
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