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
- Eko Eko Azarak II: Birth of the Wizard as Master of Saiga
- Moon Spiral as Toru Sawajiri
- 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
- My Soul Is Slashed as Servant
- Female Neo-Ninjas as Grandpa
- Da Dahhhhn
1990
- Ronin-gai as Biwa player
- Hole in the Pants 5: I Found a Glittering Star!
- Hong Kong Paradise as Youmei Kaku
- Monster Heaven: Ghost Hero
- Go Nagai's Scary Zone 2: Senki
- Shin Virgin Boys Story: Hong Kong Virgin Boy
- Big Boobs Buster as Dirty Old Goat
1988
- Kaito Ruby as Grocery Store Owner
1987
- The Red Spectacles as Ginji the Moongazer
- Mighty Jack
- Taikoki as Ankokuji Ekei
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
- Message from Space as Dark
- J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai vs. Gorenger as General Sahara
- Blood Type: Blue as Official
- Ghost Train
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
- Kamen Rider as Doctor Shinigami
- The Battle of Okinawa as Principal Noda
- The Wolves
- Fate Deals the Card of Death
1970
- The Militarists as Fuyuki
- Crazy Violence at Shimizu Harbor
- Chiba Shusaku: Kendo Masshigura as 梶原百鬼
1969
- All Monsters Attack as Toy Consultant Shinpei Inami
- Red Lion as Dr. Gensai
- Portrait of Hell
1968
- Mighty Jack
- The Human Bullet as Father
- Konto 55: The Weaknesses of the Century as Sawada
- Kill! as Gendayu Shimada
- The Tigers: The World is Waiting For Us as Heraclues
- Mexican Free-for-All as Bandit leader
1967
- King Kong Escapes as Dr. Who
- Japan's Longest Day as Captain Takeo Sasaki
- The Age of Assassins as Shogo Mizorogi
- The Killing Bottle as First Murderer
1966
- What's Up, Tiger Lily? as Cobra Man
- Ebirah, Horror of the Deep as Red Bamboo Naval Officer
- The Sword of Doom as Shuzen Kamio
- Cash Calls Hell as Sō
- 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)
- Samurai Assassin as Matazaburo Hagiwara
- Fort Graveyard as Shiga
- Key of Keys as Numaguchi
1964
- Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster as Princess Salno's aide
- Dogora as Maki the Safecracker
- Could I But Live
- The Rabble
- Oh, Bomb! as Tetsu
1963
- Matango as Transitional Matango
- Atragon as High Priest of Mu
- Samurai Pirate as Granny the Witch
- Warring Clans
- The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman
- Interpol Code 8 as Shû
- Young Swordsman
1962
- Gorath as Man in Bar
- Chûshingura
- The Crimson Sky
- Operation Sewer Rats as (uncredited)
1961
- Yojimbo as Yahachi
- Daredevil in the Castle as Interpreter
- Blueprint of Murder
- Blood on the Sea
- A Night in Hong Kong
- Bandits on the Wind
1960
- The Last Gunfight as Ichino
- Man Against Man
- The Secret of the Telegian
- Get 'em All as Weapon Dealer
- Westward Desperado
- The Gambling Samurai as Tomimatsu
- Showdown on Pier No.3 as Suda
1959
- The Three Treasures as Spectator at Gods' Dance
- The Doom of Night
- The Big Boss as Koyama
- Samurai Saga as (uncredited)
1958
1957
- Temptation as Kyozo Ikegami
1956
1954
- Twenty-Four Eyes as Ôishi Sensei no Otto
- The Garden of Women