Person file · Acting
Hideyo Amamoto
Born 1926-01-02Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
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.
Screen work
Movies & roles
Kamen Rider: THE FIRSTDr. ShinigamiGodzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out AttackProf. Hirotoshi Isayama the ProphetHakata Movie: ChinchiromaiRoleOshikiriRoleKeizoku: Unsolved Mysteries - Beautiful DreamerRoleBirdcage of HorrorsRoleFRoleTom Cat Holmes and the Twilight HotelRole30 -thirty-RoleWeather WomanChairman ShimamoriEko Eko Azarak II: Birth of the WizardMaster of SaigaSuit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! The LootMutsuo HatanoAugust in the WaterSakaiMarehitoVoice of MarehitoEdogawa Rampo Theater: The Man Who Travels With PrintsMonma YazoThe Fighting KingRoleBlack Market Emperor: Silver and Gold 2RoleBlack Market Emperor: Silver and GoldRoleA Gruesome and Terrifying Story that Happened in Real LifeRoleMy Beloved UltrasevenSecurity GuardKazuo Umezu's Terror Zone: Horror!RoleHigh School Jingi 2: Taihen yoku dekimashitaRoleYamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 2RoleWangan MidnightRole