Portrait of Hideyo Amamoto

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

Filmography

2005
Kamen Rider: THE FIRST

as Dr. Shinigami

1998
1996
Weather Woman

as Chairman Shimamori

1996
Moon Spiral

as Toru Sawajiri

1995
Marehito

as Voice of Marehito

1993
My Beloved Ultraseven

as Security Guard

1991
1991
1991
Rainbow Kids

as Kushida, the Butler

1990
Ronin-gai

as Biwa player

1990
Hong Kong Paradise

as Youmei Kaku

1990
Big Boobs Buster

as Dirty Old Goat

1988
Kaito Ruby

as Grocery Store Owner

1987
The Red Spectacles

as Moongaze Ginji

1985
Evil Heart

as Physician

1984
1984
Mahjong Horoki

as Hachimaki

1984
1984
1980
Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely

as Ryuichi Shimomura

1975
Battle Cry

as Yosaku

1972
Kamen Rider vs. Shocker

as Dr. Shinigami

1971
The Battle of Okinawa

as Okinawa Regional Officer

1971
Kamen Rider

as Doctor Shinigami

1970
1969
All Monsters Attack

as Toy Consultant Shinpei Inami

1969
Red Lion

as Dr. Gensai

1968
The Human Bullet

as Father of Him

1968
Kill!

as Gendayu Shimada

1967
Japan's Longest Day

as Captain Takeo Sasaki

1967
1967
The Killing Bottle

as First Murderer

1967
The Age of Assassins

as Shogo Mizorogi

1966
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

as Red Bamboo Naval Officer

1966
1966
Adventure in Kigan Castle

as Granny the Old Witch

1966
The Sword of Doom

as Shuzen Kamio

1965
Key of Keys

as Numaguchi

1965
1965
Kwaidan

as (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)

1965
Samurai Assassin

as Matazaburo Hagiwara

1964
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

as Princess Salno's aide (uncredited)

1964
Dogora

as Maki the Safecracker

1964
Oh, Bomb!

as Tetsu

1963
Atragon

as High Priest of Mu

1963
Samurai Pirate

as Granny the Witch

1963
1963
Matango

as Skulking Transitional Matango (uncredited)

1962
Operation Sewer Rats

as (uncredited)

1962
Gorath

as Man in Bar

1961
Yojimbo

as Yahachi

1961
1960
Get 'em All

as Weapon Dealer

1960
1960
1959
The Three Treasures

as Spectator at Gods' Dance

1959
Samurai Saga

as (uncredited)

1957
Temptation

as Kyozo Ikegami

1954
Twenty-Four Eyes

as Ôishi Sensei no Otto