Hideyo Amamoto

Known for ActingBorn 1926-01-02Died 2003-03-23Kitakyūshū, 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.Read more

Movies & web series

The Adventure of Robocon

Without Complaint

Crazy Violence at Shimizu Harbor

The Tigers: The World is Waiting For Us

Konto 55: The Weaknesses of the Century

Mexican Free-for-All

The Rabble

A Night in Hong Kong

Theater of Life

Edogawa Rampo Theater: The Man Who Travels With Prints

Bungakusho Satsujin Jiken: Oinaru Jyoso

The Crimson Sky

Bandits on the Wind

J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai vs. Gorenger

Agi, the Fury of Evil

Nebula Mask Machine Man

Fate Deals the Card of Death

Hakata Movie: Chinchiromai

Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! The Loot

Space Sheriff Gavan

Yojimbo

The Killing Bottle

Could I But Live

Portrait of Hell

Temptation

The Battle of Okinawa

Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack

Hong Kong Paradise

Oh, Bomb!

Kwaidan

The Sword of Doom

Cash Calls Hell

Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely

Interpol Code 8

The Age of Assassins

Twenty-Four Eyes

The Militarists

The Wolves

Mahjong Horoki

Samurai Assassin

Japan's Longest Day

Kazuo Umezu's Terror Zone: Horror!

Daredevil in the Castle

Kaito Ruby

Monster Heaven

Kamen Rider: THE FIRST

August in the Water

Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series