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Hideo Yamamoto

Career

Active from 1995 to 2025, with up to 5 main titles a year.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Fudoh: The New Generation
Fudoh: The New Generation
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 58 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Hideo Yamamoto Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    1.7, average 2.6
  • Nostalgia
    3.0, average 3.8
  • Biographical
    0.4, average 1.0

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Japanese Cinema 21
  • Character-Driven 11
  • Social Commentary 9
  • Character Study 5
  • Contemporary Realism 5
  • Mystery 5
  • Psychological Drama 5
  • Coming-of-Age 4
  • Crime Drama 4
  • Moral Ambiguity 4
  • Revenge 4
  • Political Intrigue 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

88
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2020s

17 titles · average score 66
Sham
Sham (2025)
GoodWatch score 69

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Petals and Memories
Petals and Memories (2025)

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All About Suomi
All About Suomi (2024)
GoodWatch score 55

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90 Years Old – So What?
90 Years Old – So What? (2024)

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Ripples
Ripples (2023)
GoodWatch score 66

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Family
Family (2023)

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Love Life
Love Life (2022)
GoodWatch score 67

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Silent Parade
Silent Parade (2022)
GoodWatch score 66

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And So the Baton Is Passed
And So the Baton Is Passed (2021)
GoodWatch score 66

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The Great Yokai War: Guardians
The Great Yokai War: Guardians (2021)
GoodWatch score 73

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ARASHI Anniversary Tour 5×20 FILM “Record of Memories”
ARASHI Anniversary Tour 5×20 FILM “Record of Memories” (2021)

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The Voice of Sin
The Voice of Sin (2020)
GoodWatch score 70

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2010s

20 titles · average score 64
Color Me True
Color Me True (2018)
GoodWatch score 72

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March Comes In Like a Lion
March Comes In Like a Lion (2017)
GoodWatch score 68

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Hirugao
Hirugao (2017)
GoodWatch score 56

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March Goes out Like a Lamb
March Goes out Like a Lamb (2017)
GoodWatch score 69

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Terra Formars
Terra Formars (2016)
GoodWatch score 53

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Museum
Museum (2016)
GoodWatch score 47

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Shinjuku Swan
Shinjuku Swan (2015)
GoodWatch score 57

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The Whispering Star
The Whispering Star (2015)
GoodWatch score 67

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Why Don't You Play in Hell?
Why Don't You Play in Hell? (2013)
GoodWatch score 74

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The Kiyosu Conference
The Kiyosu Conference (2013)
GoodWatch score 63

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A Ghost of a Chance
A Ghost of a Chance (2011)
GoodWatch score 70

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Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II
Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II (2010)
GoodWatch score 72

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2000s

37 titles · average score 62
Suspect X
Suspect X (2008)
GoodWatch score 74

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The Magic Hour
The Magic Hour (2008)
GoodWatch score 76

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Sky of Love
Sky of Love (2007)
GoodWatch score 73

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Hula Girls
Hula Girls (2006)
GoodWatch score 55

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The Great Yokai War
The Great Yokai War (2005)
GoodWatch score 65

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The Grudge
The Grudge (2004)
GoodWatch score 50

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One Missed Call
One Missed Call (2003)
GoodWatch score 54

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The Happiness of the Katakuris
The Happiness of the Katakuris (2002)
GoodWatch score 66

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Ichi the Killer
Ichi the Killer (2001)
GoodWatch score 66

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Visitor Q
Visitor Q (2001)
GoodWatch score 63

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Audition
Audition (2000)
GoodWatch score 74

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Tomie: Replay
Tomie: Replay (2000)
GoodWatch score 46

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1990s

14 titles · average score 64
Ring 2
Ring 2 (1999)
GoodWatch score 31

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Dead or Alive
Dead or Alive (1999)
GoodWatch score 54

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White-Collar Worker Kintaro
White-Collar Worker Kintaro (1999)
GoodWatch score 55

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N-Girls Vs Vampire
N-Girls Vs Vampire (1999)

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The Bird People in China
The Bird People in China (1998)
GoodWatch score 77

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Blues Harp
Blues Harp (1998)
GoodWatch score 68

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Andromedia
Andromedia (1998)
GoodWatch score 39

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Young Thugs: Nostalgia
Young Thugs: Nostalgia (1998)
GoodWatch score 68

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Fireworks
Fireworks (1997)
GoodWatch score 84

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Young Thugs: Innocent Blood
Young Thugs: Innocent Blood (1997)
GoodWatch score 69

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Fudoh: The New Generation
Fudoh: The New Generation (1996)
GoodWatch score 85

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The Way to Fight
The Way to Fight (1996)
GoodWatch score 72

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