MOVIZZ

Hideyo Amamoto1926 - 2003

usually

Actor

Popularity

2.5

Famous

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.

Credits

Kamen Rider: THE FIRST

2005

Action • Adventure • Science Fiction • Thriller

as Dr. Shinigami

6.7(19)

0.9

Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack

2001

Action • Adventure • Fantasy • Horror • Science Fiction

as Prof. Hirotoshi Isayama the Prophet

7.5(253)

1.8

Hakata Movie: Chinchiromai

2000

Comedy • Music

0(0)

0.2

Oshikiri

2000

Horror

5.3(3)

0.2

Keizoku: Unsolved Mysteries - Beautiful Dreamer

2000

Crime • Drama • Mystery • Thriller

6.2(15)

0.3

Birdcage of Horrors

1999

Horror

0(0)

0.2

1998

Drama • Romance

6.2(2)

0.3

Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel

1998

Comedy • Mystery

0(0)

0.2

30 -thirty-

1997

Drama

0(0)

0.2

Weather Woman

1996

Comedy • Fantasy • Romance • Science Fiction

as Chairman Shimamori

3.1(11)

0.7

Eko Eko Azarak II: Birth of the Wizard

1996

Horror

as Master of Saiga

5.9(13)

0.2

Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself: The Loot

1996

Comedy • Crime

8(2)

0.2

August in the Water

1995

Drama • Fantasy • Mystery • Science Fiction

as Sakai

6.7(28)

0.5

Marehito

1995

Science Fiction

as Voice of Marehito

5(4)

0.1

Edogawa Rampo Theater: The Man Who Travels With Prints

1994

Drama • Fantasy • Horror

0(0)

0.2

The Fighting King

1994

0(0)

0.4

Black Market Emperor: Silver and Gold 2

1994

Crime • Drama

0(0)

0.1

Black Market Emperor: Silver and Gold

1993

Crime • Drama

0(0)

0.1

A Gruesome and Terrifying Story that Happened in Real Life

1993

Horror

0(0)

0.1

Kazuo Umezu's Terror Zone: Horror!

1993

Horror

0(0)

0.1

High School Jingi 2: Taihen yoku dekimashita

1992

0(0)

0.2

Yamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 2

1992

Comedy

2(1)

0.3

Wangan Midnight

1992

Action

6.5(2)

0.1

My Soul Is Slashed

1991

Comedy • Horror

as Servant

6(2)

0.3

Rainbow Kids

1991

Comedy • Drama

as Kushida, the Butler

6.4(10)

0.4

Female Neo-Ninjas

1991

Comedy • Science Fiction

as Grandpa

4(4)

0.4

Da Dahhhhn

1991

0(0)

0.1

Hole in the Pants 5: I Found a Glittering Star!

1990

0(0)

0.2

Ronin-gai

1990

Action • Drama • History

as Biwa player

5.9(13)

0.8

Monster Heaven: Ghost Hero

1990

Action • Horror • Science Fiction

5.4(5)

0.3

Go Nagai's Scary Zone 2: Senki

1990

Horror

5(2)

0.1

Hong Kong Paradise

1990

Action • Adventure • Crime

as Youmei Kaku

0(0)

0.3

Big Boobs Buster

1990

Action • Comedy • Science Fiction

as Dirty Old Goat

5.4(7)

0.2

Shin Virgin Boys Story: Hong Kong Virgin Boy

1990

Comedy • Crime • Romance

0(0)

Bungakusho Satsujin Jiken: Oinaru Jyoso

1989

Comedy

0(0)

0.4

Kaito Ruby

1988

Comedy • Romance

as Grocery Store Owner

7(9)

0.5

Mighty Jack

1987

Action • Science Fiction • TV Movie

2.4(10)

0.2

The Red Spectacles

1987

Action • Comedy • Science Fiction

as Moongaze Ginji

6.3(35)

0.9

Monster Heaven

1986

Horror

0(0)

0.2

Marukin marubi no kintamashii maki

1985

as Inn manager

0(0)

