Hideyo Amamoto
Acting Born Jan 2, 1926 Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan 24 credits
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.
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Full filmography
- Kamen Rider (1971) as Doctor Shinigami
- Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series (1983) as Matsuo Takami
- Pro Hunter (1981)
- Yojimbo (1961) as Yahachi
- Space Sheriff Gavan (1982)
- Kwaidan (1965) as (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)
- Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966) as Red Bamboo Naval Officer
- Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001) as Prof. Hirotoshi Isayama the Prophet
- Nebula Mask Machine Man (1984) as Professor K
- Mighty Jack (1968)
- Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964) as Princess Salno's aide
- All Monsters Attack (1969) as Toy Consultant Shinpei Inami
- The Sword of Doom (1966) as Shuzen Kamio
- Chûshingura (1962)
- Matango (1963) as Transitional Matango
- Message from Space (1978) as Dark
- The Battle of Okinawa (1971) as Okinawa Regional Officer
- Japan's Longest Day (1967) as Captain Takeo Sasaki
- Dogora (1964) as Maki the Safecracker
- The Red Spectacles (1987) as Ginji the Moongazer
- Gorath (1962) as Man in Bar
- Kamen Rider: THE FIRST (2005) as Dr. Shinigami
- King Kong Escapes (1967) as Dr. Who
- Atragon (1963) as High Priest of Mu