Hideyo Amamoto
Biography
Hideyo Amamoto (天本 英世 Amamoto Hideyo) was a prolific Japanese actor from the Wakamatsu ward of Kitakyūshū best known for portraying Dr. Shinigami in the original Kamen Riderseries as well as many other characters in tokusatsu films and theGodzilla series. Amamoto also used the pseudonym of Eisei Amamoto for most of his career, Eisei being a misreading of the kanji in his real name, Hideyo. He died on March 23, 2003 from acute pneumonia at the age of 77.
Known For
Yojimbo
Yahachi
Kwaidan
(segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)
The Sword of Doom
Shuzen Kamio
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
Prof. Hirotoshi Isayama the Prophet
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
Princess Salno's aide
Twenty-Four Eyes
Ôishi Sensei no Otto
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
Red Bamboo Naval Officer
Matango
Skulking Transitional Matango (uncredited)
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Filmography
Acting (128)
Movies (120)
Kamen Rider: THE FIRST
2005as Dr. Shinigami
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
2001as Prof. Hirotoshi Isayama the Prophet
Hakata Movie: Chinchiromai
2000
Oshikiri
2000
Keizoku: Unsolved Mysteries - Beautiful Dreamer
2000
Birdcage of Horrors
1999
Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel
1998
F
1998
30 -thirty-
1997
Weather Woman
1996as Chairman Shimamori
Eko Eko Azarak II: Birth of the Wizard
1996as Master of Saiga
Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! The Loot
1996
August in the Water
1995as Sakai
Marehito
1995as Voice of Marehito
Edogawa Rampo Theater: The Man Who Travels With Prints
1994as Monma Yazo
The Fighting King
1994
Black Market Emperor: Silver and Gold 2
1994
My Beloved Ultraseven
1993as Security Guard
A Gruesome and Terrifying Story that Happened in Real Life
1993
Black Market Emperor: Silver and Gold
1993
Kazuo Umezu's Terror Zone: Horror!
1993
High School Jingi 2: Taihen yoku dekimashita
1992
Yamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 2
1992
Wangan Midnight
1992
Rainbow Kids
1991as Kushida, the Butler
My Soul Is Slashed
1991as Servant
Female Neo-Ninjas
1991as Grandpa
Da Dahhhhn
1991
Shin Virgin Boys Story: Hong Kong Virgin Boy
1990
Hole in the Pants 5: I Found a Glittering Star!
1990
Hong Kong Paradise
1990as Youmei Kaku
Monster Heaven: Ghost Hero
1990
Ronin-gai
1990as Biwa player
Big Boobs Buster
1990as Dirty Old Goat
Go Nagai's Scary Zone 2: Senki
1990
Bungakusho Satsujin Jiken: Oinaru Jyoso
1989
Kaito Ruby
1988as Grocery Store Owner
The Red Spectacles
1987as Moongaze Ginji
Mighty Jack
1987
Monster Heaven
1986
Marukin marubi no kintamashii maki
1985as Inn manager
Evil Heart
1985as Physician
Agi, the Fury of Evil
1984as Onmyoji
Farewell to the Ark
1984as Key maker
Mahjong Horoki
1984as Hachimaki
Magistrate of the Floating World
1981
Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely
1980as Ryuichi Shimomura
Message from Space
1978as Dark
Blood Type: Blue
1978
J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai vs. Gorenger
1978as General Sahara
The Adventure of Robocon
1976
Without Complaint
1975
Battle Cry
1975as Yosaku
Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy
1974as Assassin at Orphanage
Kamen Rider vs. Shocker
1972as Dr. Shinigami
The Wolves
1971
The Battle of Okinawa
1971as Okinawa Regional Officer
Fate Deals the Card of Death
1971
The Militarists
1970as Fuyuki
Crazy Violence at Shimizu Harbor
1970
All Monsters Attack
1969as Toy Consultant Shinpei Inami
Red Lion
1969as Dr. Gensai
Portrait of Hell
1969
Kill!
1968as Gendayu Shimada
The Human Bullet
1968as Father of Him
The Tigers: The World is Waiting For Us
1968as Heraclues
Mexican Free-for-All
1968as Bandit leader
Konto 55: The Weaknesses of the Century
1968as Sawada
The Age of Assassins
1967as Shogo Mizorogi
King Kong Escapes
1967as Dr. Who
The Killing Bottle
1967as First Murderer
Japan's Longest Day
1967as Captain Takeo Sasaki
The Sword of Doom
1966as Shuzen Kamio
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
1966as Red Bamboo Naval Officer
Adventure in Kigan Castle
1966as Granny the Old Witch
Rise Against the Sword
1966as Heiroku
What's Up, Tiger Lily?
1966as Cobra Man
Cash Calls Hell
1966
Kwaidan
1965as (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)
Key of Keys
1965as Numaguchi
Fort Graveyard
1965as Shiga
Samurai Assassin
1965as Matazaburo Hagiwara
Oh, Bomb!
1964as Tetsu
Dogora
1964as Maki the Safecracker
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
1964as Princess Salno's aide
Could I But Live
1964
The Rabble
1964
Samurai Pirate
1963as Granny the Witch
Matango
1963as Skulking Transitional Matango (uncredited)
Warring Clans
1963
Young Swordsman
1963
The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman
1963
Interpol Code 8
1963as Shû
Atragon
1963as High Priest of Mu
Gorath
1962as Man in Bar
Chûshingura
1962
The Crimson Sky
1962
Operation Sewer Rats
1962as (uncredited)
Blood on the Sea
1961
Yojimbo
1961as Yahachi
Bandits on the Wind
1961
Daredevil in the Castle
1961as Interpreter
Blueprint of Murder
1961
A Night in Hong Kong
1961
Man Against Man
1960
The Last Gunfight
1960as Ichino
Get 'em All
1960as Weapon Dealer
The Secret of the Telegian
1960
Westward Desperado
1960
The Gambling Samurai
1960as Tomimatsu
Showdown on Pier No.3
1960as Suda
The Three Treasures
1959as Spectator at Gods' Dance
Samurai Saga
1959as (uncredited)
The Big Boss
1959
Theater of Life
1958
Who Is the Informer?
1958as Nakao
Temptation
1957as Kyozo Ikegami
Lunar Eclipse
1956
Twenty-Four Eyes
1954as Ôishi Sensei no Otto
The Garden of Women
1954Television (8)
Moon Spiral
1996as Toru Sawajiri
Nebula Mask Machine Man
1984as Professor K
Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series
1983as Matsuo Takami
Space Sheriff Gavan
1982
Pro Hunter
1981
Kamen Rider
1971as Doctor Shinigami
Kamen Rider
1971as Doctor Shinigami
Mighty Jack
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