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