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