Hideyo Amamoto
Department: 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.
Known For
Kwaidan
1965
What's Up, Tiger Lily?
1966
The Adventure of Robocon
1976
Atragon
1963
The Fighting King
1994
The Crimson Sky
1962
Kill!
1968
Magistrate of the Floating World
1981
King Kong Escapes
1967
All Monsters Attack
1969
Keizoku: Unsolved Mysteries - Beautiful Dreamer
2000
Oshikiri
2000
The Sword of Doom
1966
Eko Eko Azarak II: Birth of the Wizard
1996
Matango
1963
Portrait of Hell
1969
Weather Woman
1996
Shin Virgin Boys Story: Hong Kong Virgin Boy
1990
Adventure in Kigan Castle
1966
The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman
1963
Cash Calls Hell
1966
Samurai Assassin
1965
Get 'em All
1960
The Human Bullet
1968
Red Lion
1969
Big Boobs Buster
1990
Edogawa Rampo Theater: The Man Who Travels With Prints
1994
Ronin-gai
1990
Mahjong Horoki
1984
Hole in the Pants 5: I Found a Glittering Star!
1990
Battle Cry
1975
Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely
1980
The Militarists
1970
Marehito
1995
Mighty Jack
1987
Samurai Pirate
1963
The Secret of the Telegian
1960
30 -thirty-
1997
Kamen Rider: THE FIRST
2005
Young Swordsman
1963
Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel
1998
Monster Heaven: Ghost Hero
1990
Japan's Longest Day
1967
Key of Keys
1965
Yamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 2
1992
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
1964
Yojimbo
1961
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
1966
Gorath
1962
Monster Heaven
1986
Dogora
1964
My Soul Is Slashed
1991
Farewell to the Ark
1984
Fort Graveyard
1965
The Battle of Okinawa
1971
Kaito Ruby
1988
Blood Type: Blue
1978
A Gruesome and Terrifying Story that Happened in Real Life
1993
Female Neo-Ninjas
1991
Rainbow Kids
1991
The Red Spectacles
1987
Crazy Violence at Shimizu Harbor
1970
Oh, Bomb!
1964
Man Against Man
1960
Da Dahhhhn
1991
The Age of Assassins
1967
The Garden of Women
1954
Theater of Life
1958
The Big Boss
1959
The Gambling Samurai
1960
Kazuo Umezu's Terror Zone: Horror!
1993
Wangan Midnight
1992
Kamen Rider vs. Shocker
1972
A Night in Hong Kong
1961
Warring Clans
1963
Samurai Saga
1959
Daredevil in the Castle
1961
Blueprint of Murder
1961
Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! The Loot
1996
Fate Deals the Card of Death
1971
High School Jingi 2: Taihen yoku dekimashita
1992
The Tigers: The World is Waiting For Us
1968
The Three Treasures
1959
Rise Against the Sword
1966
Hong Kong Paradise
1990
Black Market Emperor: Silver and Gold 2
1994
Black Market Emperor: Silver and Gold
1993
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
2001
The Killing Bottle
1967
Without Complaint
1975
Chûshingura
1962
Blood on the Sea
1961
Agi, the Fury of Evil
1984
Twenty-Four Eyes
1954
August in the Water
1995
Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy
1974
Bungakusho Satsujin Jiken: Oinaru Jyoso
1989
Konto 55: The Weaknesses of the Century
1968
Message from Space
1978
Operation Sewer Rats
1962
Hakata Movie: Chinchiromai
2000
Temptation
1957
Go Nagai's Scary Zone 2: Senki
1990
F
1998
Westward Desperado
1960
The Wolves
1971
The Last Gunfight
1960
Could I But Live
1964
J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai vs. Gorenger
1978
Birdcage of Horrors
1999
The Rabble
1964
Marukin marubi no kintamashii maki
1985
Who Is the Informer?
1958
Bandits on the Wind
1961
Interpol Code 8
1963
Evil Heart
1985
My Beloved Ultraseven
1993
Showdown on Pier No.3
1960
Lunar Eclipse
1956
Mexican Free-for-All
1968
He's the Killer
1958
Space Sheriff Gavan
1982
Nebula Mask Machine Man
1984
Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series
1983
Moon Spiral
1996
Pro Hunter
1981
Kamen Rider
1971
Mighty Jack
1968