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.

Cast

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

What's Up, Tiger Lily?

The Adventure of Robocon

High Priest of Mu

The Fighting King

The Crimson Sky

Gendayu Shimada

Magistrate of the Floating World

King Kong Escapes

All Monsters Attack

Toy Consultant Shinpei Inami

Keizoku: Unsolved Mysteries - Beautiful Dreamer

The Sword of Doom

Eko Eko Azarak II: Birth of the Wizard

Master of Saiga

Skulking Transitional Matango (uncredited)

Portrait of Hell

Chairman Shimamori

Shin Virgin Boys Story: Hong Kong Virgin Boy

Adventure in Kigan Castle

Granny the Old Witch

The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman

Cash Calls Hell

Samurai Assassin

Matazaburo Hagiwara

The Human Bullet

Big Boobs Buster

Edogawa Rampo Theater: The Man Who Travels With Prints

Hole in the Pants 5: I Found a Glittering Star!

Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely

Ryuichi Shimomura

The Militarists

Voice of Marehito

Granny the Witch

The Secret of the Telegian

Kamen Rider: THE FIRST

Young Swordsman

Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel

Monster Heaven: Ghost Hero

Japan's Longest Day

Captain Takeo Sasaki

Yamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 2

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

Princess Salno's aide (uncredited)

Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

Red Bamboo Naval Officer

Maki the Safecracker

My Soul Is Slashed

Farewell to the Ark

The Battle of Okinawa

Okinawa Regional Officer

Grocery Store Owner

Blood Type: Blue

A Gruesome and Terrifying Story that Happened in Real Life

Female Neo-Ninjas

Kushida, the Butler

The Red Spectacles

Crazy Violence at Shimizu Harbor

Man Against Man

The Age of Assassins

The Garden of Women

Theater of Life

The Gambling Samurai

Kazuo Umezu's Terror Zone: Horror!

Wangan Midnight

Kamen Rider vs. Shocker

A Night in Hong Kong

Daredevil in the Castle

Blueprint of Murder

Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! III: The Loot

Fate Deals the Card of Death

High School Jingi 2: Taihen yoku dekimashita

The Tigers: The World is Waiting For Us

The Three Treasures

Spectator at Gods' Dance

Rise Against the Sword

Hong Kong Paradise

Black Market Emperor: Silver and Gold 2

Black Market Emperor: Silver and Gold

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

Prof. Hirotoshi Isayama the Prophet

The Killing Bottle

Without Complaint

Blood on the Sea

Agi, the Fury of Evil

Twenty-Four Eyes

Ôishi Sensei no Otto

August in the Water

Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy

Assassin at Orphanage

Bungakusho Satsujin Jiken: Oinaru Jyoso

Konto 55: The Weaknesses of the Century

Message from Space

Operation Sewer Rats

Hakata Movie: Chinchiromai

Go Nagai's Scary Zone 2: Senki

Westward Desperado

The Last Gunfight

Could I But Live

J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai vs. Gorenger

Birdcage of Horrors

Marukin marubi no kintamashii maki

Who Is the Informer?

Bandits on the Wind

Interpol Code 8

My Beloved Ultraseven

Showdown on Pier No.3