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

Kamen Rider
1971
Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series
1983
Space Sheriff Gavan
1982
Pro Hunter
1981
Yojimbo
1961
Kamen Rider
1971
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
2001
Kwaidan
1965
Nebula Mask Machine Man
1984
Mighty Jack
1968
Twenty-Four Eyes
1954
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
1964

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
135
2005
Kamen Rider: THE FIRST
as Dr. Shinigami
2001
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
as Prof. Hirotoshi Isayama the Prophet
2000
Keizoku: Unsolved Mysteries - Beautiful Dreamer
2000
Oshikiri
2000
Hakata Movie: Chinchiromai
1999
Birdcage of Horrors
1998
Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel
1998
F
1997
30 -thirty-
1996
Eko Eko Azarak II: Birth of the Wizard
as Master of Saiga
1996
Weather Woman
as Chairman Shimamori
1996
Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! The Loot
as Mutsuo Hatano
1996
Moon Spiral
as Toru Sawajiri
1995
Marehito
as Voice of Marehito
1995
August in the Water
as Sakai
1994
The Fighting King
1994
Edogawa Rampo Theater: The Man Who Travels With Prints
as Monma Yazo
1994
Black Market Emperor: Silver and Gold 2
1993
A Gruesome and Terrifying Story that Happened in Real Life
1993
Kazuo Umezu's Terror Zone: Horror!
1993
Black Market Emperor: Silver and Gold
1993
My Beloved Ultraseven
as Security Guard
1992
Yamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 2
1992
Wangan Midnight
1992
High School Jingi 2: Taihen yoku dekimashita
1991
My Soul Is Slashed
as Servant
1991
Female Neo-Ninjas
as Grandpa
1991
Rainbow Kids
as Kushida, the Butler
1991
Da Dahhhhn
1990
Shin Virgin Boys Story: Hong Kong Virgin Boy
1990
Big Boobs Buster
as Dirty Old Goat
1990
Ronin-gai
as Biwa player
1990
Hole in the Pants 5: I Found a Glittering Star!
1990
Monster Heaven: Ghost Hero
1990
Hong Kong Paradise
as Youmei Kaku
1990
Go Nagai's Scary Zone 2: Senki
1989
Bungakusho Satsujin Jiken: Oinaru Jyoso
1988
Kaito Ruby
as Grocery Store Owner
1987
Mighty Jack
1987
The Red Spectacles
as Ginji the Moongazer
1987
Taikoki
as Ankokuji Ekei
1986
Monster Heaven
1986
三姉妹探偵団
1985
Marukin marubi no kintamashii maki
as Inn manager
1985
Evil Heart
as Physician
1984
Mahjong Horoki
as Hachimaki
1984
Farewell to the Ark
as Key maker
1984
Agi, the Fury of Evil
as Onmyoji
1984
Nebula Mask Machine Man
as Professor K
1983
The Kōsuke Kindaichi Series 2: The Mummy Bride
as Tagami
1983
Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series
as Matsuo Takami
1982
Space Sheriff Gavan
1981
Magistrate of the Floating World
1981
Pro Hunter
1980
Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely
as Ryuichi Shimomura
1978
Blood Type: Blue
as Official
1978
Message from Space
as Dark
1978
J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai vs. Gorenger
as General Sahara
1978
Ghost Train
1976
The Adventure of Robocon
1975
Battle Cry
as Yosaku
1975
Without Complaint
1974
Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy
as Assassin at Orphanage
1972
Kamen Rider vs. Shocker
as Dr. Shinigami
1971
The Battle of Okinawa
as Principal Noda
1971
Fate Deals the Card of Death
1971
The Wolves
1971
Kamen Rider
as Doctor Shinigami
1971
Kamen Rider
as Doctor Shinigami
1970
The Militarists
as Fuyuki
1970
Crazy Violence at Shimizu Harbor
1970
Chiba Shusaku: Kendo Masshigura
as 梶原百鬼
1969
All Monsters Attack
as Toy Consultant Shinpei Inami
1969
Portrait of Hell
1969
Red Lion
as Dr. Gensai
1968
Kill!
as Gendayu Shimada
1968
The Human Bullet
as Father
1968
The Tigers: The World is Waiting For Us
as Heraclues
1968
Konto 55: The Weaknesses of the Century
as Sawada
1968
Mexican Free-for-All
as Bandit leader
1968
Mighty Jack
1967
King Kong Escapes
as Dr. Who
1967
Japan's Longest Day
as Captain Takeo Sasaki
1967
The Age of Assassins
as Shogo Mizorogi
1967
The Killing Bottle
as First Murderer
1966
What's Up, Tiger Lily?
as Cobra Man
1966
The Sword of Doom
as Shuzen Kamio
1966
Adventure in Kigan Castle
as Granny the Old Witch
1966
Cash Calls Hell
as Sō
1966
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
as Red Bamboo Naval Officer
1966
Rise Against the Sword
as Heiroku
1965
Kwaidan
as (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)
1965
Samurai Assassin
as Matazaburo Hagiwara
1965
Key of Keys
as Numaguchi
1965
Fort Graveyard
as Shiga
1964
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
as Princess Salno's aide
1964
Dogora
as Maki the Safecracker
1964
Oh, Bomb!
as Tetsu
1964
Could I But Live
1964
The Rabble
1963
Atragon
as High Priest of Mu
1963
The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman
1963
Samurai Pirate
as Granny the Witch
1963
Young Swordsman
1963
Warring Clans
1963
Interpol Code 8
as Shû
1963
Matango
as Transitional Matango
1962
The Crimson Sky
1962
Gorath
as Man in Bar
1962
Chûshingura
1962
Operation Sewer Rats
as (uncredited)
1961
Yojimbo
as Yahachi
1961
A Night in Hong Kong
1961
Daredevil in the Castle
as Interpreter
1961
Blueprint of Murder
1961
Blood on the Sea
1961
Bandits on the Wind
1960
Get 'em All
as Weapon Dealer
1960
The Secret of the Telegian
1960
Man Against Man
1960
The Gambling Samurai
as Tomimatsu
1960
Westward Desperado
1960
The Last Gunfight
as Ichino
1960
Showdown on Pier No.3
as Suda
1959
The Big Boss
as Koyama
1959
Samurai Saga
as (uncredited)
1959
The Three Treasures
as Spectator at Gods' Dance
1959
The Doom of Night
1958
Theater of Life
1958
Who Is the Informer?
as Nakao
1958
He's the Killer
1957
Temptation
as Kyozo Ikegami
1956
Lunar Eclipse
1954
The Garden of Women
1954
Twenty-Four Eyes
as Ôishi Sensei no Otto