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.
Acting
Movie
Yojimbo
as Yahachi
1961
Movie
Kwaidan
as (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)
1965
Movie
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
as Princess Salno's aide
1964
Movie
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
as Prof. Hirotoshi Isayama the Prophet
2001
Movie
The Sword of Doom
as Shuzen Kamio
1966
Movie
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
as Red Bamboo Naval Officer
1966
Movie
All Monsters Attack
as Toy Consultant Shinpei Inami
1969
Movie
What's Up, Tiger Lily?
as Cobra Man
1966
Movie
King Kong Escapes
as Dr. Who
1967
Movie
Matango
as Transitional Matango
1963
TV
Kamen Rider
as Doctor Shinigami
1971
Movie
Twenty-Four Eyes
as Ôishi Sensei no Otto
1954
Movie
Kill!
as Gendayu Shimada
1968
Movie
Samurai Assassin
as Matazaburo Hagiwara
1965
Movie
Atragon
as High Priest of Mu
1963
Movie
Message from Space
as Dark
1978
Movie
Chûshingura
1962
Movie
Dogora
as Maki the Safecracker
1964
Movie
The Red Spectacles
as Moongaze Ginji
1987
Movie
August in the Water
as Sakai
1995
Movie
Japan's Longest Day
as Captain Takeo Sasaki
1967
Movie
Red Lion
as Dr. Gensai
1969
Movie
Gorath
as Man in Bar
1962
Movie
Farewell to the Ark
as Key maker
1984