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
Twenty-Four Eyes
Ôishi Sensei no Otto
Kwaidan
(segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
Prof. Hirotoshi Isayama the Prophet
What's Up, Tiger Lily?
Cobra Man
All Monsters Attack
Toy Consultant Shinpei Inami
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
Red Bamboo Naval Officer
The Sword of Doom
Shuzen Kamio
Chûshingura
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
Princess Salno's aide
King Kong Escapes
Dr. Who
J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai vs. Gorenger
General Sahara