% | Western | Movies & TV |
| 19 |  Tombstone (film) |
6,302 | 0.3% | Western | Movies & TV |
| 20 |  Open Range |
5,725 | 0.6% | Western | Movies & TV |
| 21 |  The Wild Wild West |
1,071 | 0.2% | Western | Movies & TV |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 21 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Japan and ranks each western by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.
How often is the list updated?
The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.
What is the largest western in Japan?
Django (film) currently leads with an estimated audience of 619,975 people in Japan.
Methodology
Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across Japan. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.