Hideyoshi Iwata

is a Japanese actor, suit actor, and stuntman, known for portraying most of the titular Ultras since Ultraman Nexus. He is a member of Tsuburaya Productions' action team, CASTAFF, and also runs an action training academy called 4ARTS.https://twitter.com/iwatahideyoshi/status/1442702180016816129
==Career==
In May 1999, at the age of 18, Iwata went to Tokyo from the countryside. After watching a hero stage show at a amusement park, he immediately knew he wanted to be a suit actor, and knocked on the door of the stage show's dressing room.https://twitter.com/iwatahideyoshi/status/1127418555949912064https://twitter.com/iwatahideyoshi/status/1127418557187350528https://twitter.com/iwatahideyoshi/status/1127418565877846017 He would eventually meet Motomi Iguchi, a member of CASTAFF and suit actor at Tsuburaya,https://twitter.com/iwatahideyoshi/status/1489449652650868736https://twitter.com/AtelierGodziban/status/1337749162146713600 who helped him enter the industry.https://twitter.com/iwatahideyoshi/status/1335798319776366593
His first Ultraman Series work was Ultraman Tiga: The Final Odyssey in 2000,Ultraman Tiga: The Final Odyssey credits but his exact role is unknown. Since Ultraman Nexus in 2004, he was one of multiple suit actors for the titular Ultras of each series, but was the sole suit actor for Ultraman Hikari, Victory, X, and Geed onwards. He is also known for playing Zenna's human form in Ultraman Geed.
In addition to suit acting, Iwata has written and supervised scripts for minor Ultraman Series stage shows since 2013, mainly in the Kanto region.https://twitter.com/iwatahideyoshi/status/1637367313984004096
He started a YouTube channel in April 2023, where he talks about his experiences as a suit actor.
==Personal Life==
Screenwriter Junichiro Ashiki was his junior in college,https://twitter.com/iwatahideyoshi/status/1338776871870205953https://twitter.com/iwatahideyoshi/status/1516997186768150529 with Iwata eventually inviting him to work on the Ultraman Series.https://twitter.com/ashiki_u40/status/1292451871945195520https://twitter.com/ashiki_u40/status/1337686404428513280
On July 10, 2019, an annual date known as 'Ultraman Day,' Hideyoshi publicly announced his marriage to his Ultraman Geed co-star Mayu Hasegawa, who portrayed Moa Aizaki, via his Twitter account.https://twitter.com/iwatahideyoshi/status/1148937532958076928 Hasegawa had earlier announced her retirement from acting on April 30, 2019.https://twitter.com/HasegawaMayu/status/1123134961932881920?s=19 On September 8, 2020, Hideyoshi announced that his wife Mayu had given birth to their first child.https://twitter.com/iwatahideyoshi/status/1301891875318579206
==Roles==
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
2000	Ultraman Tiga: The Final Odyssey 	 	
2002	New Century Ultraman Legend 	Ultraman King 	Suit
2002	New Century Ultraman Legend 	Ultraman Cosmos 	Suit
2003	New Century 2003 Ultraman Legend: THE KING'S JUBILEE 	Ultraman Justice 	Suit
2004	Ultra Q: Dark Fantasy 	Police Officer 	
2004	Ultraman Nexus 	Ultraman Nexus 	Suit
2004	Ultraman Nexus 	Dark Faust 	Suit
2004	Ultraman Nexus 	Dark Mephisto 	Suit
2004	Ultraman Nexus 	Citizenhttps://twitter.com/jyukkanbo_77/status/1262950292338937856 	Episode 34 "Blockade - A.D. 2009 -"Uncredited
2004	Ultraman Nexus 	Dark Zagi 	SuitEpisode 34 "Blockade - A.D. 2009 -"Episode 37 "Bond - Nexus -"
2004	ULTRAMANULTRAMAN credits 	 	
2005	Ultraman Max 	Ultraman Max 	Suit
2006	Ultraman Mebius 	Ultraman Hikari/Hunter Knight Tsurugi 	Suit
2006	Ultraman Mebius 	Ultraman Mebius 	SuitUsually Mebius Brave and Mebius Burning Brave
2007	Ultraseven X 	Alien Vo-Da 	SuitEpisode 5 "PEACE MAKER"
2007	Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle 	Reimon 	SuitEpisode 12 "Reiblood"Episode 13 "Planet Escape"
2008	Great Decisive Battle! The Super 8 Ultra Brothers 	Ultraman Tiga 	Suit
2008	Great Decisive Battle! The Super 8 Ultra Brothers 	Ultraman Mebius 	Suit
2008	Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle: Never Ending Odyssey 	ZAP SPACY Guard 	Episode 1 "Reionics Hunter"
