Hideyo Amamoto
Actor
Biography
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
Kwaidan
as (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited) 1965
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
as Princess Salno's aide 1964
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
as Prof. Hirotoshi Isayama the Prophet 2001
The Sword of Doom
as Shuzen Kamio 1966
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
as Red Bamboo Naval Officer 1966
All Monsters Attack
as Toy Consultant Shinpei Inami 1969
What's Up, Tiger Lily?
as Cobra Man 1966
King Kong Escapes
as Dr. Who 1967
Matango
as Skulking Transitional Matango (uncredited) 1963
Twenty-Four Eyes
as Ôishi Sensei no Otto 1954
Kill!
as Gendayu Shimada 1968
Samurai Assassin
as Matazaburo Hagiwara 1965
Message from Space
as Dark 1978
Atragon
as High Priest of Mu 1963
Dogora
as Maki the Safecracker 1964
Chûshingura
1962