Hideyo Amamoto
Acting · 77 years old
Kitakyūshū, 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.
Known For
The Adventure of Robocon
Nebula Mask Machine Man
Professor K
J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai vs. Gorenger
General Sahara
Yojimbo
Yahachi
The Militarists
Fuyuki
Temptation
Kyozo Ikegami
Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! The Loot
Mutsuo Hatano
Space Sheriff Gavan
Portrait of Hell
The Sword of Doom
Shuzen Kamio
Kwaidan
(segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)
Oh, Bomb!
Tetsu
Twenty-Four Eyes
Ôishi Sensei no Otto
The Battle of Okinawa
Okinawa Regional Officer
Cash Calls Hell
The Age of Assassins
Shogo Mizorogi
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
Prof. Hirotoshi Isayama the Prophet
The Wolves
Interpol Code 8
Shû
Samurai Assassin
Matazaburo Hagiwara