Hideyo Amamoto
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.
Born: January 2, 1926
Place of Birth: Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Known For
The Adventure of Robocon
Feature film adventure of Robocon and his pals.
Nebula Mask Machine Man
Seiun Kamen Machineman is a Japanese tokusatsu television series created by Shotaro Ishinomori and produced by Toei Company. It aired from January 13th until September 28th, 1984. It revolves around the adventures of Nick, a college student from the Ivy planet and his arrival on Earth to study the earthlings' behavior. Upon arrival, he is called in for the activities of the evil organization called "Tentacle", whose don, Professor K, wishes to eliminate all children in the world. Several of the series' aspects are rumored to have been inspired by American DC Comics superhero Superman, although this was never confirmed by either Ishinomori or Toei.
J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai vs. Gorenger
While investigating a UFO in the Sky Ace, J.A.K.Q. is caught off guard by the return of Iron Claw, with the Big Four now leading the remnants of Crime and the Black Cross Army.
Portrait of Hell
The story, set in the Heian era, depicts the conflict between Korean painter Yoshihide (Nakadai) and his Japanese patron, the cruel and egotistical daimyo Horikawa (Nakamura). It is based on the 1918 short story Hell Screen by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa.
Yojimbo
A nameless ronin, or samurai with no master, enters a small village in feudal Japan where two rival businessmen are struggling for control of the local gambling trade. Taking the name Sanjuro Kuwabatake, the ronin convinces both silk merchant Tazaemon and sake merchant Tokuemon to hire him as a personal bodyguard, then artfully sets in motion a full-scale gang war between the two ambitious and unscrupulous men.
The Militarists
Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself: The Loot
Yûji and Kosaku are hired to track down an old man. But when he suddenly dies, his granddaughter surfaces with a map to his buried fortune, which the yakuza and a dirty cop are determined to find.
Temptation
Shokichi, the owner of the clothing store, lives with his daughter Hideko and plans to open an art gallery. One day, Hideko led a handsome art student, Shohei and a poor painter, Sohei. Sohei’s painting was praised by a great printer at the completion ceremony of the art gallery. Since he became successful as a painter, but he looked quite indifferent. Around the same time, Shohei’s sister brought Sohei’s pictures to the gallery and Shokichi noticed that she was a daughter of his first love.
Space Sheriff Gavan
Earth is invaded by the criminal organization known as Makuu, led by Don Horror, who had first destroyed a space colony near Earth. Don Horror wants to dominate the whole universe, and the Earth represents an obstacle that he has to overcome by turning it into a domain for all evil. In response to Makuu's attack, Space Sheriff Gavan of the Galaxy Federal Police is deployed to Earth to defend his mother's home world.
The Sword of Doom
Ryunosuke, a gifted swordsman plying his trade during the turbulent final days of Shogunate rule, has no moral code and kills without remorse. It’s a way of life that leads to madness.
Filmography
as Dr. Shinigami
as Prof. Hirotoshi Isayama the Prophet
as Chairman Shimamori
as Toru Sawajiri
as Master of Saiga
as Sakai
as Voice of Marehito
as Security Guard
as Servant
as Grandpa
as Kushida, the Butler
as Biwa player
as Youmei Kaku
as Dirty Old Goat
as Grocery Store Owner
as Moongaze Ginji
as Inn manager
as Physician
as Onmyoji
as Hachimaki
as Key maker
as Professor K
as Matsuo Takami
as Ryuichi Shimomura
as Dark
as General Sahara
as Yosaku
as Assassin at Orphanage
as Dr. Shinigami
as Okinawa Regional Officer
as Doctor Shinigami
as Fuyuki
as Toy Consultant Shinpei Inami
as Dr. Gensai
as Father of Him
as Gendayu Shimada
as Bandit leader
as Heraclues
as Captain Takeo Sasaki
as Dr. Who
as First Murderer
as Shogo Mizorogi
as Red Bamboo Naval Officer
as Cobra Man
as Granny the Old Witch
as Shuzen Kamio
as Heiroku
as Numaguchi
as Shiga
as (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)
as Matazaburo Hagiwara
as Princess Salno's aide
as Maki the Safecracker
as Tetsu
as High Priest of Mu
as Granny the Witch
as Shû
as Skulking Transitional Matango (uncredited)
as (uncredited)
as Man in Bar
as Yahachi
as Interpreter
as Weapon Dealer
as Suda
as Tomimatsu
as Ichino
as Spectator at Gods' Dance
as (uncredited)
as Nakao
as Kyozo Ikegami
as Ôishi Sensei no Otto