Hideyo Amamoto
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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
Credits
Yojimbo (1961)
as Yahachi
Blood on the Sea (1961)
Actor
Kwaidan (1965)
as (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)
Wangan Midnight (1992)
Actor
Evil Heart (1985)
as Physician
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966)
as Red Bamboo Naval Officer
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001)
as Prof. Hirotoshi Isayama the Prophet
Yamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 2 (1992)
Actor
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)
as Princess Salno's aide
All Monsters Attack (1969)
as Toy Consultant Shinpei Inami
Message from Space (1978)
as Dark
J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai vs. Gorenger (1978)
as General Sahara
The Battle of Okinawa (1971)
as Okinawa Regional Officer
A Night in Hong Kong (1961)
Actor
The Sword of Doom (1966)
as Shuzen Kamio
Gorath (1962)
as Man in Bar
Dogora (1964)
as Maki the Safecracker
Matango (1963)
as Transitional Matango
Twenty-Four Eyes (1954)
as Ôishi Sensei no Otto
Japan's Longest Day (1967)
as Captain Takeo Sasaki
Atragon (1963)
as High Priest of Mu
Samurai Assassin (1965)
as Matazaburo Hagiwara
Kamen Rider: THE FIRST (2005)
as Dr. Shinigami
August in the Water (1995)
as Sakai
What's Up, Tiger Lily? (1966)
as Cobra Man
The Gambling Samurai (1960)
as Tomimatsu
He's the Killer (1958)
Actor
Bungakusho Satsujin Jiken: Oinaru Jyoso (1989)
Actor
Keizoku: Unsolved Mysteries - Beautiful Dreamer (2000)
Actor
Oshikiri (2000)
Actor
Mighty Jack (1987)
Actor
Chûshingura (1962)
Actor
Kazuo Umezu's Terror Zone: Horror! (1993)
Actor
Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy (1974)
as Assassin at Orphanage
Cash Calls Hell (1966)
Actor
Farewell to the Ark (1984)
as Key maker
Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely (1980)
as Ryuichi Shimomura
Weather Woman (1996)
as Chairman Shimamori
The Fighting King (1994)
Actor
The Three Treasures (1959)
as Spectator at Gods' Dance
Kaito Ruby (1988)
as Grocery Store Owner
Black Market Emperor: Silver and Gold (1993)
Actor
Black Market Emperor: Silver and Gold 2 (1994)
Actor
Red Lion (1969)
as Dr. Gensai
三姉妹探偵団 (1986)
Actor
Interpol Code 8 (1963)
as Shû
The Kōsuke Kindaichi Series 2: The Mummy Bride (1983)
as Tagami
The Human Bullet (1968)
as Father
Portrait of Hell (1969)
Actor
Kill! (1968)
as Gendayu Shimada
King Kong Escapes (1967)
as Dr. Who
The Tigers: The World is Waiting For Us (1968)
as Heraclues
Go Nagai's Scary Zone 2: Senki (1990)
Actor
Samurai Saga (1959)
as (uncredited)
The Secret of the Telegian (1960)
Actor
Samurai Pirate (1963)
as Granny the Witch
The Wolves (1971)
Actor
The Red Spectacles (1987)
as Ginji the Moongazer
Eko Eko Azarak II: Birth of the Wizard (1996)
as Master of Saiga
Adventure in Kigan Castle (1966)
as Granny the Old Witch
A Gruesome and Terrifying Story that Happened in Real Life (1993)
Actor
My Soul Is Slashed (1991)
as Servant
The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman (1963)
Actor
The Age of Assassins (1967)
as Shogo Mizorogi
Mahjong Horoki (1984)
as Hachimaki
Ronin-gai (1990)
as Biwa player
Battle Cry (1975)
as Yosaku
Kamen Rider vs. Shocker (1972)
as Dr. Shinigami
The Militarists (1970)
as Fuyuki
Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! The Loot (1996)
as Mutsuo Hatano
Operation Sewer Rats (1962)
as (uncredited)
Daredevil in the Castle (1961)
as Interpreter
Fort Graveyard (1965)
as Shiga
Rainbow Kids (1991)
as Kushida, the Butler
The Killing Bottle (1967)
as First Murderer
Temptation (1957)
as Kyozo Ikegami
Blood Type: Blue (1978)
Actor
Female Neo-Ninjas (1991)
as Grandpa
Marukin marubi no kintamashii maki (1985)
as Inn manager
Young Swordsman (1963)
Actor
Monster Heaven: Ghost Hero (1990)
Actor
30 -thirty- (1997)
Actor
Birdcage of Horrors (1999)
Actor
Monster Heaven (1986)
Actor
Oh, Bomb! (1964)
as Tetsu
Hakata Movie: Chinchiromai (2000)
Actor
Hong Kong Paradise (1990)
as Youmei Kaku
Da Dahhhhn (1991)
Actor
The Rabble (1964)
Actor
Marehito (1995)
as Voice of Marehito
Fate Deals the Card of Death (1971)
Actor
The Last Gunfight (1960)
as Ichino
Who Is the Informer? (1958)
as Nakao
Crazy Violence at Shimizu Harbor (1970)
Actor
Magistrate of the Floating World (1981)
Actor
Key of Keys (1965)
as Numaguchi
Blueprint of Murder (1961)
Actor
Get 'em All (1960)
as Weapon Dealer
Warring Clans (1963)
Actor
Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel (1998)
Actor
The Garden of Women (1954)
Actor
Rise Against the Sword (1966)
as Heiroku
Bandits on the Wind (1961)
Actor
Westward Desperado (1960)
Actor
The Big Boss (1959)
Actor
The Adventure of Robocon (1976)
Actor
Theater of Life (1958)
Actor
Without Complaint (1975)
Actor
Lunar Eclipse (1956)
Actor
Hole in the Pants 5: I Found a Glittering Star! (1990)
Actor
Mexican Free-for-All (1968)
as Bandit leader
The Crimson Sky (1962)
Actor
Could I But Live (1964)
Actor
Konto 55: The Weaknesses of the Century (1968)
as Sawada
Agi, the Fury of Evil (1984)
as Onmyoji
Showdown on Pier No.3 (1960)
as Suda
Man Against Man (1960)
Actor
Shin Virgin Boys Story: Hong Kong Virgin Boy (1990)
Actor
My Beloved Ultraseven (1993)
as Security Guard
High School Jingi 2: Taihen yoku dekimashita (1992)
Actor
F (1998)
Actor
Edogawa Rampo Theater: The Man Who Travels With Prints (1994)
as Monma Yazo
Big Boobs Buster (1990)
as Dirty Old Goat