2008	Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle: Never Ending Odyssey 	Alien Hook 	VoiceEpisode 2 "Reionics Battle"Episode 10 "The New Horizon of War"
2009	Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle: Never Ending Odyssey 	Reimon 	SuitEpisodes 3-5, 9, 12
2009	Mega Monster Battle Ultra Galaxy: The Movie 	Nebula M78 Person 	
2010	Ultraman Zero: The Revenge of Belial 	Ultraman Zero 	Suit
2010	Ultra Galaxy Legend Gaiden: Ultraman Zero vs. Darklops Zero 	Ultraman Zero 	Suit
2011	Ultraman Retsuden 	Ultraman Zero 	Suit
2011	Ultra Zone 	Alien Zarab 	SuitEpisode 6
2011	Ultraman Zero Gaiden: Killer the Beatstar 	Suit actor 	
2012	Ultraman Saga 	Ultraman Zero 	Suit
2012	Ultraman Saga 	Ultraman Saga 	Suit
2012	Ultra Zero Fight 	Ultraman Zero 	Suit
2012	Ultra Zero Fight 	Ultraman Zero Darkness 	Suit
2013	Ultraman Ginga 	Tiga Dark 	SuitEpisode 5 "The Dream Destroyers"Episode 6 "The Dream Battle"
2013	Ultraman Ginga 	Ultraseven Dark 	SuitEpisode 9 "The Jet Black Ultra Brothers"
2013	Ultraman Ginga Theater Special 	Dark Zagi 	Suit
2014	Ultraman Ginga S 	Ultraman Victory 	Suit
2015	Ultraman Ginga S The Movie: Showdown! The 10 Ultra Warriors!	Ultraman Victory 	Suit
2015	Ultraman Ginga S The Movie: Showdown! The 10 Ultra Warriors!	Ultraman Zero 	Suit
2015	Ultra Fight Victory 	Ultraman Victory 	Suit
2015	Ultraman X 	Ultraman X 	Suit
2015	Ultraman X 	Ultraman Zero 	SuitEpisode 5 "When the Aegis Shines"
2015	Ultraman X 	Ultraman Victory 	SuitEpisode 13 "Sword of Victory"Episode 14 "The Shining Sky, and the Land Beneath It"
2016	Ultraman X The Movie: Here He Comes! Our Ultraman 	Ultraman X 	Suit
2016	Ultraman Orb 	Ultraman Orb 	SuitSpacium Zeperion, Burnmite, Orb Origin
2016	Ultraman Orb THE ORIGIN SAGA 	Ultraman Orb 	Suit
2017	Ultraman Orb The Movie: Let Me Borrow the Power of Bonds! 	Ultraman Orb 	Suit
2017	Ultra Fight Orb 	Ultraman Orb 	Suit
2017	Ultraman Geed 	Ultraman Geed 	Suit
2017	Ultraman Geed 	Alien Shadow Zenna 	Human form
2018	Ultraman Geed The Movie: Connect the Wishes! 	Ultraman Geed 	Suit
2018	Ultraman Geed The Movie: Connect the Wishes! 	Alien Shadow Zenna 	Human form
2018	Ultraman R/B 	Ultraman Rosso 	Suit
2019	Ultraman R／B The Movie: Select! The Crystal of Bond 	Ultraman Rosso 	Suit
2019	Ultraman Taiga 	Ultraman Taiga 	Suit
2019	Ultra Galaxy Fight: New Generation Heroes 	Action 	
2020	Ultraman Z 	Ultraman Z 	Suit
2020	Ultraman Z 	GAFJ Pilot 	Episode 22 "Individual Tomorrows"
2020	Ultraman Taiga The Movie: New Generation Climax 	Ultraman Taiga 	Suit
2020	Ultraman Taiga The Movie: New Generation Climax 	Ultraman Reiga 	SuitUncredited
2021	Ultraman: A New Power of Singapore 	Suit actor 	
2021	Ultraman Trigger: New Generation Tiga 	Ultraman Trigger 	Suit
2022	Ultraman Real-Time Motion Capture Labo 	Virtual Hero's Human Host 	
2022	Ultraman Chronicle D 	Suit actor 	
2022	Ultraman Trigger: Episode Z 	Ultraman Trigger 	Suit
2022	Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Destined Crossroad 	Action 	
2022	Ultraman Decker 	Ultraman Decker 	Suit
2022	Ultraman Decker 	Windomhttps://twitter.com/iwatahideyoshi/status/1581640584863051776	SuitEpisode 14 "Birth of a Dark God"Credited as Hideki Sena
2022	Ultraman Decker 	TPU Soldier 	Episode 18 "Invitation from Another Dimension"
2023	Ultraman New Generation Stars 	Suit actor 	Season 1, episodes 1, 4-5, 8, 18-22
2023	Ultraman Decker Finale: Journey to Beyond 	Ultraman Dinas 	SuitUncredited
2023	Ultraman Decker Finale: Journey to Beyond 	Ultraman Decker 	Suit
2023	Ultraman Regulos 	Action 	
2023	Ultraman Regulos: First Mission 	Action 	
2023	Ultraman Blazar 	Ultraman Blazarhttps://m-78.jp/news/post-6778 	Suit and voice
2024	Ultraman Arc 	Ultraman Arc 	Suit
2024	 	 	
===Video games===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
2005	Ultraman Fighting Evolution Rebirth	ActorUltraman Fighting Evolution Rebirth credits	
===Stage===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
2019	DARKNESS HEELS～THE LIVE～SHINKA 	Gurego	
===Other Roles===
*Chouseishin Gransazer - Sazer Gans
*Kamen Rider Saber - Couple watching wonder world
