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.
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Known For
Acting History
2005
Kamen Rider: THE FIRST as Dr. Shinigami
2001Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack as Prof. Hirotoshi Isayama the Prophet
2000Hakata Movie: Chinchiromai
2000Oshikiri
2000Keizoku: Unsolved Mysteries - Beautiful Dreamer
1999Birdcage of Horrors
1998F
1998Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel
199730 -thirty-
1996Weather Woman as Chairman Shimamori
1996Moon Spiral as Toru Sawajiri
1996Eko Eko Azarak II: Birth of the Wizard as Master of Saiga
1996Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! III: The Loot
1995August in the Water as Sakai
1995Marehito as Voice of Marehito
1994Edogawa Rampo Theater: The Man Who Travels With Prints as Monma Yazo
1994The Fighting King
1994Black Market Emperor: Silver and Gold 2
1993Black Market Emperor: Silver and Gold
1993A Gruesome and Terrifying Story that Happened in Real Life
1993My Beloved Ultraseven as Security Guard
1993Kazuo Umezu's Terror Zone: Horror!
1992High School Jingi 2: Taihen yoku dekimashita
1992Yamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 2
1992Wangan Midnight
1991My Soul Is Slashed as Servant
1991Female Neo-Ninjas as Grandpa
1991Rainbow Kids as Kushida, the Butler
1991Da Dahhhhn
1990Hole in the Pants 5: I Found a Glittering Star!
1990Ronin-gai as Biwa player
1990Monster Heaven: Ghost Hero
1990Go Nagai's Scary Zone 2: Senki
1990Hong Kong Paradise as Youmei Kaku
1990Big Boobs Buster as Dirty Old Goat
1990Shin Virgin Boys Story: Hong Kong Virgin Boy
1989Bungakusho Satsujin Jiken: Oinaru Jyoso
1988Kaito Ruby as Grocery Store Owner
1987Mighty Jack
1987The Red Spectacles as Moongaze Ginji
1986Monster Heaven
1985Marukin marubi no kintamashii maki as Inn manager
1985Evil Heart as Physician
1984Agi, the Fury of Evil as Onmyoji
1984Mahjong Horoki as Hachimaki
1984Farewell to the Ark as Key maker
1984Nebula Mask Machine Man as Professor K
1983Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series as Matsuo Takami
1982Space Sheriff Gavan
1981Magistrate of the Floating World
1981Pro Hunter
1980Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely as Ryuichi Shimomura
1978Blood Type: Blue
1978Message from Space as Dark
1978J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai vs. Gorenger as General Sahara
1976The Adventure of Robocon
1975Battle Cry as Yosaku
1975Without Complaint
1974Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy as Assassin at Orphanage
1972Kamen Rider vs. Shocker as Dr. Shinigami
1971The Wolves
1971The Battle of Okinawa as Okinawa Regional Officer
1971Kamen Rider as Doctor Shinigami
1971Fate Deals the Card of Death
1970The Militarists as Fuyuki
1970Crazy Violence at Shimizu Harbor
1969All Monsters Attack as Toy Consultant Shinpei Inami
1969Portrait of Hell
1969Red Lion as Dr. Gensai
1968Konto 55: The Weaknesses of the Century as Sawada
1968The Human Bullet as Father of Him
1968Kill! as Gendayu Shimada
1968The Tigers: The World is Waiting For Us as Heraclues
1968Mighty Jack
1967Japan's Longest Day as Captain Takeo Sasaki
1967King Kong Escapes as Dr. Who
1967The Killing Bottle as First Murderer
1967The Age of Assassins as Shogo Mizorogi
1966Ebirah, Horror of the Deep as Red Bamboo Naval Officer
1966What's Up, Tiger Lily? as Cobra Man
1966Adventure in Kigan Castle as Granny the Old Witch
1966The Sword of Doom as Shuzen Kamio
1966Cash Calls Hell
1966Rise Against the Sword as Heiroku
1965Key of Keys as Numaguchi
1965Fort Graveyard as Shiga
1965Kwaidan as (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)
1965Samurai Assassin as Matazaburo Hagiwara
1964Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster as Princess Salno's aide (uncredited)
1964Could I But Live
1964Dogora as Maki the Safecracker
1964Garakuta
1964Oh, Bomb! as Tetsu
1963Atragon as High Priest of Mu
1963The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman
1963Samurai Pirate as Granny the Witch
1963Young Swordsman
1963Interpol Code 8 as Shû
1963Matango as Skulking Transitional Matango (uncredited)
1963Warring Clans
1962Chûshingura
1962Operation Sewer Rats as (uncredited)
1962Gorath as Man in Bar
1962The Crimson Sky
1961Bandits on the Wind
1961Blood on the Sea
1961A Night in Hong Kong
1961Yojimbo as Yahachi
1961Blueprint of Murder
1961Daredevil in the Castle as Interpreter
1960Get 'em All as Weapon Dealer
1960Westward Desperado
1960Man Against Man
1960Showdown on Pier No.3 as Suda
1960The Secret of the Telegian
1960The Gambling Samurai as Tomimatsu
1960The Last Gunfight as Ichino
1959The Three Treasures as Spectator at Gods' Dance
1959Samurai Saga as (uncredited)
1959The Big Boss
1958Theater of Life
1958Who Is the Informer? as Nakao
1957Temptation as Kyozo Ikegami
1956Lunar Eclipse
1954Twenty-Four Eyes as Ôishi Sensei no Otto
1954The Garden of Women