Hideyo Amamoto
Known for: Acting
Born: January 2, 1926
Died: March 23, 2003
Place of birth: Kitakyūshū, 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.
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Filmography
126 movies · 7 TV shows, newest first
6.6
Kamen Rider: THE FIRST
2005
7.5
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
2001
8.0
Hakata Movie: Chinchiromai
2000
6.3
Oshikiri
2000
6.3
Keizoku: Unsolved Mysteries - Beautiful Dreamer
2000
10.0
Birdcage of Horrors
1999
6.2
F
1998
NR
Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel
1998
5.0
30 -thirty-
1997
3.4
Weather Woman
1996
NR
Moon Spiral
1996
6.2
Eko Eko Azarak II: Birth of the Wizard
1996
8.0
Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! The Loot
1996
7.1
August in the Water
1995
5.0
Marehito
1995
9.0
Edogawa Rampo Theater: The Man Who Travels With Prints
1994
NR
The Fighting King
1994
NR
Black Market Emperor: Silver and Gold 2
1994
NR
Black Market Emperor: Silver and Gold
1993
NR
A Gruesome and Terrifying Story that Happened in Real Life
1993
NR
My Beloved Ultraseven
19937.0
Kazuo Umezu's Terror Zone: Horror!
1993
NR
High School Jingi 2: Taihen yoku dekimashita
1992
6.0
Yamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 2
1992
6.5
Wangan Midnight
1992
6.7
My Soul Is Slashed
1991
4.9
Female Neo-Ninjas
1991
6.7
Rainbow Kids
1991
NR
Da Dahhhhn
1991
NR
Hole in the Pants 5: I Found a Glittering Star!
1990
6.2
Ronin-gai
1990
5.7
Monster Heaven: Ghost Hero
1990
5.0
Go Nagai's Scary Zone 2: Senki
1990
7.5
Hong Kong Paradise
1990
5.0
Big Boobs Buster
1990
NR
Shin Virgin Boys Story: Hong Kong Virgin Boy
1990
9.0
Bungakusho Satsujin Jiken: Oinaru Jyoso
1989
7.0
Kaito Ruby
1988
3.0
Mighty Jack
1987
6.5
The Red Spectacles
1987
8.0
Taikoki
1987
7.0
Monster Heaven
1986NR
三姉妹探偵団
1986
NR
Marukin marubi no kintamashii maki
1985
7.0
Evil Heart
1985
8.5
Agi, the Fury of Evil
1984
7.0
Mahjong Horoki
1984
7.1
Farewell to the Ark
1984
8.8
Nebula Mask Machine Man
1984
NR
The Kōsuke Kindaichi Series 2: The Mummy Bride
1983
7.0
Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series
1983
8.0
Space Sheriff Gavan
1982
6.0
Magistrate of the Floating World
1981
NR
Pro Hunter
1981
7.5
Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely
1980
6.1
Blood Type: Blue
1978
5.9
Message from Space
1978
8.2
J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai vs. Gorenger
1978
NR
Ghost Train
1978
10.0
The Adventure of Robocon
1976
5.9
Battle Cry
1975
10.0
Without Complaint
1975
6.7
Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy
1974
6.2
Kamen Rider vs. Shocker
1972
7.4
The Wolves
1971
7.8
The Battle of Okinawa
1971
6.4
Kamen Rider
1971
8.5
Fate Deals the Card of Death
1971
7.5
The Militarists
1970
10.0
Crazy Violence at Shimizu Harbor
1970
5.1
All Monsters Attack
1969
6.5
Red Lion
1969
7.9
Portrait of Hell
1969
10.0
Konto 55: The Weaknesses of the Century
1968
6.0
The Human Bullet
1968
7.0
Kill!
1968
10.0
Mexican Free-for-All
1968
10.0
The Tigers: The World is Waiting For Us
1968
6.5
Mighty Jack
1968
7.3
Japan's Longest Day
1967
6.1
King Kong Escapes
1967
8.2
The Killing Bottle
1967
7.6
The Age of Assassins
1967
6.3
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
1966
5.4
What's Up, Tiger Lily?
1966
6.2
Adventure in Kigan Castle
1966
7.8
The Sword of Doom
1966
7.5
Cash Calls Hell
1966
6.3
Rise Against the Sword
1966
6.8
Key of Keys
1965
6.1
Fort Graveyard
1965
7.7
Kwaidan
1965
7.3
Samurai Assassin
1965
7.0
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
1964
8.0
Could I But Live
1964
6.7
Dogora
1964
10.0
The Rabble
1964
7.8
Oh, Bomb!
1964
6.6
Atragon
1963
6.2
The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman
1963
5.9
Samurai Pirate
1963
6.7
Young Swordsman
1963
7.5
Interpol Code 8
1963
6.7
Matango
1963
6.7
Warring Clans
1963
7.1
Chûshingura
1962
7.0
Operation Sewer Rats
1962
9.0
The Crimson Sky
1962
6.3
Gorath
1962
9.0
Bandits on the Wind
1961
NR
Blood on the Sea
1961
10.0
A Night in Hong Kong
1961
8.1
Yojimbo
1961
7.5
Daredevil in the Castle
1961
6.4
Blueprint of Murder
1961
7.0
Get 'em All
1960
6.1
Westward Desperado
1960
7.0
Man Against Man
1960
NR
Showdown on Pier No.3
1960
6.5
The Secret of the Telegian
1960
6.9
The Gambling Samurai
1960
6.2
The Last Gunfight
1960
5.5
The Three Treasures
1959
6.9
Samurai Saga
1959
6.5
The Big Boss
1959
10.0
Theater of Life
1958
NR
Who Is the Informer?
1958
NR
He's the Killer
1958
8.0
Temptation
1957
NR
Lunar Eclipse
1956
7.7
Twenty-Four Eyes
1954
6.6
The Garden of Women
1954
NR
The Doom of Night
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