Hideyo Amamoto

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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.

Known For

Yojimbo

Yahachi

Kwaidan

(segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

Princess Salno's aide

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

Prof. Hirotoshi Isayama the Prophet

The Sword of Doom

Shuzen Kamio

Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

Red Bamboo Naval Officer

All Monsters Attack

Toy Consultant Shinpei Inami

What's Up, Tiger Lily?

Cobra Man

Full Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2005	Kamen Rider: THE FIRST MOVIE	Dr. Shinigami
2001	Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack MOVIE	Prof. Hirotoshi Isayama the Prophet
2000	Hakata Movie: Chinchiromai MOVIE	Self
2000	Oshikiri MOVIE	Self
2000	Keizoku: Unsolved Mysteries - Beautiful Dreamer MOVIE	Self
1999	Birdcage of Horrors MOVIE	Self
1998	F MOVIE	Self
1998	Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel MOVIE	Self
1997	30 -thirty- MOVIE	Self
1996	Weather Woman MOVIE	Chairman Shimamori
1996	Moon Spiral TV	Toru Sawajiri
1996	Eko Eko Azarak II: Birth of the Wizard MOVIE	Master of Saiga
1996	Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! The Loot MOVIE	Self
1995	August in the Water MOVIE	Sakai
1995	Marehito MOVIE	Voice of Marehito
1994	Edogawa Rampo Theater: The Man Who Travels With Prints MOVIE	Monma Yazo
1994	The Fighting King MOVIE	Self
1994	Black Market Emperor: Silver and Gold 2 MOVIE	Self
1993	Black Market Emperor: Silver and Gold MOVIE	Self
1993	A Gruesome and Terrifying Story that Happened in Real Life MOVIE	Self
1993	My Beloved Ultraseven MOVIE	Security Guard
1993	Kazuo Umezu's Terror Zone: Horror! MOVIE	Self
1992	High School Jingi 2: Taihen yoku dekimashita MOVIE	Self
1992	Yamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 2 MOVIE	Self
1992	Wangan Midnight MOVIE	Self
1991	My Soul Is Slashed MOVIE	Servant
1991	Female Neo-Ninjas MOVIE	Grandpa
1991	Rainbow Kids MOVIE	Kushida, the Butler
1991	Da Dahhhhn MOVIE	Self
1990	Hole in the Pants 5: I Found a Glittering Star! MOVIE	Self
1990	Ronin-gai MOVIE	Biwa player
1990	Monster Heaven: Ghost Hero MOVIE	Self
1990	Go Nagai's Scary Zone 2: Senki MOVIE	Self
1990	Hong Kong Paradise MOVIE	Youmei Kaku
1990	Big Boobs Buster MOVIE	Dirty Old Goat
1990	Shin Virgin Boys Story: Hong Kong Virgin Boy MOVIE	Self
1989	Bungakusho Satsujin Jiken: Oinaru Jyoso MOVIE	Self
1988	Kaito Ruby MOVIE	Grocery Store Owner
1987	Mighty Jack MOVIE	Self
1987	The Red Spectacles MOVIE	Moongaze Ginji
1986	Monster Heaven MOVIE	Self
1985	Marukin marubi no kintamashii maki MOVIE	Inn manager
1985	Evil Heart MOVIE	Physician
1984	Agi, the Fury of Evil MOVIE	Onmyoji
1984	Mahjong Horoki MOVIE	Hachimaki
1984	Farewell to the Ark MOVIE	Key maker
1984	Nebula Mask Machine Man TV	Professor K
1983	Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series TV	Matsuo Takami
1982	Space Sheriff Gavan TV	Self
1981	Magistrate of the Floating World MOVIE	Self
1981	Pro Hunter TV	Self
1980	Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely MOVIE	Ryuichi Shimomura
1978	Blood Type: Blue MOVIE	Self
1978	Message from Space MOVIE	Dark
