Hideo Yamamoto
Cinematographer · Born January 1, 1960 (66) · Gifu, Japan
- January 1, 1960 (66)
- Gifu, Japan
- Cinematographer
- 42 on MovieCove · 94 credits in all
What are Hideo Yamamoto's films like?
Across their 33 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 5 · Wry 1 · Earnest 25
A split, not a type: Light 10 · Serious 8 · Dark 15
A split, not a type: Grounded 12 · Stylized 11 · Heightened 10
Gentle 2 · Charged 16 · Intense 15
Steady 7 · Shifting 17 · Whiplash 9
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 17 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 7
Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 19 · Relentless 6
Casual 9 · Engaged 19 · Full focus 5
A split, not a type: Easy watch 11 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 15
Resolved 17 · Open-ended 12 · Ambiguous 4
Moods and endings
- Happy9
- Bittersweet8
- Tragic6
- Ambiguous10
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Hideo Yamamoto's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 42 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Hideo Yamamoto's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
94 credits, 42 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Tokyo Bust: Crime City(2026)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Oi, Dazai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Sham(2025)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Petals and Memories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
All About Suomi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
90 Years Old – So What? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Corpo a Corpo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Kazoku(2023)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
One Way Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Ripples (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Silent Parade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Love Life(2022)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Aitakute Aitakute Aitakute (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
With Love from Koshu Highway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
And So the Baton Is Passed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
The Voice of Sin(2020)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
The First Supper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Hit Me Anyone One More Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
The Naked Director(2019)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
Color Me True(2018)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Nozaki Shuhei - Auditor of Bank (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Okuotoko(2018)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Hirugao (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Museum(2016)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Terra Formars(2016)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all filmsテラフォーマーズ／新たなる希望 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Galaxy Turnpike (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
The Whispering Star (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Shinjuku Swan(2015)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Airport 2013 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
The Kiyosu Conference (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Beautiful World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Tokyo Newcomer(2012)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
A Ghost of a Chance(2011)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Andalusia: Revenge of the Goddess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
The Wings of the Kirin(2011)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Nodame Cantabile: The Movie I (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Amalfi: Rewards of the Goddess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Battle Under Orion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Yatterman(2009)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Suspect X(2008)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
The Magic Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Midnight Eagle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Sky of Love(2007)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Big Man Japan(2007)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Pacchigi! Love & Peace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Yakuza: Like a Dragon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Hula Girls(2006)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
A Cheerful Gang Turns the Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Suite Dreams(2006)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
The Great Yokai War(2005)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Rampo Noir(2005)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Tetsujin 28: The Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
We Shall Overcome Someday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
The Grudge(2004)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
One Missed Call(2003)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Get Up! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Wild Berries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Life Is Journey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Another Battle/Conspiracy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Shangri-La (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Graveyard of Honor(2002)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Sabu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Seoul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Ichi the Killer(2001)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Red Shadow(2001)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
The Guys from Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Visitor Q(2001)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Swing Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Whiteout (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Audition(1999)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Tomie: Replay(2000)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Dead or Alive(1999)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all filmsN-Girls Vs Vampire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
White-Collar Worker Kintaro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Ring 2(1999)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Young Thugs: Nostalgia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Blues Harp(1998)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Andromedia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
The Bird People in China (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Fireworks(1997)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Young Thugs: Innocent Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
The Way to Fight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Shabu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
The Boy Made in Japan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Career shape
A full career of 91 titles from 1995 to 2025.
Biggest box office
The Grudge (2004)
Highest rated
Fireworks (1997)
Most popular right now
The Grudge (2004)
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Hideo Yamamoto's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 65th percentile, the median of all 41; across their 33 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 74th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up16
- 50th to 74th13
- 25th to 49th10
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
21 of their 42 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser21
- Broadly Agreed5
- Mixed15
Reviewers score the cinematography 69/100 in their films, across 22 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 48. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Hideo Yamamoto's work okay for kids?
Across up to 10 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Hideo Yamamoto work with?
People who share at least 2 of Hideo Yamamoto's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Takashi Miike shares the most, 12.
