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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
January 2, 1926
Died
March 23, 2003
Place of Birth
Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Also Known As
- 天本 英世
- Amamoto Hideyo
- 天本 ひでよ
- Eisei Amamoto
- 天本 えいせい
- Amamoto Eisei
- Hideko Amamoto
Hideyo Amamoto
0.8 Popularity
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.
Known For
6.7
Dr. Shinigami
Kamen Rider: THE FIRST
2005
7.5
Prof. Hirotoshi Isayama the Prophet
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
2001
0.0
Hakata Movie: Chinchiromai
2000
5.3
Oshikiri
2000
6.2
Keizoku: Unsolved Mysteries - Beautiful Dreamer
2000
0.0
Birdcage of Horrors
1999
6.2
F
1998
0.0
Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel
1998
0.0
30 -thirty-
1997
3.1
Chairman Shimamori
Weather Woman
1996
Credits
Kamen Rider: THE FIRST
as Dr. Shinigami
2005
6.7
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
as Prof. Hirotoshi Isayama the Prophet
2001
7.5
Hakata Movie: Chinchiromai
2000
0.0
Oshikiri
2000
5.3
Keizoku: Unsolved Mysteries - Beautiful Dreamer
2000
6.2
Birdcage of Horrors
1999
0.0
F
1998
6.2
Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel
1998
0.0
30 -thirty-
1997
0.0
Weather Woman
as Chairman Shimamori
1996
3.1
Moon Spiral
as Toru Sawajiri
1996
0.0
Eko Eko Azarak II: Birth of the Wizard
as Master of Saiga
1996
5.9
Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself: The Loot
1996
8.0
August in the Water
as Sakai
1995
6.7
Marehito
as Voice of Marehito
1995
5.0
Edogawa Rampo Theater: The Man Who Travels With Prints
as Monma Yazo
1994
0.0
The Fighting King
1994
0.0
Black Market Emperor: Silver and Gold 2
1994
0.0
Black Market Emperor: Silver and Gold
1993
0.0
A Gruesome and Terrifying Story that Happened in Real Life
1993
0.0
🎬
Kazuo Umezu's Terror Zone: Horror!
1993
0.0
High School Jingi 2: Taihen yoku dekimashita
1992
0.0
Yamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 2
1992
2.0
Wangan Midnight
1992
6.5
My Soul Is Slashed
as Servant
1991
6.0
Rainbow Kids
as Kushida, the Butler
1991
6.4
Female Neo-Ninjas
as Grandpa
1991
4.0
Da Dahhhhn
1991
0.0
Hole in the Pants 5: I Found a Glittering Star!
1990
0.0
Ronin-gai
as Biwa player
1990
5.9
Monster Heaven: Ghost Hero
1990
5.4
Go Nagai's Scary Zone 2: Senki
1990
5.0
Hong Kong Paradise
as Youmei Kaku
1990
0.0
Big Boobs Buster
as Dirty Old Goat
1990
5.4
Shin Virgin Boys Story: Hong Kong Virgin Boy
1990
0.0
Bungakusho Satsujin Jiken: Oinaru Jyoso
1989
0.0
Kaito Ruby
as Grocery Store Owner
1988
7.0
Mighty Jack
1987
2.4
The Red Spectacles
as Moongaze Ginji
1987
6.3
Monster Heaven
1986
0.0
Marukin marubi no kintamashii maki
as Inn manager
1985
0.0
Agi, the Fury of Evil
as Onmyoji
1984
7.0
Mahjong Horoki
as Hachimaki
1984
6.5
Farewell to the Ark
as Key maker
1984
7.0
Nebula Mask Machine Man
as Prof. K.