1978	J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai vs. Gorenger MOVIE	General Sahara
1976	The Adventure of Robocon MOVIE	Self
1975	Battle Cry MOVIE	Yosaku
1975	Without Complaint MOVIE	Self
1974	Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy MOVIE	Assassin at Orphanage
1972	Kamen Rider vs. Shocker MOVIE	Dr. Shinigami
1971	The Wolves MOVIE	Self
1971	The Battle of Okinawa MOVIE	Okinawa Regional Officer
1971	Kamen Rider TV	Doctor Shinigami
1971	Fate Deals the Card of Death MOVIE	Self
1970	The Militarists MOVIE	Fuyuki
1970	Crazy Violence at Shimizu Harbor MOVIE	Self
1969	All Monsters Attack MOVIE	Toy Consultant Shinpei Inami
1969	Portrait of Hell MOVIE	Self
1969	Red Lion MOVIE	Dr. Gensai
1968	Konto 55: The Weaknesses of the Century MOVIE	Sawada
1968	The Human Bullet MOVIE	Father of Him
1968	Kill! MOVIE	Gendayu Shimada
1968	Mexican Free-for-All MOVIE	Bandit leader
1968	The Tigers: The World is Waiting For Us MOVIE	Heraclues
1968	Mighty Jack TV	Self
1967	Japan's Longest Day MOVIE	Captain Takeo Sasaki
1967	King Kong Escapes MOVIE	Dr. Who
1967	The Killing Bottle MOVIE	First Murderer
1967	The Age of Assassins MOVIE	Shogo Mizorogi
1966	Ebirah, Horror of the Deep MOVIE	Red Bamboo Naval Officer
1966	What's Up, Tiger Lily? MOVIE	Cobra Man
1966	Adventure in Kigan Castle MOVIE	Granny the Old Witch
1966	The Sword of Doom MOVIE	Shuzen Kamio
1966	Cash Calls Hell MOVIE	Self
1966	Rise Against the Sword MOVIE	Heiroku
1965	Key of Keys MOVIE	Numaguchi
1965	Fort Graveyard MOVIE	Shiga
1965	Kwaidan MOVIE	(segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)
1965	Samurai Assassin MOVIE	Matazaburo Hagiwara
1964	Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster MOVIE	Princess Salno's aide
1964	Could I But Live MOVIE	Self
1964	Dogora MOVIE	Maki the Safecracker
1964	The Rabble MOVIE	Self
1964	Oh, Bomb! MOVIE	Tetsu
1963	Atragon MOVIE	High Priest of Mu
1963	The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman MOVIE	Self
1963	Samurai Pirate MOVIE	Granny the Witch
1963	Young Swordsman MOVIE	Self
1963	Interpol Code 8 MOVIE	Shû
1963	Matango MOVIE	Skulking Transitional Matango (uncredited)
1963	Warring Clans MOVIE	Self
1962	Chûshingura MOVIE	Self
1962	Operation Sewer Rats MOVIE	(uncredited)
1962	The Crimson Sky MOVIE	Self
1962	Gorath MOVIE	Man in Bar
1961	Bandits on the Wind MOVIE	Self
1961	Blood on the Sea MOVIE	Self
1961	A Night in Hong Kong MOVIE	Self
1961	Yojimbo MOVIE	Yahachi
1961	Daredevil in the Castle MOVIE	Interpreter
1961	Blueprint of Murder MOVIE	Self
1960	Get 'em All MOVIE	Weapon Dealer
1960	Westward Desperado MOVIE	Self
1960	Man Against Man MOVIE	Self
1960	Showdown on Pier No.3 MOVIE	Suda
1960	The Secret of the Telegian MOVIE	Self
1960	The Gambling Samurai MOVIE	Tomimatsu
1960	The Last Gunfight MOVIE	Ichino
1959	The Three Treasures MOVIE	Spectator at Gods' Dance
1959	Samurai Saga MOVIE	(uncredited)
1959	The Big Boss MOVIE	Self
1958	Theater of Life MOVIE	Self
1958	Who Is the Informer? MOVIE	Nakao
1958	He's the Killer MOVIE	Self
1957	Temptation MOVIE	Kyozo Ikegami
1956	Lunar Eclipse MOVIE	Self
1954	Twenty-Four Eyes MOVIE	Ôishi Sensei no Otto
1954	The Garden of Women MOVIE	Self

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