Hideyo Amamoto
Known for: Actor
Born: 2 January 1926, Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Died: 23 March 2003
Credits: 60+ titles
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
Kamen Rider: THE FIRST
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
Hakata Movie: Chinchiromai
Oshikiri
Keizoku: Unsolved Mysteries - Beautiful Dreamer
Birdcage of Horrors
F
Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel
30 -thirty-
Weather Woman
Moon Spiral
Eko Eko Azarak II: Birth of the Wizard
Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! The Loot
August in the Water
Marehito
Edogawa Rampo Theater: The Man Who Travels With Prints
The Fighting King
Black Market Emperor: Silver and Gold 2
Black Market Emperor: Silver and Gold
A Gruesome and Terrifying Story that Happened in Real Life
My Beloved Ultraseven
Kazuo Umezu's Terror Zone: Horror!
High School Jingi 2: Taihen yoku dekimashita
Yamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 2
Wangan Midnight
My Soul Is Slashed
Female Neo-Ninjas
Rainbow Kids
Da Dahhhhn
Hole in the Pants 5: I Found a Glittering Star!
Ronin-gai
Monster Heaven: Ghost Hero
Go Nagai's Scary Zone 2: Senki
Hong Kong Paradise
Big Boobs Buster
Shin Virgin Boys Story: Hong Kong Virgin Boy
Bungakusho Satsujin Jiken: Oinaru Jyoso
Kaito Ruby
Mighty Jack
The Red Spectacles
Taikoki
Monster Heaven
三姉妹探偵団
Marukin marubi no kintamashii maki
Evil Heart
Agi, the Fury of Evil
Mahjong Horoki
Farewell to the Ark
Nebula Mask Machine Man
The Kōsuke Kindaichi Series 2: The Mummy Bride
Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series
Space Sheriff Gavan
Magistrate of the Floating World
Pro Hunter
Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely
Blood Type: Blue
Message from Space
J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai vs. Gorenger
Ghost Train
The Adventure of Robocon