Known For
Acting
Born
Jan 02, 1926
Died
Mar 23, 2003
Place of Birth
Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Credits
130 titles
Hideyo Amamoto
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.
Known For
Filmography
Kamen Rider: THE FIRST
Dr. Shinigami
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
Prof. Hirotoshi Isayama the Prophet
Hakata Movie: Chinchiromai
Oshikiri
Keizoku: Unsolved Mysteries - Beautiful Dreamer
Birdcage of Horrors
F
Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel
30 -thirty-
Weather Woman
Chairman Shimamori
Moon Spiral
Toru Sawajiri
Eko Eko Azarak II: Birth of the Wizard
Master of Saiga
Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! The Loot
Mutsuo Hatano
August in the Water
Sakai
Marehito
Voice of Marehito
Edogawa Rampo Theater: The Man Who Travels With Prints
Monma Yazo
The Fighting King
Black Market Emperor: Silver and Gold 2
Black Market Emperor: Silver and Gold
A Gruesome and Terrifying Story that Happened in Real Life
My Beloved Ultraseven
Security Guard
Kazuo Umezu's Terror Zone: Horror!
High School Jingi 2: Taihen yoku dekimashita
Yamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 2
Wangan Midnight
My Soul Is Slashed
Servant
Female Neo-Ninjas
Grandpa
Rainbow Kids
Kushida, the Butler
Da Dahhhhn
Hole in the Pants 5: I Found a Glittering Star!
Ronin-gai
Biwa player
Monster Heaven: Ghost Hero
Go Nagai's Scary Zone 2: Senki
Hong Kong Paradise
Youmei Kaku
Big Boobs Buster
Dirty Old Goat
Shin Virgin Boys Story: Hong Kong Virgin Boy
Bungakusho Satsujin Jiken: Oinaru Jyoso
Kaito Ruby
Grocery Store Owner
Mighty Jack
The Red Spectacles
Ginji the Moongazer
Monster Heaven
三姉妹探偵団
Marukin marubi no kintamashii maki
Inn manager
Evil Heart
Physician
Agi, the Fury of Evil
Onmyoji
Mahjong Horoki
Hachimaki
Farewell to the Ark
Key maker
Nebula Mask Machine Man
Professor K
The Kōsuke Kindaichi Series 2: The Mummy Bride
Tagami
Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series
Matsuo Takami