Actor
Hideyo Amamoto
100 years · Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan · 124 films
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.
Best known for
Yojimbo
1961 · Yahachi
On HBO Max
Kwaidan
1965 · (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
1964 · Princess Salno's aide
On TCM
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
2001 · Prof. Hirotoshi Isayama the Prophet
The Sword of Doom
1966 · Shuzen Kamio
On Criterion Channel
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
1966 · Red Bamboo Naval Officer
On HBO Max
Filmography 124
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 · Actor
Oshikiri
2000 · Actor
Keizoku: Unsolved Mysteries - Beautiful Dreamer
2000 · Actor
Birdcage of Horrors
1999 · Actor
F
1998 · Actor
Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel
1998 · Actor
30 -thirty-
1997 · Actor
Weather Woman
1996 · Chairman Shimamori
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 · Actor
Black Market Emperor: Silver and Gold 2
1994 · Actor
Black Market Emperor: Silver and Gold
1993 · Actor
A Gruesome and Terrifying Story that Happened in Real Life
1993 · Actor
My Beloved Ultraseven
1993 · Security Guard
High School Jingi 2: Taihen yoku dekimashita
1992 · Actor
Yamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 2
1992 · Actor
Wangan Midnight
1992 · Actor
My Soul Is Slashed
1991 · Servant