*Ninja vs Shark
*Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger 20th: The Unforgivable Abare - AbareKiller
==Works==
Iwata wrote the following stage shows:
*Ultraman Taiga stage show at Mallabu Shoge (2019)https://twitter.com/iwatahideyoshi/status/1149527994492317696
*Ultra Athletic Original Show (September 2019)https://twitter.com/iwatahideyoshi/status/1165834023320485889
*Ultra Athletic Original Show (August 2019)https://twitter.com/iwatahideyoshi/status/1177063723753598976
*Drive-in Ultraman Z Show in Tokyo AEON MALL (November 2020)https://m-78.jp/news/post-5698https://twitter.com/iwatahideyoshi/status/1329766192471371776
*Ultra Athletic Original Show (February 2021)https://twitter.com/iwatahideyoshi/status/1357905563158339584
*Ultraman Z Show (August 2021)https://web.archive.org/web/20210816040606/https://www.yomiuriland.com/show/z/index.htmlhttps://twitter.com/iwatahideyoshi/status/1428198177245569032
*Ultra Athletic Original Show (August 2021 and February 2023)https://twitter.com/iwatahideyoshi/status/1431138430172291072https://twitter.com/iwatahideyoshi/status/1628705823525588992
*Ultra Athletic Original Show (March 2022)https://twitter.com/iwatahideyoshi/status/1485192529922330627
*Ultraman Decker Show (July 2022)https://web.archive.org/web/20220710060602/https://m-78.jp/event/post-114170https://twitter.com/iwatahideyoshi/status/1546012381913817089
*Ultra Athletic Original Show (August 2022)https://twitter.com/iwatahideyoshi/status/1558313456868020226https://twitter.com/iwatahideyoshi/status/1559428944981401605
*Ultraman Decker stage show (August 2022)https://twitter.com/iwatahideyoshi/status/1559036640387280896
*Ultra Athletic Original Show (August 2022)
*Ultraman Decker Show (December 2022)https://web.archive.org/web/20221201073905/https://www.yomiuriland.com/show/deckerdyna/https://twitter.com/iwatahideyoshi/status/1608091170001014784
*Ultra Athletic Original Show (March 2023)https://twitter.com/iwatahideyoshi/status/1637367313984004096
*Ultraman Decker Special Show: After the Journey (April 2023)https://web.archive.org/web/20230330132005/https://www.yomiuriland.com/show/0429ultra/https://twitter.com/iwatahideyoshi/status/1650421816341725184https://twitter.com/iwatahideyoshi/status/1652227176199258112
*Ultraman Blazar stage show (July 2023)https://twitter.com/iwatahideyoshi/status/1676511481607905280
*Ultraman Blazar Show (July 2023)https://twitter.com/iwatahideyoshi/status/1679004857691406337
*Power of the Earth (September 2023)https://twitter.com/iwatahideyoshi/status/1700709372798886183https://twitter.com/iwatahideyoshi/status/1703290558012359155
==Gallery==
Hideyoshi Iwata 2004.png|Iwata as a Citizen in Ultraman Nexus
ZAP SPACY Guard.png|Iwata as a ZAP SPACY Guard in Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle: Never Ending Odyssey
AIB 4.png|Iwata as Alien Shadow Zenna in Ultraman Geed
Iwata the pilot.jpg|Iwata as a GAFJ Pilot in Ultraman Z
TPU 15.png|Iwata as a TPU Soldier in Ultraman Decker
===Miscellaneous===
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DN2Zw-RV4AARGd7.jpg|Iwata (right) with Mayu Hasegawa (middle) and Zenna's voice actor, Shintaro Asanuma (left).
o1080080914674661200.jpg|Off-shoot image of Iwata as Gurego from Masahiro Sugie's Ameblo bloghttps://ameblo.jp/masaerioffice/entry-12558084102.html
==Trivia==
*During the filming of Ultraman Geed, Iwata trained Yuta Ozawa with Zero's fighting skills for scenes where his character was to be possessed by said Ultra.
*Shimba Tsuchiya was one of Iwata's students at 4ARTS.https://m-78.jp/news/post-6067https://tsuburaya-prod.com/news/2925https://twitter.com/iwatahideyoshi/status/1442702180016816129
*Iwata's stage name for portraying Windom in Ultraman Decker is named after Zenna's alias.
*As both the suit and voice actor for Ultraman Blazar, Iwata simultaneously performed the same on-screen gestures while dubbing for the Ultra, which director Kiyotaka Taguchi commented was "strangely fitting".https://v-storage.bnarts.jp/talk/210488/
==References==
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