1984
8.7
古谷一行の名探偵・金田一耕助シリーズ
as Matsuo Takami
1983
7.0
Space Sheriff Gavan
1982
7.9
Magistrate of the Floating World
1981
6.0
Pro Hunter
1981
0.0
Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely
as Ryuichi Shimomura
1980
6.0
Blood Type: Blue
1978
5.5
Message from Space
as Dark
1978
5.8
J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai vs. Gorenger
as General Sahara
1978
8.2
The Adventure of Robocon
1976
10.0
Battle Cry
as Yosaku
1975
6.0
Without Complaint
1975
0.0
Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy
as Assassin at Orphanage
1974
6.0
Kamen Rider vs. Shocker
as Dr. Shinigami
1972
5.8
The Wolves
1971
7.4
The Battle of Okinawa
as Okinawa Regional Officer
1971
7.5
Kamen Rider
as Doctor Shinigami
1971
6.4
Fate Deals the Card of Death
1971
7.0
The Militarists
as Fuyuki
1970
8.0
Crazy Violence at Shimizu Harbor
1970
0.0
All Monsters Attack
as Toy Consultant Shinpei Inami
1969
5.1
Portrait of Hell
1969
8.1
Red Lion
as Dr. Gensai
1969
6.4
Konto 55: The Weaknesses of the Century
as Sawada
1968
0.0
The Human Bullet
as Father of Him
1968
6.1
Kill!
as Gendayu Shimada
1968
7.0
The Tigers: The World is Waiting For Us
as Heraclues
1968
0.0
Mighty Jack
1968
6.0
Japan's Longest Day
as Captain Takeo Sasaki
1967
7.1
King Kong Escapes
as Dr. Who
1967
6.2
The Killing Bottle
as First Murderer
1967
7.0
The Age of Assassins
as Shogo Mizorogi
1967
7.3
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
as Red Bamboo Naval Officer
1966
6.3
Rise Against the Sword
as Heiroku
1966
6.5
What's Up, Tiger Lily?
as Cobra Man
1966
5.4
Adventure in Kigan Castle
as Granny the Old Witch
1966
5.7
The Sword of Doom
as Shuzen Kamio
1966
7.7
Cash Calls Hell
1966
7.6
Key of Keys
as Numaguchi
1965
6.0
Fort Graveyard
as Shiga
1965
6.7
Kwaidan
as (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)
1965
7.7
Samurai Assassin
as Matazaburo Hagiwara
1965
7.3
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
as Princess Salno's aide (uncredited)
1964
7.0
Could I But Live
1964
0.0
Dogora
as Maki the Safecracker
1964
6.9
Garakuta
1964
0.0
Oh, Bomb!
as Tetsu
1964
7.7
Atragon
as High Priest of Mu
1963
6.5
The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman
1963
6.1
Samurai Pirate
as Granny the Witch
1963
5.5
Young Swordsman
1963
6.5
Matango
as Skulking Transitional Matango (uncredited)
1963
6.9
Warring Clans
1963
6.8
Chûshingura
1962
7.3
Operation Sewer Rats
as (uncredited)
1962
0.0
Gorath
as Man in Bar
1962
6.6
The Crimson Sky
1962
0.0
Bandits on the Wind
1961
0.0
Blood on the Sea
1961
0.0
A Night in Hong Kong
1961
0.0
Yojimbo
as Yahachi
1961
8.1
Daredevil in the Castle
as Interpreter
1961
7.4
Blueprint of Murder
1961
6.2
Get 'em All
as Weapon Dealer
1960
6.0
Westward Desperado
1960
6.2
Man Against Man
1960
0.0
The Secret of the Telegian
1960
6.1
The Gambling Samurai
as Tomimatsu
1960
6.3
The Last Gunfight
as Ichino
1960
6.1
The Three Treasures
as Spectator at Gods' Dance
1959
5.4
Samurai Saga
as (uncredited)
1959
6.7
The Big Boss
1959
6.3
Theater of Life
1958
0.0
Who Is the Informer?
as Nakao
1958
0.0
Temptation
as Kyozo Ikegami
1957
8.0
Twenty-Four Eyes
as Ôishi Sensei no Otto
1954
7.7
The Garden of Women
1954
6.6