Hideyo Amamoto

Acting

Jan 2, 1926 – Mar 23, 2003 · 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.

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

Yojimbo1961
as ⁨Yahachi⁩
Kwaidan1965
as ⁨(segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)⁩
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster1964
as ⁨Princess Salno's aide⁩
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack2001
as ⁨Prof. Hirotoshi Isayama the Prophet⁩
The Sword of Doom1966
as ⁨Shuzen Kamio⁩
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep1966
as ⁨Red Bamboo Naval Officer⁩
All Monsters Attack1969
as ⁨Toy Consultant Shinpei Inami⁩
as ⁨Cobra Man⁩
as ⁨Dr. Who⁩
as ⁨Transitional Matango⁩
as ⁨Ôishi Sensei no Otto⁩
as ⁨Gendayu Shimada⁩
as ⁨Matazaburo Hagiwara⁩
as ⁨Dark⁩
as ⁨High Priest of Mu⁩

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

Yojimbo1961
as ⁨Yahachi⁩
Kwaidan1965
as ⁨(segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)⁩
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster1964
as ⁨Princess Salno's aide⁩
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack2001
as ⁨Prof. Hirotoshi Isayama the Prophet⁩
The Sword of Doom1966
as ⁨Shuzen Kamio⁩
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep1966
as ⁨Red Bamboo Naval Officer⁩
All Monsters Attack1969
as ⁨Toy Consultant Shinpei Inami⁩
as ⁨Cobra Man⁩
as ⁨Dr. Who⁩
as ⁨Transitional Matango⁩
as ⁨Ôishi Sensei no Otto⁩
as ⁨Gendayu Shimada⁩
as ⁨Matazaburo Hagiwara⁩
as ⁨Dark⁩
as ⁨High Priest of Mu⁩