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Hideyo Amamoto

Hideyo Amamoto
  • Name: Hideyo Amamoto
  • Birthday: 1926-01-02
  • Also known as: Eisei Amamoto,天本 英世
  • Place of birth: Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
  • Popularity: 5.352
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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Title Release date
Kamen Rider: The First   as  Dr. Shinigami 2005-12-05
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack   as  Prof. Hirotoshi Isayama the Prophet 2001-12-15
Hakata Movie: Chinchiromai 2000-10-21
Oshikiri 2000-09-02
Keizoku: Unsolved Mysteries - Beautiful Dreamer 2000-03-01
Birdcage of Horrors 1999-09-01
F 1998-03-14
Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel 1998-02-21
30 -thirty- 1997-09-27
Weather Woman   as  Chairman Shimamori 1996-08-16
Eko Eko Azarak II: Birth of the Wizard   as  Master of Saiga 1996-04-20
Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself: The Loot 1996-02-16
August in the Water   as  Sakai 1995-09-09
Marehito   as  Voice of Marehito 1995-07-01
Edogawa Rampo Theater: The Man Who Travels With Prints 1994-03-26
The Fighting King 1994-03-11
Black Market Emperor: Silver and Gold 2 1994-01-28
Black Market Emperor: Silver and Gold 1993-09-22
A Gruesome and Terrifying Story that Happened in Real Life 1993-03-26
Kazuo Umezu's Terror Zone: Horror! 1993-01-01
High School Jingi 2: Taihen yoku dekimashita 1992-12-26
Yamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 2 1992-12-19
Wangan Midnight 1992-03-13
My Soul Is Slashed   as  Servant 1991-06-01
Rainbow Kids   as  Kushida, the Butler 1991-01-15
Female Neo-Ninjas   as  Grandpa 1991-01-01
Da Dahhhhn 1991-01-01
Hole in the Pants 5: I Found a Glittering Star in my Pants! 1990-12-08
Ronin-gai   as  Biwa player 1990-08-18
Monster Heaven: Ghost Hero 1990-07-28
Go Nagai's Scary Zone 2: Senki 1990-06-24
Hong Kong Paradise   as  Youmei Kaku 1990-04-28
Big Boobs Buster   as  Dirty Old Goat 1990-04-25
Shin Virgin Boys Story: Hong Kong Virgin Boy 1990-03-10
Bungakusho Satsujin Jiken: Oinaru Jyoso 1989-01-28
Kaito Ruby   as  Grocery Store Owner 1988-11-12
Mighty Jack 1987-12-29
The Red Spectacles   as  Moongaze Ginji 1987-02-07
Monster Heaven 1986-09-21
Agi, the Fury of Evil   as  Onmyoji 1984-12-04
Mahjong Horoki   as  Hachimaki 1984-10-10
Farewell to the Ark   as  Key maker 1984-09-08
Magistrate of the Floating World 1981-05-01
Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely   as  Ryuichi Shimomura 1980-12-20
Blood Type: Blue 1978-11-23
Message from Space   as  Dark 1978-04-29
J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai vs. Gorenger   as  General Sahara 1978-03-17
The Adventure of Robocon 1976-03-20
Battle Cry   as  Yosaku 1975-03-14
Without Complaint 1975-02-01
Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy   as  Assassin at Orphanage 1974-08-03
Kamen Rider vs. Shocker   as  Dr. Shinigami 1972-03-17
The Wolves 1971-10-30
The Battle of Okinawa   as  Okinawa Regional Officer 1971-08-14
Fate Deals the Card of Death 1971-02-13
The Militarists   as  Fuyuki 1970-09-11
クレージーの殴り込み清水港 1970-01-15
All Monsters Attack   as  Toy Consultant Shinpei Inami 1969-12-20
Portrait of Hell 1969-11-18
Red Lion   as  Dr. Gensai 1969-10-10
Konto 55: The Weaknesses of the Century   as  Sawada 1968-11-02
The Human Bullet   as  Father of Him 1968-10-22
Kill!   as  Gendayu Shimada 1968-06-22
The Tigers: The World is Waiting For Us   as  Heraclues 1968-04-10
Japan's Longest Day   as  Captain Takeo Sasaki 1967-08-03
King Kong Escapes   as  Dr. Who 1967-07-22
The Killing Bottle   as  First Murderer 1967-02-11
The Age of Assassins   as  Shogo Mizorogi 1967-02-04
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep   as  Red Bamboo Naval Officer (uncredited) 1966-12-17
Rise Against the Sword   as  Heiroku 1966-11-25
What's Up, Tiger Lily?   as  Cobra Man 1966-11-02
Adventure in Kigan Castle   as  Granny the Old Witch 1966-04-28
The Sword of Doom   as  Shuzen Kamio 1966-02-25
Cash Calls Hell 1966-01-15
Key of Keys   as  Numaguchi 1965-10-22
Fort Graveyard   as  Shiga 1965-09-18
Kwaidan   as  (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited) 1965-01-06
Samurai Assassin   as  Matazaburo Hagiwara 1965-01-03
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster   as  Princess Salno's aide (uncredited) 1964-12-20
Could I But Live 1964-08-30
Dogora   as  Maki the Safecracker 1964-08-11
Oh, Bomb!   as  Tetsu 1964-04-18
Atragon   as  High Priest of Mu 1963-12-22
The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman 1963-11-16
Samurai Pirate   as  Granny the Witch 1963-10-26
Young Swordsman 1963-08-31
Matango   as  Skulking Transitional Matango (uncredited) 1963-08-11
Warring Clans 1963-03-23
47 Ronin 1962-11-03
Operation Sewer Rats   as  (uncredited) 1962-06-01
The Crimson Sky 1962-03-21
Gorath   as  Man in Bar 1962-03-21
Blood on the Sea 1961-08-13
A Night in Hong Kong 1961-07-01
Yojimbo   as  Yahachi 1961-04-25
Blueprint of Murder 1961-01-03
Daredevil in the Castle   as  Interpreter 1961-01-03
Get 'em All   as  Weapon Dealer 1960-11-29
Westward Desperado 1960-10-30
Man Against Man 1960-08-14
The Secret of the Telegian 1960-04-10
The Gambling Samurai   as  Tomimatsu 1960-03-28
The Last Gunfight   as  Ichino 1960-01-03
The Three Treasures   as  Spectator at Gods' Dance 1959-11-01
Samurai Saga   as  (uncredited) 1959-04-28
The Big Boss 1959-01-15
Theater of Life 1958-11-23
Temptation   as  Kyozo Ikegami 1957-09-22
Twenty-Four Eyes   as  Ôishi Sensei no Otto 1954-09-15
The Garden of Women 1954-03-16