Acting
Hideyo Amamoto
1926 · Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
30 films
Bio
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
Yojimbo
Yahachi
Kwaidan
(segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)
The Sword of Doom
Shuzen Kamio
Temptation
Kyozo Ikegami
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
Prof. Hirotoshi Isayama the Prophet
The Red Spectacles
Ginji the Moongazer
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
Princess Salno's aide
Atragon
High Priest of Mu
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
Red Bamboo Naval Officer
Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely
Ryuichi Shimomura
King Kong Escapes
Dr. Who
All Monsters Attack
Toy Consultant Shinpei Inami