Hideyo Amamoto

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1926-01-02 (77 years old)

Deathday

2003-03-23

Place of Birth

Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

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.

Acting

1965

Kwaidan

as (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)

1966

1963

Atragon

as High Priest of Mu

1968

Kill!

as Gendayu Shimada

1967

1969

All Monsters Attack

as Toy Consultant Shinpei Inami

1966

The Sword of Doom

as Shuzen Kamio

1963

Matango

as Skulking Transitional Matango (uncredited)

1996

Weather Woman

as Chairman Shimamori

1966

Adventure in Kigan Castle

as Granny the Old Witch

1965

Samurai Assassin

as Matazaburo Hagiwara

1960

Get 'em All

as Weapon Dealer

1968

The Human Bullet

as Father of Him

1969

Red Lion

as Dr. Gensai

1990

Big Boobs Buster

as Dirty Old Goat

1990

Ronin-gai

as Biwa player

1984

Mahjong Horoki

as Hachimaki

1975

Battle Cry

as Yosaku

1980

Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely

as Ryuichi Shimomura

1970

1995

Marehito

as Voice of Marehito

1963

Samurai Pirate

as Granny the Witch

2005

Kamen Rider: THE FIRST

as Dr. Shinigami

1967

Japan's Longest Day

as Captain Takeo Sasaki

1965

Key of Keys

as Numaguchi

1964

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

as Princess Salno's aide (uncredited)

1961

Yojimbo

as Yahachi

1966

Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

as Red Bamboo Naval Officer

1962

Gorath

as Man in Bar

1964

Dogora

as Maki the Safecracker

1991

1984

1965

1971

The Battle of Okinawa

as Okinawa Regional Officer

1988

Kaito Ruby

as Grocery Store Owner

1991

1991

Rainbow Kids

as Kushida, the Butler

1987

The Red Spectacles

as Moongaze Ginji

1964

Oh, Bomb!

as Tetsu

1967

The Age of Assassins

as Shogo Mizorogi

1960

1972

Kamen Rider vs. Shocker

as Dr. Shinigami

1959

Samurai Saga

as (uncredited)

1961

1959

The Three Treasures

as Spectator at Gods' Dance

1990

Hong Kong Paradise

as Youmei Kaku

1967

The Killing Bottle

as First Murderer

1984

1954

Twenty-Four Eyes

as Ôishi Sensei no Otto

1962

Operation Sewer Rats

as (uncredited)

1957

Temptation

as Kyozo Ikegami

1998

1960

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