Hideyo Amamoto
ActingHideyo 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
Japan's Longest Day
Captain Takeo Sasaki
Yojimbo
Yahachi
Kwaidan
(segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
Red Bamboo Naval Officer
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
Princess Salno's aide
Chûshingura
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
Prof. Hirotoshi Isayama the Prophet
All Monsters Attack
Toy Consultant Shinpei Inami
King Kong Escapes
Dr. Who
The Sword of Doom
Shuzen Kamio
Filmography — Acting
Japan's Longest Day
Captain Takeo Sasaki
Yojimbo
Yahachi
Kwaidan
(segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
Red Bamboo Naval Officer
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
Princess Salno's aide
Chûshingura
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
Prof. Hirotoshi Isayama the Prophet
All Monsters Attack
Toy Consultant Shinpei Inami
King Kong Escapes
Dr. Who
The Sword of Doom
Shuzen Kamio
Atragon
High Priest of Mu
The Three Treasures
Spectator at Gods' Dance
Message from Space
Dark
Gorath
Man in Bar
The Battle of Okinawa
Okinawa Regional Officer
Daredevil in the Castle
Interpreter
The Red Spectacles
Moongaze Ginji
Samurai Assassin
Matazaburo Hagiwara
The Militarists
Fuyuki
Samurai Pirate
Granny the Witch
Kill!
Gendayu Shimada
Dogora
Maki the Safecracker
Matango
Skulking Transitional Matango (uncredited)
Weather Woman
Chairman Shimamori
The Adventure of Robocon
The Wolves
Kaito Ruby
Grocery Store Owner
Blood Type: Blue
The Secret of the Telegian
The Last Gunfight
Ichino
Cash Calls Hell
Who Is the Informer?
Nakao
Adventure in Kigan Castle
Granny the Old Witch
Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy
Assassin at Orphanage
Ronin-gai
Biwa player
Mahjong Horoki
Hachimaki
Twenty-Four Eyes
Ôishi Sensei no Otto
Westward Desperado
Farewell to the Ark
Key maker
August in the Water
Sakai
The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman
Red Lion
Dr. Gensai
Young Swordsman
Interpol Code 8
Shû
Bungakusho Satsujin Jiken: Oinaru Jyoso
Blueprint of Murder
The Age of Assassins
Shogo Mizorogi
Man Against Man
Warring Clans
The Killing Bottle
First Murderer
The Crimson Sky
The Human Bullet
Father of Him
Kamen Rider: THE FIRST
Dr. Shinigami
Kamen Rider vs. Shocker
Dr. Shinigami
Portrait of Hell
The Big Boss
Yamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 2
Fort Graveyard
Shiga
Get 'em All
Weapon Dealer
Mexican Free-for-All
Bandit leader
Without Complaint
Hong Kong Paradise
Youmei Kaku
Key of Keys
Numaguchi
Rise Against the Sword
Heiroku
Oh, Bomb!
Tetsu
My Soul Is Slashed
Servant
The Garden of Women
The Rabble
Birdcage of Horrors
Monster Heaven: Ghost Hero
Hakata Movie: Chinchiromai
Fate Deals the Card of Death
Marukin marubi no kintamashii maki
Inn manager
Operation Sewer Rats
(uncredited)
Could I But Live
Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely
Ryuichi Shimomura
Keizoku: Unsolved Mysteries - Beautiful Dreamer
Bandits on the Wind
Battle Cry
Yosaku
Edogawa Rampo Theater: The Man Who Travels With Prints
Monma Yazo
Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel
Theater of Life
Agi, the Fury of Evil
Onmyoji
Konto 55: The Weaknesses of the Century
Sawada
What's Up, Tiger Lily?
Cobra Man
High School Jingi 2: Taihen yoku dekimashita
Hole in the Pants 5: I Found a Glittering Star!
Lunar Eclipse
The Fighting King
J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai vs. Gorenger
General Sahara
Crazy Violence at Shimizu Harbor
Temptation
Kyozo Ikegami
The Gambling Samurai
Tomimatsu
Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! The Loot
Da Dahhhhn
Monster Heaven
Female Neo-Ninjas
Grandpa
A Night in Hong Kong
My Beloved Ultraseven
Security Guard
F
Samurai Saga
(uncredited)
He's the Killer
Rainbow Kids
Kushida, the Butler
Blood on the Sea
Eko Eko Azarak II: Birth of the Wizard
Master of Saiga
Magistrate of the Floating World
Wangan Midnight
Go Nagai's Scary Zone 2: Senki
Showdown on Pier No.3
Suda
Oshikiri
30 -thirty-
Black Market Emperor: Silver and Gold
Shin Virgin Boys Story: Hong Kong Virgin Boy
The Tigers: The World is Waiting For Us
Heraclues
A Gruesome and Terrifying Story that Happened in Real Life
Big Boobs Buster
Dirty Old Goat
Marehito
Voice of Marehito
Mighty Jack
Evil Heart
Physician
