Hideyo Amamoto
Filmography

Hideyo Amamoto

ActorBorn Jan 2, 1926Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan131 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.

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Yojimbo
Yojimbo
1961 · 8.1
Yahachi
Temptation
Temptation
1957 · 8.0
Kyozo Ikegami
The Sword of Doom
The Sword of Doom
1966 · 7.8
Shuzen Kamio
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
2001 · 7.5
Prof. Hirotoshi Isayama the Prophet
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
1966 · 6.3
Red Bamboo Naval Officer
The Red Spectacles
The Red Spectacles
1987 · 6.5
Ginji the Moongazer
Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely
Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely
1980 · 7.5
Ryuichi Shimomura
The Battle of Okinawa
The Battle of Okinawa
1971 · 7.8
Principal Noda
Ronin-gai
Ronin-gai
1990 · 6.2
Biwa player
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
1964 · 7.0
Princess Salno's aide