Hideyo Amamoto

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.

Hideyo Amamoto

Kwaidan (1965)

What's Up, Tiger Lily? (1966)

The Adventure of Robocon (1976)

Atragon (1963)

The Fighting King (1994)

The Crimson Sky (1962)

Kill! (1968)

Magistrate of the Floating World (1981)

King Kong Escapes (1967)

All Monsters Attack (1969)

Keizoku: Unsolved Mysteries - Beautiful Dreamer (2000)

Oshikiri (2000)

The Sword of Doom (1966)

Eko Eko Azarak II: Birth of the Wizard (1996)

Matango (1963)

Portrait of Hell (1969)

Weather Woman (1996)

Shin Virgin Boys Story: Hong Kong Virgin Boy (1990)

Adventure in Kigan Castle (1966)

The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman (1963)

Cash Calls Hell (1966)

Samurai Assassin (1965)

Get 'em All (1960)

The Human Bullet (1968)

Red Lion (1969)

Big Boobs Buster (1990)

Edogawa Rampo Theater: The Man Who Travels With Prints (1994)

Ronin-gai (1990)

Mahjong Horoki (1984)

Hole in the Pants 5: I Found a Glittering Star! (1990)

Battle Cry (1975)

Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely (1980)

The Militarists (1970)

Marehito (1995)

Mighty Jack (1987)

Samurai Pirate (1963)

The Secret of the Telegian (1960)

30 -thirty- (1997)

Kamen Rider: THE FIRST (2005)

Young Swordsman (1963)

Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel (1998)

Monster Heaven: Ghost Hero (1990)

Japan's Longest Day (1967)

Key of Keys (1965)

Yamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 2 (1992)

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)

Yojimbo (1961)

Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966)

Gorath (1962)

Monster Heaven (1986)

Dogora (1964)

My Soul Is Slashed (1991)

Farewell to the Ark (1984)

Fort Graveyard (1965)

The Battle of Okinawa (1971)

Kaito Ruby (1988)

Blood Type: Blue (1978)

A Gruesome and Terrifying Story that Happened in Real Life (1993)

Female Neo-Ninjas (1991)

Rainbow Kids (1991)

The Red Spectacles (1987)

クレージーの殴り込み清水港 (1970)

Oh, Bomb! (1964)

Man Against Man (1960)

Da Dahhhhn (1991)

The Age of Assassins (1967)

The Garden of Women (1954)

Theater of Life (1958)

The Big Boss (1959)

The Gambling Samurai (1960)

Kazuo Umezu's Terror Zone: Horror! (1993)

Wangan Midnight (1992)

Kamen Rider vs. Shocker (1972)

A Night in Hong Kong (1961)

Warring Clans (1963)

Samurai Saga (1959)

Daredevil in the Castle (1961)

Blueprint of Murder (1961)

Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself: The Loot (1996)