- November 7, 1973 (52)
- Director and writer, also producer
- 4 on Motif · 8 credits in all
Known for
What are Hyoe Yamamoto's films like?
Across a limited sample of 3 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Morality.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 1
Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 0
Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 0 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 1
Resolved 1 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
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 Hyoe Yamamoto's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 4 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, on Netflix (2).
Subscription and free streaming for Hyoe Yamamoto's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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
8 credits, 4 with a Motif page.
The Frog and the Water(2025)
Motif score: 83rd percentile of all films
Motif score: 61st percentile of all films
Bake Off Japan (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)
Motif score: 59th percentile of all films
The Distance (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2021)
Samurai and Idiots: The Olympus Affair (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)
When I Become Silent (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)
Man of the Century(1999)
Motif score: 66th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 6 titles from 1999 to 2023.
How do Hyoe Yamamoto's films land?
Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 64th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 69th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th3
Shape of the crowd
None of their 4 titles divides audiences: 4 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser4
Reviewers score the pacing 50/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 57, detractors 25. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif 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.
Who does Hyoe Yamamoto work with?
People who share at least 2 of Hyoe Yamamoto's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Deborah Barillas shares the most, 2.
Producers
- Deborah BarillasShared titles: The Frog and the Water (2025), Missing: The Lucie Blackman Case (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Deborah Barillas
- Aloke DevichandShared titles: Missing: The Lucie Blackman Case (2023), Fugitive: The Curious Case of Carlos Ghosn (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Aloke Devichand
- Yusuke KamataShared titles: Missing: The Lucie Blackman Case (2023), Fugitive: The Curious Case of Carlos Ghosn (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Yusuke Kamata
