Hideyo Amamoto

Known For: Acting
Born: January 2, 1926
Place of Birth: Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Died: March 23, 2003

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.

Filmography

Kamen Rider: THE FIRST

2005 · Dr. Shinigami

Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack

2001 · Prof. Hirotoshi Isayama the Prophet

Hakata Movie: Chinchiromai

2000

Oshikiri

2000

Keizoku: Unsolved Mysteries - Beautiful Dreamer

2000

Birdcage of Horrors

1999

F

1998

Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel

1998

30 -thirty-

1997

Weather Woman

1996 · Chairman Shimamori

Moon Spiral

1996 · Toru Sawajiri

Eko Eko Azarak II: Birth of the Wizard

1996 · Master of Saiga

Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! The Loot

1996 · Mutsuo Hatano

August in the Water

1995 · Sakai

Marehito

1995 · Voice of Marehito

Edogawa Rampo Theater: The Man Who Travels With Prints

1994 · Monma Yazo

The Fighting King

1994

Black Market Emperor: Silver and Gold 2

1994

Black Market Emperor: Silver and Gold

1993

A Gruesome and Terrifying Story that Happened in Real Life

1993

My Beloved Ultraseven

1993 · Security Guard

Kazuo Umezu's Terror Zone: Horror!

Kazuo Umezu's Terror Zone: Horror!

1993

High School Jingi 2: Taihen yoku dekimashita

1992

Yamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 2

1992

Wangan Midnight

1992

My Soul Is Slashed

1991 · Servant

Female Neo-Ninjas

1991 · Grandpa

Rainbow Kids

1991 · Kushida, the Butler

Da Dahhhhn

1991

Hole in the Pants 5: I Found a Glittering Star!

1990

Ronin-gai

1990 · Biwa player

Monster Heaven: Ghost Hero

1990

Go Nagai's Scary Zone 2: Senki

1990

Hong Kong Paradise

1990 · Youmei Kaku

Big Boobs Buster

1990 · Dirty Old Goat

Shin Virgin Boys Story: Hong Kong Virgin Boy

1990

Bungakusho Satsujin Jiken: Oinaru Jyoso

1989

Kaito Ruby

1988 · Grocery Store Owner

Mighty Jack

1987

The Red Spectacles

1987 · Ginji the Moongazer

Monster Heaven

1986

三姉妹探偵団

三姉妹探偵団

1986

Marukin marubi no kintamashii maki

1985 · Inn manager

Evil Heart

1985 · Physician

Agi, the Fury of Evil

1984 · Onmyoji

Mahjong Horoki

1984 · Hachimaki

Farewell to the Ark

1984 · Key maker

Nebula Mask Machine Man

1984 · Professor K

The Kōsuke Kindaichi Series 2: The Mummy Bride

1983 · Tagami

Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series

1983 · Matsuo Takami

Space Sheriff Gavan

1982

Magistrate of the Floating World

1981

Pro Hunter

1981

Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely

1980 · Ryuichi Shimomura

Blood Type: Blue

1978

Message from Space

1978 · Dark

J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai vs. Gorenger

1978 · General Sahara

The Adventure of Robocon

1976

Battle Cry

1975 · Yosaku

Without Complaint

1975

Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy

1974 · Assassin at Orphanage

Kamen Rider vs. Shocker

1972 · Dr. Shinigami

The Wolves

1971

The Battle of Okinawa

1971 · Okinawa Regional Officer

Kamen Rider

1971 · Doctor Shinigami

Fate Deals the Card of Death

1971

The Militarists

1970 · Fuyuki

Crazy Violence at Shimizu Harbor

1970

All Monsters Attack

1969 · Toy Consultant Shinpei Inami

Portrait of Hell

1969

Red Lion

1969 · Dr. Gensai

Konto 55: The Weaknesses of the Century

1968 · Sawada

The Human Bullet

1968 · Father

Kill!

1968 · Gendayu Shimada

Mexican Free-for-All

1968 · Bandit leader

The Tigers: The World is Waiting For Us

1968 · Heraclues

Mighty Jack

1968

Japan's Longest Day

1967 · Captain Takeo Sasaki

King Kong Escapes

1967 · Dr. Who

The Killing Bottle

1967 · First Murderer

The Age of Assassins

1967 · Shogo Mizorogi

Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

1966 · Red Bamboo Naval Officer

What's Up, Tiger Lily?

1966 · Cobra Man

Adventure in Kigan Castle

1966 · Granny the Old Witch

The Sword of Doom

1966 · Shuzen Kamio

Cash Calls Hell

1966

Rise Against the Sword

1966 · Heiroku

Key of Keys

1965 · Numaguchi

Fort Graveyard

1965 · Shiga

Kwaidan

1965 · (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)

Samurai Assassin

1965 · Matazaburo Hagiwara

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

1964 · Princess Salno's aide

Could I But Live

1964

Dogora

1964 · Maki the Safecracker

The Rabble

1964

Oh, Bomb!

1964 · Tetsu

Atragon

1963 · High Priest of Mu

The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman

1963

Samurai Pirate

1963 · Granny the Witch

Young Swordsman

1963

Interpol Code 8

1963 · Shû

Matango

1963 · Transitional Matango

Warring Clans

1963

Chûshingura

1962

Operation Sewer Rats

1962 · (uncredited)

The Crimson Sky

1962

Gorath

1962 · Man in Bar

Bandits on the Wind

1961

Blood on the Sea

1961

A Night in Hong Kong

1961

Yojimbo

1961 · Yahachi

Daredevil in the Castle

1961 · Interpreter

Blueprint of Murder

1961

Get 'em All

1960 · Weapon Dealer

Westward Desperado

1960

Man Against Man

1960

Showdown on Pier No.3

1960 · Suda

The Secret of the Telegian

1960

The Gambling Samurai

1960 · Tomimatsu

The Last Gunfight

1960 · Ichino

The Three Treasures

1959 · Spectator at Gods' Dance

Samurai Saga

1959 · (uncredited)

The Big Boss

1959

Theater of Life

1958

Who Is the Informer?

1958 · Nakao

He's the Killer

1958

Temptation

1957 · Kyozo Ikegami

Lunar Eclipse

1956

Twenty-Four Eyes

1954 · Ôishi Sensei no Otto

The Garden of Women

1954

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