Hideyo Amamoto
Acting • Born 1926-01-02 – Died 2003-03-23
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.
Filmography
128 credits
Kwaidan
Movie • 1965
(segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)
What's Up, Tiger Lily?
Movie • 1966
Cobra Man
The Adventure of Robocon
Movie • 1976
Atragon
Movie • 1963
High Priest of Mu
The Fighting King
Movie • 1994
The Crimson Sky
Movie • 1962
Kill!
Movie • 1968
Gendayu Shimada
Magistrate of the Floating World
Movie • 1981
King Kong Escapes
Movie • 1967
Dr. Who
All Monsters Attack
Movie • 1969
Toy Consultant Shinpei Inami
Keizoku: Unsolved Mysteries - Beautiful Dreamer
Movie • 2000
Oshikiri
Movie • 2000
The Sword of Doom
Movie • 1966
Shuzen Kamio
Eko Eko Azarak II: Birth of the Wizard
Movie • 1996
Master of Saiga
Matango
Movie • 1963
Skulking Transitional Matango (uncredited)
Portrait of Hell
Movie • 1969
Weather Woman
Movie • 1996
Chairman Shimamori
Shin Virgin Boys Story: Hong Kong Virgin Boy
Movie • 1990
Adventure in Kigan Castle
Movie • 1966
Granny the Old Witch
The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman
Movie • 1963
Cash Calls Hell
Movie • 1966
Samurai Assassin
Movie • 1965
Matazaburo Hagiwara
Get 'em All
Movie • 1960
Weapon Dealer
The Human Bullet
Movie • 1968
Father of Him
Red Lion
Movie • 1969
Dr. Gensai
Big Boobs Buster
Movie • 1990
Dirty Old Goat
Edogawa Rampo Theater: The Man Who Travels With Prints
Movie • 1994
Monma Yazo
Ronin-gai
Movie • 1990
Biwa player
Mahjong Horoki
Movie • 1984
Hachimaki
Hole in the Pants 5: I Found a Glittering Star!
Movie • 1990
Battle Cry
Movie • 1975
Yosaku
Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely
Movie • 1980
Ryuichi Shimomura
The Militarists
Movie • 1970
Fuyuki
Marehito
Movie • 1995
Voice of Marehito
Mighty Jack
Movie • 1987
Samurai Pirate
Movie • 1963
Granny the Witch
The Secret of the Telegian
Movie • 1960
30 -thirty-
Movie • 1997
Kamen Rider: THE FIRST
Movie • 2005
Dr. Shinigami
Young Swordsman
Movie • 1963
Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel
Movie • 1998
Monster Heaven: Ghost Hero
Movie • 1990
Japan's Longest Day
Movie • 1967
Captain Takeo Sasaki
Key of Keys
Movie • 1965
Numaguchi
Yamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 2
Movie • 1992
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
Movie • 1964
Princess Salno's aide
Yojimbo
Movie • 1961
Yahachi
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
Movie • 1966
Red Bamboo Naval Officer
Gorath
Movie • 1962
Man in Bar
Monster Heaven
Movie • 1986
Dogora
Movie • 1964
Maki the Safecracker
My Soul Is Slashed
Movie • 1991
Servant
Farewell to the Ark
Movie • 1984
Key maker
Fort Graveyard
Movie • 1965
Shiga
The Battle of Okinawa
Movie • 1971
Okinawa Regional Officer
Kaito Ruby
Movie • 1988
Grocery Store Owner
Blood Type: Blue
Movie • 1978
A Gruesome and Terrifying Story that Happened in Real Life
Movie • 1993
Female Neo-Ninjas
Movie • 1991
Grandpa
Rainbow Kids
Movie • 1991
Kushida, the Butler
The Red Spectacles
Movie • 1987
Moongaze Ginji
Crazy Violence at Shimizu Harbor
Movie • 1970
Oh, Bomb!
Movie • 1964
Tetsu
Man Against Man
Movie • 1960
Da Dahhhhn
Movie • 1991
The Age of Assassins
Movie • 1967
Shogo Mizorogi
The Garden of Women
Movie • 1954
Theater of Life
Movie • 1958
The Big Boss
Movie • 1959
The Gambling Samurai
Movie • 1960
Tomimatsu
Kazuo Umezu's Terror Zone: Horror!
Movie • 1993
Wangan Midnight
Movie • 1992
Kamen Rider vs. Shocker
Movie • 1972
Dr. Shinigami
A Night in Hong Kong
Movie • 1961
Warring Clans
Movie • 1963
Samurai Saga
Movie • 1959
(uncredited)
Daredevil in the Castle
Movie • 1961
Interpreter
Blueprint of Murder
Movie • 1961
Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! The Loot
Movie • 1996
Fate Deals the Card of Death
Movie • 1971
High School Jingi 2: Taihen yoku dekimashita
Movie • 1992
The Tigers: The World is Waiting For Us
Movie • 1968
Heraclues
The Three Treasures
Movie • 1959
Spectator at Gods' Dance
Rise Against the Sword
Movie • 1966
Heiroku
Hong Kong Paradise
Movie • 1990
Youmei Kaku
Black Market Emperor: Silver and Gold 2
Movie • 1994
Black Market Emperor: Silver and Gold
Movie • 1993
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
Movie • 2001
Prof. Hirotoshi Isayama the Prophet
The Killing Bottle
Movie • 1967
First Murderer
Without Complaint
Movie • 1975
Chûshingura
Movie • 1962
Blood on the Sea
Movie • 1961
Agi, the Fury of Evil
Movie • 1984
Onmyoji
Twenty-Four Eyes
Movie • 1954
Ôishi Sensei no Otto
August in the Water
Movie • 1995
Sakai
Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy
Movie • 1974
Assassin at Orphanage
Bungakusho Satsujin Jiken: Oinaru Jyoso
Movie • 1989
Konto 55: The Weaknesses of the Century
Movie • 1968
Sawada
Message from Space
Movie • 1978
Dark
Operation Sewer Rats
Movie • 1962
(uncredited)
Hakata Movie: Chinchiromai
Movie • 2000
Temptation
Movie • 1957
Kyozo Ikegami
Go Nagai's Scary Zone 2: Senki
Movie • 1990
F
Movie • 1998
Westward Desperado
Movie • 1960
The Wolves
Movie • 1971
The Last Gunfight
Movie • 1960
Ichino
Could I But Live
Movie • 1964
J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai vs. Gorenger
Movie • 1978
General Sahara
Birdcage of Horrors
Movie • 1999
The Rabble
Movie • 1964
Marukin marubi no kintamashii maki
Movie • 1985
Inn manager
Who Is the Informer?
Movie • 1958
Nakao
Bandits on the Wind
Movie • 1961
Interpol Code 8
Movie • 1963
Shû
Evil Heart
Movie • 1985
Physician
My Beloved Ultraseven
Movie • 1993
Security Guard
Showdown on Pier No.3
Movie • 1960
Suda
Lunar Eclipse
Movie • 1956
Mexican Free-for-All
Movie • 1968
Bandit leader
He's the Killer
Movie • 1958
Space Sheriff Gavan
TV • 1982
Nebula Mask Machine Man
TV • 1984
Professor K
Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series
TV • 1983
Matsuo Takami
Moon Spiral
TV • 1996
Toru Sawajiri
Pro Hunter
TV • 1981
Kamen Rider
TV • 1971
Doctor Shinigami
Mighty Jack
TV • 1968