Directors
- Takashi MiikeShared titles: Terra Formars (2016), Yatterman (2009), The Great Yokai War (2005), One Missed Call (2003), Graveyard of Honor (2002), Ichi the Killer (2001), The Happiness of the Katakuris (2001), Visitor Q (2001), Audition (1999), Dead or Alive (1999), Blues Harp (1998), Fudoh: The New Generation (1996)See all 12 shared titles with Takashi Miike
- Keishi OtomoShared titles: Okuotoko (2018), March Comes in Like a Lion (2017), March Comes in Like a Lion 2 (2017), Museum (2016)See all 4 shared titles with Keishi Otomo
- Nobuhiro DoiShared titles: The Voice of Sin (2020), The Wings of the Kirin (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Nobuhiro Doi
- Sion SonoShared titles: Shinjuku Swan (2015), Why Don't You Play in Hell? (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Sion Sono
Writers
- Chika UminoShared titles: March Comes in Like a Lion (2017), March Comes in Like a Lion 2 (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Chika Umino
- Ryôhei WatanabeShared titles: March Comes in Like a Lion (2017), March Comes in Like a Lion 2 (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Ryôhei Watanabe
- Yuko IwashitaShared titles: March Comes in Like a Lion (2017), March Comes in Like a Lion 2 (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Yuko Iwashita
- Keigo HigashinoShared titles: The Wings of the Kirin (2011), Suspect X (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Keigo Higashino
Actors
- Renji IshibashiShared titles: One Missed Call (2003), Graveyard of Honor (2002), Audition (1999), Dead or Alive (1999)See all 4 shared titles with Renji Ishibashi
- Shun OguriShared titles: The Voice of Sin (2020), Museum (2016), Terra Formars (2016)See all 3 shared titles with Shun Oguri
- Issei TakahashiShared titles: Okuotoko (2018), March Comes in Like a Lion (2017), March Comes in Like a Lion 2 (2017)See all 3 shared titles with Issei Takahashi
- Hideaki ItôShared titles: March Comes in Like a Lion (2017), March Comes in Like a Lion 2 (2017), Terra Formars (2016)See all 3 shared titles with Hideaki Itô
Composers and editors
- Yasushi ShimamuraShared titles: The Great Yokai War (2005), One Missed Call (2003), Graveyard of Honor (2002), Ichi the Killer (2001), The Happiness of the Katakuris (2001), Visitor Q (2001), Audition (1999), Dead or Alive (1999), Blues Harp (1998), Fudoh: The New Generation (1996)See all 10 shared titles with Yasushi Shimamura
- Kôji EndôShared titles: Terra Formars (2016), The Great Yokai War (2005), One Missed Call (2003), Graveyard of Honor (2002), The Happiness of the Katakuris (2001), Visitor Q (2001), Tomie: Replay (2000), Audition (1999), Dead or Alive (1999)See all 9 shared titles with Kôji Endô
- Yûgo KannoShared titles: March Comes in Like a Lion (2017), March Comes in Like a Lion 2 (2017), The Wings of the Kirin (2011), Suspect X (2008)See all 4 shared titles with Yûgo Kanno
- Jun'nosuke HogakiShared titles: The Voice of Sin (2020), The Wings of the Kirin (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Jun'nosuke Hogaki
Producers
- Jun'ichi ShindōShared titles: The Voice of Sin (2020), The Wings of the Kirin (2011), Audition (1999)See all 3 shared titles with Jun'ichi Shindō
- Chihiro KameyamaShared titles: A Ghost of a Chance (2011), Suspect X (2008), Suite Dreams (2006)See all 3 shared titles with Chihiro Kameyama
- Tsutomu TsuchikawaShared titles: Graveyard of Honor (2002), Tomie: Replay (2000), Dead or Alive (1999)See all 3 shared titles with Tsutomu Tsuchikawa
- Toshiki KimuraShared titles: Ichi the Killer (2001), Dead or Alive (1999), Fudoh: The New Generation (1996)See all 3 shared titles with Toshiki Kimura