Hideyo Amamoto
Born: 1926-01-02 in Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Died: 2003-03-23
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2005
- Kamen Rider: THE FIRST as Dr. Shinigami
2001
- Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack as Prof. Hirotoshi Isayama the Prophet
1999
1997
1996
- Weather Woman as Chairman Shimamori
- Moon Spiral as Toru Sawajiri
- Eko Eko Azarak II: Birth of the Wizard as Master of Saiga
- Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! The Loot as Mutsuo Hatano
1995
- August in the Water as Sakai
- Marehito as Voice of Marehito
1994
1993
1991
- Rainbow Kids as Kushida, the Butler
- Female Neo-Ninjas as Grandpa
- My Soul Is Slashed as Servant
- Da Dahhhhn
1990
- Ronin-gai as Biwa player
- Go Nagai's Scary Zone 2: Senki
- Hong Kong Paradise as Youmei Kaku
- Shin Virgin Boys Story: Hong Kong Virgin Boy
- Monster Heaven: Ghost Hero
- Hole in the Pants 5: I Found a Glittering Star!
- Big Boobs Buster as Dirty Old Goat
1988
- Kaito Ruby as Grocery Store Owner
1987
- The Red Spectacles as Ginji the Moongazer
- Mighty Jack
1986
1985
- Evil Heart as Physician
- Marukin marubi no kintamashii maki as Inn manager
1984
- Nebula Mask Machine Man as Professor K
- Farewell to the Ark as Key maker
- Mahjong Horoki as Hachimaki
- Agi, the Fury of Evil as Onmyoji
1983
- Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series as Matsuo Takami
- The Kōsuke Kindaichi Series 2: The Mummy Bride as Tagami
1982
1980
- Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely as Ryuichi Shimomura
1978
- J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai vs. Gorenger as General Sahara
- Message from Space as Dark
- Blood Type: Blue
1975
- Battle Cry as Yosaku
- Without Complaint
1974
- Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy as Assassin at Orphanage
1972
- Kamen Rider vs. Shocker as Dr. Shinigami
1971
- Kamen Rider as Doctor Shinigami
- The Battle of Okinawa as Principal Noda
- Fate Deals the Card of Death
- The Wolves
1970
1969
- All Monsters Attack as Toy Consultant Shinpei Inami
- Portrait of Hell
- Red Lion as Dr. Gensai
1968
- Mighty Jack
- The Human Bullet as Father
- Kill! as Gendayu Shimada
- Konto 55: The Weaknesses of the Century as Sawada
- Mexican Free-for-All as Bandit leader
- The Tigers: The World is Waiting For Us as Heraclues
1967
- King Kong Escapes as Dr. Who
- Japan's Longest Day as Captain Takeo Sasaki
- The Killing Bottle as First Murderer
- The Age of Assassins as Shogo Mizorogi
1966
- Ebirah, Horror of the Deep as Red Bamboo Naval Officer
- The Sword of Doom as Shuzen Kamio
- What's Up, Tiger Lily? as Cobra Man
- Cash Calls Hell
- Rise Against the Sword as Heiroku
- Adventure in Kigan Castle as Granny the Old Witch
1965
- Kwaidan as (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)
- Fort Graveyard as Shiga
- Samurai Assassin as Matazaburo Hagiwara
- Key of Keys as Numaguchi
1964
- Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster as Princess Salno's aide
- Dogora as Maki the Safecracker
- Oh, Bomb! as Tetsu
- The Rabble
- Could I But Live
1963
- Atragon as High Priest of Mu
- Matango as Transitional Matango
- Warring Clans
- The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman
- Samurai Pirate as Granny the Witch
- Interpol Code 8 as Shû
- Young Swordsman
1962
- Chûshingura
- Gorath as Man in Bar
- Operation Sewer Rats as (uncredited)
- The Crimson Sky
1961
- Yojimbo as Yahachi
- Blood on the Sea
- Daredevil in the Castle as Interpreter
- Blueprint of Murder
- Bandits on the Wind
- A Night in Hong Kong
1960
- The Secret of the Telegian
- Man Against Man
- The Gambling Samurai as Tomimatsu
- The Last Gunfight as Ichino
- Westward Desperado
- Get 'em All as Weapon Dealer
- Showdown on Pier No.3 as Suda
1959
- The Three Treasures as Spectator at Gods' Dance
- The Big Boss
- Samurai Saga as (uncredited)
1958
1957
- Temptation as Kyozo Ikegami
1956
1954
- Twenty-Four Eyes as Ôishi Sensei no Otto
- The Garden of Women