Hideyo Amamoto profile
Actor profile

Hideyo Amamoto

2nd January 1926 Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan Acting

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.

122 Movies 7 TV Shows 129 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

F poster
F 14th March 1998
Marehito poster
Marehito 1st July 1995 as Voice of Marehito
Kill! poster
Kill! 22nd June 1968 as Gendayu Shimada
Kwaidan poster
Kwaidan 6th January 1965 as (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)
Dogora poster
Dogora 11th August 1964 as Maki the Safecracker
Atragon poster
Atragon 22nd December 1963 as High Priest of Mu
Matango poster
Matango 11th August 1963 as Transitional Matango
Gorath poster
Gorath 21st March 1962 as Man in Bar