Hideyo Amamoto

Hideyo Amamoto

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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Movies starring Hideyo Amamoto (117)

Kamen Rider: THE FIRST (2005)

Dr. Shinigami

Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001)

Prof. Hirotoshi Isayama The Prophet

Hakata Movie: Chinchiromai (2000)
Oshikiri (2000)
Keizoku: Unsolved Mysteries - Beautiful Dreamer (2000)
Birdcage of Horrors (1999)
F (1998)
Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel (1998)
30 -thirty- (1997)
Weather Woman (1996)

Chairman Shimamori

Eko Eko Azarak II: Birth of the Wizard (1996)

Master Of Saiga

Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! The Loot (1996)

Mutsuo Hatano

August in the Water (1995)

Sakai

Marehito (1995)

Voice Of Marehito

Edogawa Rampo Theater: The Man Who Travels With Prints (1994)

Monma Yazo

The Fighting King (1994)
Black Market Emperor: Silver and Gold 2 (1994)
Black Market Emperor: Silver and Gold (1993)
A Gruesome and Terrifying Story that Happened in Real Life (1993)
Kazuo Umezu's Terror Zone: Horror! (1993)
High School Jingi 2: Taihen yoku dekimashita (1992)
Yamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 2 (1992)
Wangan Midnight (1992)
My Soul Is Slashed (1991)

Servant

Female Neo-Ninjas (1991)

Grandpa

Rainbow Kids (1991)

Kushida, The Butler

Da Dahhhhn (1991)
Hole in the Pants 5: I Found a Glittering Star! (1990)
Ronin-gai (1990)

Biwa Player

Monster Heaven: Ghost Hero (1990)
Go Nagai's Scary Zone 2: Senki (1990)
Hong Kong Paradise (1990)

Youmei Kaku

Big Boobs Buster (1990)

Dirty Old Goat

Shin Virgin Boys Story: Hong Kong Virgin Boy (1990)
Bungakusho Satsujin Jiken: Oinaru Jyoso (1989)
Kaito Ruby (1988)

Grocery Store Owner

Mighty Jack (1987)
The Red Spectacles (1987)

Ginji The Moongazer

Monster Heaven (1986)
Marukin marubi no kintamashii maki (1985)

Inn Manager

Evil Heart (1985)

Physician

Agi, the Fury of Evil (1984)

Onmyoji

Mahjong Horoki (1984)

Hachimaki

Farewell to the Ark (1984)

Key Maker

Magistrate of the Floating World (1981)
Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely (1980)

Ryuichi Shimomura

Blood Type: Blue (1978)
Message from Space (1978)

Dark

J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai vs. Gorenger (1978)

General Sahara

The Adventure of Robocon (1976)
Battle Cry (1975)

Yosaku

Without Complaint (1975)
Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy (1974)

Assassin At Orphanage

Kamen Rider vs. Shocker (1972)

Dr. Shinigami

The Wolves (1971)
The Battle of Okinawa (1971)

Okinawa Regional Officer

Fate Deals the Card of Death (1971)
The Militarists (1970)

Fuyuki

Crazy Violence at Shimizu Harbor (1970)
All Monsters Attack (1969)

Toy Consultant Shinpei Inami

Portrait of Hell (1969)
Red Lion (1969)

Dr. Gensai

Konto 55: The Weaknesses of the Century (1968)

Sawada

The Human Bullet (1968)

Father Of Him

Kill! (1968)

Gendayu Shimada

Mexican Free-for-All (1968)

Bandit Leader

The Tigers: The World is Waiting For Us (1968)

Heraclues

Japan's Longest Day (1967)

Captain Takeo Sasaki

King Kong Escapes (1967)

Dr. Who

The Killing Bottle (1967)

First Murderer

The Age of Assassins (1967)

Shogo Mizorogi

Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966)

Red Bamboo Naval Officer

What's Up, Tiger Lily? (1966)

Cobra Man

Adventure in Kigan Castle (1966)

Granny The Old Witch

The Sword of Doom (1966)

Shuzen Kamio

Rise Against the Sword (1966)

Heiroku

Cash Calls Hell (1966)
Key of Keys (1965)

Numaguchi

Fort Graveyard (1965)

Shiga

Kwaidan (1965)

(Segment "In A Cup Of Tea") (Uncredited)

Samurai Assassin (1965)

Matazaburo Hagiwara

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)

Princess Salno's Aide

Could I But Live (1964)
Dogora (1964)

Maki The Safecracker

The Rabble (1964)
Oh, Bomb! (1964)

Tetsu

Atragon (1963)

High Priest Of Mu

The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman (1963)
Samurai Pirate (1963)

Granny The Witch

Young Swordsman (1963)
Interpol Code 8 (1963)

Shû

Matango (1963)

Transitional Matango

Warring Clans (1963)
Chûshingura (1962)
Operation Sewer Rats (1962)

(Uncredited)

Gorath (1962)

Man In Bar

The Crimson Sky (1962)
Bandits on the Wind (1961)
Blood on the Sea (1961)
A Night in Hong Kong (1961)
Yojimbo (1961)

Yahachi

Daredevil in the Castle (1961)

Interpreter

Blueprint of Murder (1961)
Get 'em All (1960)

Weapon Dealer

Westward Desperado (1960)
Man Against Man (1960)
The Secret of the Telegian (1960)
The Gambling Samurai (1960)

Tomimatsu

The Last Gunfight (1960)

Ichino

The Three Treasures (1959)

Spectator At Gods' Dance

Samurai Saga (1959)

(Uncredited)

The Big Boss (1959)
Theater of Life (1958)
Temptation (1957)

Kyozo Ikegami

Lunar Eclipse (1956)
Twenty-Four Eyes (1954)

Ôishi Sensei No Otto

The Garden of Women (1954)

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