Hideyo Amamoto
Actor·1926–2003·Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
23 horror credits
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.
Actor23 films
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
Prof. Hirotoshi Isayama the Prophet
Oshikiri
Birdcage of Horrors
Eko Eko Azarak II: Birth of the Wizard
Master of Saiga
Edogawa Rampo Theater: The Man Who Travels With Prints
Monma Yazo
A Gruesome and Terrifying Story that Happened in Real Life
Kazuo Umezu's Terror Zone: Horror!
My Soul Is Slashed
Servant
Monster Heaven: Ghost Hero
Go Nagai's Scary Zone 2: Senki
Monster Heaven
Evil Heart
Physician
Agi, the Fury of Evil
Onmyoji
Message from Space
Dark
All Monsters Attack
Toy Consultant Shinpei Inami
Portrait of Hell
King Kong Escapes
Dr. Who
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
Red Bamboo Naval Officer
Kwaidan
(segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
Princess Salno's aide
Dogora
Maki the Safecracker
Matango
Skulking Transitional Matango (uncredited)
The Secret of the Telegian