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Hideyoshi Iwata

Acting Born Aug 28, 1980 Yamagata Prefecture, Japan 17 credits

Biography

Hideyoshi Iwata, also known as Sakaekei Iwata and Sakaeke Iwata, is a Japanese actor and suit actor born on August 28, 1980, in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. He is associated with Tsuburaya Productions' action team, CASTAFF. Iwata has a known acting credit total of sixteen and is recognized for portraying most of the titular Ultras starting with Ultraman Nexus. He appeared in the television series Ultraman Blazar, which aired from 2023 to 2024. In 2019, he married Ultraman Geed co-star Mayu Hasegawa.

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Career

Career overview

Hideyoshi Iwata, also known as Sakaekei Iwata, Sakaeke Iwata, and by the stage name 岩田栄慶, is a Japanese actor born in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan on August 28, 1980. Active in the entertainment industry with sixteen known acting credits, he is recognized for his work as a suit actor. According to biographical records, he is known for portraying most of the titular Ultras starting with Ultraman Nexus, and he is a member of Tsuburaya Productions action team known as Castaff.

In addition to his work within the Ultraman franchise, Iwata's television credits include appearances in the series Ultraman Blazar, which originally aired between 2023 and 2024. Alongside his stunt and suit acting career, personal details from his life include his marriage to Ultraman Geed co-star Mayu Hasegawa in 2019.

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Known for

Film

Wild Gals of the Naked West

as Ultraman Hikari (Body) / Ultraman Mebius Brave (Body)
Film

Batman

as Husband Looking at Wonder World

Frequent co-stars

Shunji Igarashi 1 shared title
Masaki Nishina 1 shared title
Ai Saikawa 1 shared title
Daisuke Watanabe 1 shared title
Misato Hirata 1 shared title
Kenta Uchino 1 shared title
Minoru Tanaka 1 shared title
Ken'ichi Ishii 1 shared title
Yutaka Maido 1 shared title
Saaya Ishikawa 1 shared title

Career timeline

Ultraman OmegaTatsujin Warriors
Ultraman Blazar The Movie: Tokyo Kaiju ShowdownGood Morning, Sleeping Lion 2
Ultraman BlazarUltraman Blazar · StuntsNinja vs SharkBakuryū Sentai Abarenjā 20th: Yurusa Rezaru Abare · Stunts
Ultraman Decker
Ultraman Geed the Movie: Connect! The Wishes!!
Ultraman Geed
Ultra Zero Fight · Stunts
Ultraman Zero Side Story: Killer the Beatstar - Stage II: Oath of the MeteorUltraman Zero Side Story: Killer the Beatstar - Stage I: Universe of Steel
Jikuu Keisatsu Hyperion · Stunts
Ultraman Mebius
Kamen Rider

Full filmography

  • Ultraman Omega (2025) as Ultraman Omega
  • Tatsujin Warriors (2025)
  • Ultraman Blazar The Movie: Tokyo Kaiju Showdown (2024) as Ultraman Blazar
  • Good Morning, Sleeping Lion 2 (2024) as Artemis fighter
  • Ultraman Blazar (2023) as Ultraman Blazar
  • Ultraman Blazar (2023) Stunts
  • Ninja vs Shark (2023) as Crimson Devil Clan Lieutenant
  • Bakuryū Sentai Abarenjā 20th: Yurusa Rezaru Abare (2023) Stunts
  • Ultraman Decker (2022) as TPU Soldier
  • Ultraman Geed the Movie: Connect! The Wishes!! (2018) as Alien Shadow "Zena"
  • Ultraman Geed (2017) as Alien Shadow "Zena" (human form)
  • Ultra Zero Fight (2012) Stunts
  • Ultraman Zero Side Story: Killer the Beatstar - Stage II: Oath of the Meteor (2011) as Ultraman Zero
  • Ultraman Zero Side Story: Killer the Beatstar - Stage I: Universe of Steel (2011) as Ultraman Zero
  • Jikuu Keisatsu Hyperion (2009) Stunts
  • Ultraman Mebius (2006) as Ultraman Hikari (Body) / Ultraman Mebius Brave (Body)
  • Kamen Rider (1971) as Husband Looking at Wonder World