Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1/2/1926
Place of Birth
Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Also Known As
天本 英世Amamoto Hideyo天本 ひでよ
Hideyo Amamoto
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
Yojimbo
as Yahachi
Keizoku: Unsolved Mysteries - Beautiful Dreamer
Unknown Role
Kamen Rider: THE FIRST
as Dr. Shinigami
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
as Princess Salno's aide (uncredited)
The Sword of Doom
as Shuzen Kamio
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
as Red Bamboo Naval Officer
Kwaidan
as (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)
Dogora
as Maki the Safecracker
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
as Prof. Hirotoshi Isayama the Prophet
King Kong Escapes
as Dr. Who
The Red Spectacles
as Moongaze Ginji
Chûshingura
Unknown Role
All Monsters Attack
as Toy Consultant Shinpei Inami
Twenty-Four Eyes
as Ôishi Sensei no Otto
30 -thirty-
Unknown Role
August in the Water
as Sakai
The Garden of Women
Unknown Role
Kamen Rider vs. Shocker
as Dr. Shinigami
The Three Treasures
as Spectator at Gods' Dance
What's Up, Tiger Lily?
as Cobra Man
Career Timeline
2000
1996
1994
1993
1992
1991
1990
Hole in the Pants 5: I Found a Glittering Star!
Role unknown
Ronin-gai
as Biwa player
Monster Heaven: Ghost Hero
Role unknown
Go Nagai's Scary Zone 2: Senki
Role unknown
Hong Kong Paradise
as Youmei Kaku
Big Boobs Buster
as Dirty Old Goat
Shin Virgin Boys Story: Hong Kong Virgin Boy
Role unknown