Hideyo Amamoto
AKA: Eisei Amamoto
Birthday: 1926-01-02
Died: 2003-03-23
Birthplace: 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.
Filmography
Character: (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)
Character: High Priest of Mu
Character: Gendayu Shimada
Character: Toy Consultant Shinpei Inami
Character: Master of Saiga
Character: Skulking Transitional Matango (uncredited)
Character: Chairman Shimamori
Character: Granny the Old Witch
Character: Matazaburo Hagiwara
Character: Dirty Old Goat
Character: Ryuichi Shimomura
Character: Voice of Marehito
Character: Granny the Witch
Character: Captain Takeo Sasaki
Character: Princess Salno's aide (uncredited)
Character: Red Bamboo Naval Officer (uncredited)
Character: Maki the Safecracker
Character: Okinawa Regional Officer
Character: Grocery Store Owner
Character: Kushida, the Butler
Character: Moongaze Ginji
Character: Shogo Mizorogi
Character: Spectator at Gods' Dance
Character: Prof. Hirotoshi Isayama the Prophet
Character: First Murderer
Character: Ôishi Sensei no Otto
Character: Assassin at Orphanage
Character: General Sahara