Born 1926 (age 77) · Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Appears in 129 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

Yojimbo
8.1
Yojimbo
1961
as Yahachi
Kwaidan
7.7
Kwaidan
1965
as (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
7.0
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
1964
as Princess Salno's aide
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
7.5
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
2001
as Prof. Hirotoshi Isayama the Prophet
The Sword of Doom
7.7
The Sword of Doom
1966
as Shuzen Kamio
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
6.3
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
1966
as Red Bamboo Naval Officer
All Monsters Attack
5.1
All Monsters Attack
1969
as Toy Consultant Shinpei Inami
What's Up, Tiger Lily?
5.4
What's Up, Tiger Lily?
1966
as Cobra Man
King Kong Escapes
6.2
King Kong Escapes
1967
as Dr. Who
Matango
6.7
Matango
1963
as Transitional Matango
Twenty-Four Eyes
7.7
Twenty-Four Eyes
1954
as Ôishi Sensei no Otto
Kill!
7.0
Kill!
1968
as Gendayu Shimada
Samurai Assassin
7.4
Samurai Assassin
1965
as Matazaburo Hagiwara
Atragon
6.7
Atragon
1963
as High Priest of Mu
Message from Space
5.9
Message from Space
1978
as Dark
Chûshingura
7.2
Chûshingura
1962
Dogora
6.8
Dogora
1964
as Maki the Safecracker
The Red Spectacles
6.5
The Red Spectacles
1987
as Moongaze Ginji
August in the Water
6.9
August in the Water
1995
as Sakai
Japan's Longest Day
7.3
Japan's Longest Day
1967
as Captain Takeo Sasaki