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.
Filmography
(segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)
Cobra Man
High Priest of Mu
Gendayu Shimada
Dr. Who
Toy Consultant Shinpei Inami
Shuzen Kamio
Skulking Transitional Matango (uncredited)
Master of Saiga
Chairman Shimamori
Granny the Old Witch
Matazaburo Hagiwara
Weapon Dealer
Father of Him
Dr. Gensai
Dirty Old Goat
Biwa player
Hachimaki
Yosaku
Ryuichi Shimomura
Fuyuki
Voice of Marehito
Granny the Witch
Dr. Shinigami
Captain Takeo Sasaki
Numaguchi
Princess Salno's aide (uncredited)
Yahachi
Red Bamboo Naval Officer
Man in Bar
Maki the Safecracker
Servant
Key maker
Shiga
Okinawa Regional Officer
Grocery Store Owner
Grandpa
Kushida, the Butler
Moongaze Ginji
Tetsu
Shogo Mizorogi
Tomimatsu
Dr. Shinigami
(uncredited)
Interpreter
Spectator at Gods' Dance
Heiroku
Youmei Kaku
Prof. Hirotoshi Isayama the Prophet
First Murderer
Onmyoji
Ôishi Sensei no Otto
Sakai
Assassin at Orphanage
(uncredited)
Kyozo Ikegami
Ichino
General Sahara
Inn manager
Nakao