Hideyo Amamoto
Acting
Born January 2, 1926, 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
- 2005Kamen Rider: THE FIRST — Dr. Shinigami
- 2001Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack — Prof. Hirotoshi Isayama the Prophet
- 2000Hakata Movie: Chinchiromai
- 2000Keizoku: Unsolved Mysteries - Beautiful Dreamer
- 2000Oshikiri
- 1999Birdcage of Horrors
- 1998F
- 1998Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel
- 199730 -thirty-
- 1996Eko Eko Azarak II: Birth of the Wizard — Master of Saiga
- Moon Spiral — Toru Sawajiri
- 1996Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! The Loot — Mutsuo Hatano
- 1996Weather Woman — Chairman Shimamori
- 1995August in the Water — Sakai
- 1995Marehito — Voice of Marehito
- 1994Black Market Emperor: Silver and Gold 2
- 1994Edogawa Rampo Theater: The Man Who Travels With Prints — Monma Yazo
- 1994The Fighting King
- 1993A Gruesome and Terrifying Story that Happened in Real Life
- 1993Black Market Emperor: Silver and Gold
- 1993Kazuo Umezu's Terror Zone: Horror!
- 1993My Beloved Ultraseven — Security Guard
- 1992High School Jingi 2: Taihen yoku dekimashita
- 1992Wangan Midnight
- 1992Yamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 2
- 1991Da Dahhhhn
- 1991Female Neo-Ninjas — Grandpa
- 1991My Soul Is Slashed — Servant
- 1991Rainbow Kids — Kushida, the Butler
- 1990Big Boobs Buster — Dirty Old Goat
- 1990Go Nagai's Scary Zone 2: Senki
- 1990Hole in the Pants 5: I Found a Glittering Star!
- 1990Hong Kong Paradise — Youmei Kaku
- 1990Monster Heaven: Ghost Hero
- 1990Ronin-gai — Biwa player
- 1990Shin Virgin Boys Story: Hong Kong Virgin Boy
- 1989Bungakusho Satsujin Jiken: Oinaru Jyoso
- 1988Kaito Ruby — Grocery Store Owner
- 1987Mighty Jack
- 1987Taikoki — Ankokuji Ekei
- 1987The Red Spectacles — Ginji the Moongazer
- 1986Monster Heaven
- 1986三姉妹探偵団
- 1985Evil Heart — Physician
- 1985Marukin marubi no kintamashii maki — Inn manager
- 1984Agi, the Fury of Evil — Onmyoji
- 1984Farewell to the Ark — Key maker
- 1984Mahjong Horoki — Hachimaki
- Nebula Mask Machine Man — Professor K
- Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series — Matsuo Takami
- 1983The Kōsuke Kindaichi Series 2: The Mummy Bride — Tagami
- Space Sheriff Gavan
- 1981Magistrate of the Floating World
- Pro Hunter
- 1980Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely — Ryuichi Shimomura
- 1978Blood Type: Blue — Official
- 1978Ghost Train
- 1978J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai vs. Gorenger — General Sahara
- 1978Message from Space — Dark
- 1976The Adventure of Robocon
- 1975Battle Cry — Yosaku
- 1975Without Complaint
- 1974Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy — Assassin at Orphanage
- 1972Kamen Rider vs. Shocker — Dr. Shinigami
- 1971Fate Deals the Card of Death
- Kamen Rider — Doctor Shinigami
- Kamen Rider — Doctor Shinigami
- 1971The Battle of Okinawa — Principal Noda
- 1971The Wolves
- Chiba Shusaku: Kendo Masshigura — 梶原百鬼
- 1970Crazy Violence at Shimizu Harbor
- 1970The Militarists — Fuyuki
- 1969All Monsters Attack — Toy Consultant Shinpei Inami
- 1969Portrait of Hell
- 1969Red Lion — Dr. Gensai
- 1968Kill! — Gendayu Shimada
- 1968Konto 55: The Weaknesses of the Century — Sawada
- 1968Mexican Free-for-All — Bandit leader
- Mighty Jack
- 1968The Human Bullet — Father
- 1968The Tigers: The World is Waiting For Us — Heraclues
- 1967Japan's Longest Day — Captain Takeo Sasaki
- 1967King Kong Escapes — Dr. Who
- 1967The Age of Assassins — Shogo Mizorogi
- 1967The Killing Bottle — First Murderer
- 1966Adventure in Kigan Castle — Granny the Old Witch
- 1966Cash Calls Hell — Sō
- 1966Ebirah, Horror of the Deep — Red Bamboo Naval Officer
- 1966Rise Against the Sword — Heiroku
- 1966The Sword of Doom — Shuzen Kamio
- 1966What's Up, Tiger Lily? — Cobra Man
- 1965Fort Graveyard — Shiga
- 1965Key of Keys — Numaguchi
- 1965Kwaidan — (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)
- 1965Samurai Assassin — Matazaburo Hagiwara
- 1964Could I But Live
- 1964Dogora — Maki the Safecracker
- 1964Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster — Princess Salno's aide
- 1964Oh, Bomb! — Tetsu
- 1964The Rabble
- 1963Atragon — High Priest of Mu
- 1963Interpol Code 8 — Shû
- 1963Matango — Transitional Matango
- 1963Samurai Pirate — Granny the Witch
- 1963The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman
- 1963Warring Clans
- 1963Young Swordsman
- 1962Chûshingura
- 1962Gorath — Man in Bar
- 1962Operation Sewer Rats — (uncredited)
- 1962The Crimson Sky
- 1961A Night in Hong Kong
- 1961Bandits on the Wind
- 1961Blood on the Sea
- 1961Blueprint of Murder
- 1961Daredevil in the Castle — Interpreter
- 1961Yojimbo — Yahachi
- 1960Get 'em All — Weapon Dealer
- 1960Man Against Man
- 1960Showdown on Pier No.3 — Suda
- 1960The Gambling Samurai — Tomimatsu
- 1960The Last Gunfight — Ichino
- 1960The Secret of the Telegian
- 1960Westward Desperado
- 1959Samurai Saga — (uncredited)
- 1959The Big Boss — Koyama
- 1959The Doom of Night
- 1959The Three Treasures — Spectator at Gods' Dance
- 1958He's the Killer
- 1958Theater of Life
- 1958Who Is the Informer? — Nakao
- 1957Temptation — Kyozo Ikegami
- 1956Lunar Eclipse
- 1954The Garden of Women
- 1954Twenty-Four Eyes — Ôishi Sensei no Otto