Hideyo Amamoto

Personal Info

Birthday

January 2, 1926

Day of Death

2003-03-23

(77 years old)

Place of Birth

Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

Also Known As

天本英世

Amamoto Hideyo

天本ひでよ

Eisei Amamoto

天本えいせい

Amamoto Eisei

Hideko Amamoto

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

Kamen Rider

Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series

Yojimbo

Nebula Mask Machine Man

Kwaidan

Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack

Samurai Pirate

Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

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
1996
Weather Woman
as Chairman Shimamori
Eko Eko Azarak II: Birth of the Wizard
as Master of Saiga
1995
August in the Water
as Sakai
Marehito
as Voice of Marehito
1994
Edogawa Rampo Theater: The Man Who Travels With Prints
as Monma Yazo
1991
My Soul Is Slashed
as Servant
Rainbow Kids
as Kushida, the Butler
Female Neo-Ninjas
as Grandpa
1990
Ronin-gai
as Biwa player
Hong Kong Paradise
as Youmei Kaku
Big Boobs Buster
as Dirty Old Goat
1988
Kaito Ruby
as Grocery Store Owner
1987
The Red Spectacles
as Moongaze Ginji
1985
Marukin marubi no kintamashii maki
as Inn manager
Evil Heart
as Physician
1984
Agi, the Fury of Evil
as Onmyoji
Mahjong Horoki
as Hachimaki
Farewell to the Ark
as Key maker
1980
Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely
as Ryuichi Shimomura
1978
Message from Space
as Dark
J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai vs. Gorenger
as General Sahara
1975
Battle Cry
as Yosaku
1974
Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy
as Assassin at Orphanage
1972
Kamen Rider vs. Shocker
as Dr. Shinigami
1971
The Battle of Okinawa
as Okinawa Regional Officer
1970
The Militarists
as Fuyuki
1969
All Monsters Attack
as Toy Consultant Shinpei Inami
Red Lion
as Dr. Gensai
1968
Konto 55: The Weaknesses of the Century
as Sawada
The Human Bullet
as Father of Him
Kill!
as Gendayu Shimada
The Tigers: The World is Waiting For Us
as Heraclues
1967
Japan's Longest Day
as Captain Takeo Sasaki
King Kong Escapes
as Dr. Who
The Killing Bottle
as First Murderer
The Age of Assassins
as Shogo Mizorogi
1966
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
as Red Bamboo Naval Officer
Rise Against the Sword
as Heiroku
What's Up, Tiger Lily?
as Cobra Man
Adventure in Kigan Castle
as Granny the Old Witch
The Sword of Doom
as Shuzen Kamio
1965
Key of Keys
as Numaguchi
Fort Graveyard
as Shiga
Kwaidan
as (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)
Samurai Assassin
as Matazaburo Hagiwara
1964
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
as Princess Salno's aide (uncredited)
Dogora
as Maki the Safecracker
Oh, Bomb!
as Tetsu
1963
Atragon
as High Priest of Mu
Samurai Pirate
as Granny the Witch
Interpol Code 8
as Shû
Matango
as Skulking Transitional Matango (uncredited)
1962
Operation Sewer Rats
as (uncredited)
Gorath
as Man in Bar
1961
Yojimbo
as Yahachi
Daredevil in the Castle
as Interpreter
1960
Get 'em All
as Weapon Dealer
The Gambling Samurai
as Tomimatsu
The Last Gunfight
as Ichino
1959
The Three Treasures
as Spectator at Gods' Dance
Samurai Saga
as (uncredited)
1958
Who Is the Informer?
as Nakao
1957
Temptation
as Kyozo Ikegami
1954
Twenty-Four Eyes
as Ôishi Sensei no Otto