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.
Filmography 130
Movies (123)
Kamen Rider: THE FIRST2005Dr. Shinigami
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack2001Prof. Hirotoshi Isayama the Prophet
Hakata Movie: Chinchiromai2000
Oshikiri2000
Keizoku: Unsolved Mysteries - Beautiful Dreamer2000
Birdcage of Horrors1999
F1998
Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel1998
30 -thirty-1997
Weather Woman1996Chairman Shimamori
Eko Eko Azarak II: Birth of the Wizard1996Master of Saiga
Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! The Loot1996Mutsuo Hatano
August in the Water1995Sakai
Marehito1995Voice of Marehito
Edogawa Rampo Theater: The Man Who Travels With Prints1994Monma Yazo
The Fighting King1994
Black Market Emperor: Silver and Gold 21994
Black Market Emperor: Silver and Gold1993
A Gruesome and Terrifying Story that Happened in Real Life1993
My Beloved Ultraseven1993Security Guard- Kazuo Umezu's Terror Zone: Horror!1993
High School Jingi 2: Taihen yoku dekimashita1992
Yamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 21992
Wangan Midnight1992
My Soul Is Slashed1991Servant
Female Neo-Ninjas1991Grandpa
Rainbow Kids1991Kushida, the Butler
Da Dahhhhn1991
Hole in the Pants 5: I Found a Glittering Star!1990
Ronin-gai1990Biwa player
Shows (7)
Moon Spiral1996Toru Sawajiri
Nebula Mask Machine Man1984Professor K
Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series1983Matsuo Takami
Space Sheriff Gavan1982
Pro Hunter1981
Kamen Rider1971Doctor Shinigami
Mighty Jack1968