Hideyo Amamoto
ActingAlso Known As
天本 英世, Amamoto Hideyo, 天本 ひでよ, Eisei Amamoto, 天本 えいせい
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.
Movies
(121 total)
Yojimbo
as Yahachi
Kwaidan
as (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
as Princess Salno's aide
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
as Prof. Hirotoshi Isayama the Prophet
The Sword of Doom
as Shuzen Kamio
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
as Red Bamboo Naval Officer
All Monsters Attack
as Toy Consultant Shinpei Inami
What's Up, Tiger Lily?
as Cobra Man
King Kong Escapes
as Dr. Who
Matango
as Skulking Transitional Matango (uncredited)
Twenty-Four Eyes
as Ôishi Sensei no Otto
Kill!
as Gendayu Shimada
Samurai Assassin
as Matazaburo Hagiwara
Atragon
as High Priest of Mu
Message from Space
as Dark
Dogora
as Maki the Safecracker
The Red Spectacles
as Moongaze Ginji
August in the Water
as Sakai
Japan's Longest Day
as Captain Takeo Sasaki
TV Shows
(7 total)
Kamen Rider
as Doctor Shinigami
Nebula Mask Machine Man
as Professor K
Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series
as Matsuo Takami
Moon Spiral
as Toru Sawajiri
