Personal Info
Birthday
January 2, 1926
Place of Birth
Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Known For
Acting
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.
Acting Filmography (128)
6.7
Kamen Rider: THE FIRST
Movie2005
7.5
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
Movie2001
No Backdrop
8.0
Hakata Movie: Chinchiromai
Movie2000
6.3
Oshikiri
Movie2000
6.3
Keizoku: Unsolved Mysteries - Beautiful Dreamer
Movie2000
10.0
Birdcage of Horrors
Movie1999
6.2
F
Movie1998
No Backdrop
0.0
Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel
Movie1998
5.0
30 -thirty-
Movie1997
3.4
Weather Woman
Movie1996
No Backdrop
0.0
Moon Spiral
TV Series1996
6.2
Eko Eko Azarak II: Birth of the Wizard
Movie1996
8.0
Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! The Loot
Movie1996
6.9
August in the Water
Movie1995
No Backdrop
5.0
Marehito
Movie1995
No Backdrop
9.0
Edogawa Rampo Theater: The Man Who Travels With Prints
Movie1994
No Backdrop
0.0
The Fighting King
Movie1994
No Backdrop
0.0
Black Market Emperor: Silver and Gold 2
Movie1994
No Backdrop
0.0
Black Market Emperor: Silver and Gold
Movie1993
No Backdrop
0.0
A Gruesome and Terrifying Story that Happened in Real Life
Movie1993
No Backdrop
0.0
My Beloved Ultraseven
Movie1993
No Backdrop
0.0
High School Jingi 2: Taihen yoku dekimashita
Movie1992
No Backdrop
6.0
Yamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 2
Movie1992
No Backdrop
6.5
Wangan Midnight
Movie1992
6.7
My Soul Is Slashed
Movie1991
4.9
Female Neo-Ninjas
Movie1991
6.6
Rainbow Kids
Movie1991
No Backdrop
0.0
Da Dahhhhn
Movie1991
No Backdrop
0.0
Hole in the Pants 5: I Found a Glittering Star!
Movie1990
6.2
Ronin-gai
Movie1990
5.7
Monster Heaven: Ghost Hero
Movie1990
No Backdrop
5.0
Go Nagai's Scary Zone 2: Senki
Movie1990
7.5
Hong Kong Paradise
Movie1990
5.0
Big Boobs Buster
Movie1990
No Backdrop
0.0
Shin Virgin Boys Story: Hong Kong Virgin Boy
Movie1990
9.0
Bungakusho Satsujin Jiken: Oinaru Jyoso
Movie1989
7.0
Kaito Ruby
Movie1988
3.0
Mighty Jack
Movie1987
6.5
The Red Spectacles
Movie1987
7.0
Monster Heaven
Movie1986
No Backdrop
0.0
Marukin marubi no kintamashii maki
Movie1985
7.0
Evil Heart
Movie1985
8.5
Agi, the Fury of Evil
Movie1984
7.2
Mahjong Horoki
Movie1984
6.9
Farewell to the Ark
Movie1984
8.8
Nebula Mask Machine Man
TV Series1984
No Backdrop
0.0
The Kōsuke Kindaichi Series 2: The Mummy Bride
Movie1983
7.0
Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series
TV Series1983
8.0
Space Sheriff Gavan
TV Series1982
6.0
Magistrate of the Floating World
Movie1981
0.0
Pro Hunter
TV Series1981
7.5
Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely
Movie1980
6.1
Blood Type: Blue
Movie1978
5.9
Message from Space
Movie1978
8.3
J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai vs. Gorenger
Movie1978
No Backdrop
10.0
The Adventure of Robocon
Movie1976
5.9
Battle Cry
Movie1975
No Backdrop
10.0
Without Complaint
Movie1975
6.4
Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy
Movie1974
6.0
Kamen Rider vs. Shocker
Movie1972
7.4
The Wolves
Movie1971
7.8
The Battle of Okinawa
Movie1971
6.4
Kamen Rider
TV Series1971
8.5
Fate Deals the Card of Death
Movie1971
7.5
The Militarists
Movie1970
No Backdrop
10.0
Crazy Violence at Shimizu Harbor
Movie1970
5.1
All Monsters Attack
Movie1969
No Backdrop
7.9
Portrait of Hell
Movie1969
6.5
Red Lion
Movie1969
No Backdrop
10.0
Konto 55: The Weaknesses of the Century
Movie1968
5.9
The Human Bullet
Movie1968
7.0
Kill!
Movie1968
10.0
Mexican Free-for-All
Movie1968
10.0
The Tigers: The World is Waiting For Us
Movie1968
6.5
Mighty Jack
TV Series1968
7.3
Japan's Longest Day
Movie1967
6.2
King Kong Escapes
Movie1967
8.2
The Killing Bottle
Movie1967
7.6
The Age of Assassins
Movie1967
6.3
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
Movie1966
5.4
What's Up, Tiger Lily?
Movie1966
6.2
Adventure in Kigan Castle
Movie1966
7.7
The Sword of Doom
Movie1966
7.5
Cash Calls Hell
Movie1966
No Backdrop
6.3
Rise Against the Sword
Movie1966
6.8
Key of Keys
Movie1965
6.1
Fort Graveyard
Movie1965
7.7
Kwaidan
Movie1965
7.3
Samurai Assassin
Movie1965
7.0
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
Movie1964
No Backdrop
8.0
Could I But Live
Movie1964
6.8
Dogora
Movie1964
No Backdrop
10.0
The Rabble
Movie1964
7.8
Oh, Bomb!
Movie1964
6.6
Atragon
Movie1963
6.2
The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman
Movie1963
5.9
Samurai Pirate
Movie1963
No Backdrop
6.7
Young Swordsman
Movie1963
No Backdrop
7.5
Interpol Code 8
Movie1963
6.7
Matango
Movie1963
6.8
Warring Clans
Movie1963
7.1
Chûshingura
Movie1962
7.0
Operation Sewer Rats
Movie1962
No Backdrop
9.0
The Crimson Sky
Movie1962
6.5
Gorath
Movie1962
No Backdrop
9.0
Bandits on the Wind
Movie1961
No Backdrop
0.0
Blood on the Sea
Movie1961
No Backdrop
10.0
A Night in Hong Kong
Movie1961
8.1
Yojimbo
Movie1961
No Backdrop
7.5
Daredevil in the Castle
Movie1961
6.4
Blueprint of Murder
Movie1961
7.0
Get 'em All
Movie1960
6.1
Westward Desperado
Movie1960
7.0
Man Against Man
Movie1960
No Backdrop
0.0
Showdown on Pier No.3
Movie1960
6.5
The Secret of the Telegian
Movie1960
No Backdrop
6.9
The Gambling Samurai
Movie1960
6.2
The Last Gunfight
Movie1960
5.5
The Three Treasures
Movie1959
6.9
Samurai Saga
Movie1959
6.5
The Big Boss
Movie1959
No Backdrop
10.0
Theater of Life
Movie1958
No Backdrop
0.0
Who Is the Informer?
Movie1958
No Backdrop
0.0
He's the Killer
Movie1958
8.0
Temptation
Movie1957
0.0
Lunar Eclipse
Movie1956
7.7
Twenty-Four Eyes
Movie1954
6.6
The Garden of Women
Movie1954