0.4

Agi, the Fury of Evil

1984

Fantasy • Horror

as Onmyoji

7(1)

0.2

Mahjong Horoki

1984

Drama

as Hachimaki

6.5(4)

0.6

Farewell to the Ark

1984

Drama • Fantasy

as Key maker

7(21)

0.6

Magistrate of the Floating World

1981

Action • Comedy • Drama • History • TV Movie

6(1)

0.3

Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely

1980

Drama

as Ryuichi Shimomura

6(1)

0.3

Blood Type: Blue

1978

Drama • Science Fiction • Thriller

5.5(7)

0.7

Message from Space

1978

Action • Adventure • Science Fiction

as Dark

5.8(55)

1.4

J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai vs. Gorenger

1978

Action • Adventure • Science Fiction

as General Sahara

8.2(4)

0.4

The Adventure of Robocon

1976

Animation • Comedy • Fantasy • Science Fiction

10(2)

0.3

Battle Cry

1975

Comedy • Drama • War

as Yosaku

6(5)

0.3

Without Complaint

1975

Drama

0(0)

0.6

Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy

1974

Action • Comedy • Crime

as Assassin at Orphanage

6(11)

0.7

Kamen Rider vs. Shocker

1972

Action • Adventure • Science Fiction

as Dr. Shinigami

5.8(4)

0.8

The Wolves

1971

Crime • Drama

7.4(20)

0.5

The Battle of Okinawa

1971

History • War

as Okinawa Regional Officer

7.5(12)

0.8

Fate Deals the Card of Death

1971

Drama

7(1)

0.4

The Militarists

1970

Drama • War

as Fuyuki

8(1)

0.7

クレージーの殴り込み清水港

1970

0(0)

0.2

All Monsters Attack

1969

Family • Fantasy • Science Fiction

as Toy Consultant Shinpei Inami

5.1(194)

1.3

Portrait of Hell

1969

Drama • Horror

8.1(10)

0.3

Red Lion

1969

Action • Comedy

as Dr. Gensai

6.4(25)

0.6

Konto 55: The Weaknesses of the Century

1968

Comedy

as Sawada

0(0)

0.3

The Human Bullet

1968

Comedy • Drama • War

as Father of Him

6.1(12)

0.4

Kill!

1968

Action • Comedy

as Gendayu Shimada

7(73)

0.7

The Tigers: The World is Waiting For Us

1968

Comedy • Music • Science Fiction

as Heraclues

0(0)

0.1

Japan's Longest Day

1967

Drama • History • War

as Captain Takeo Sasaki

7.1(28)

King Kong Escapes

1967

Action • Fantasy • Horror • Science Fiction

as Dr. Who

6.2(105)

1.7

The Killing Bottle

1967

Action • Adventure • Comedy • Science Fiction

as First Murderer

7(2)

0.4

The Age of Assassins

1967

Action • Comedy

as Shogo Mizorogi

7.3(3)

0.5

Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

1966

Action • Fantasy • Science Fiction

as Red Bamboo Naval Officer

6.3(196)

1.6

Rise Against the Sword

1966

Action • Drama • History • War

as Heiroku

6.5(8)

0.4

What's Up, Tiger Lily?

1966

Action • Comedy

as Cobra Man

5.4(193)

0.7

Adventure in Kigan Castle

1966

Action • Adventure • Family

as Granny the Old Witch

5.7(5)

0.5

The Sword of Doom

1966

Action • Drama

as Shuzen Kamio

7.7(231)

Cash Calls Hell

1966

Action • Crime • Drama

7.6(10)

0.6

Key of Keys

1965

Action • Comedy • Thriller

as Numaguchi

6(4)

0.4

Fort Graveyard

1965

Drama • War

as Shiga

6.7(7)

0.3

Kwaidan

1965

Drama • Fantasy • Horror

as (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)

7.7(405)

2.1

Samurai Assassin

1965

Action • Drama • History

as Matazaburo Hagiwara

7.3(55)

0.8

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

1964

Action • Fantasy • Science Fiction • Thriller

as Princess Salno's aide (uncredited)

7(259)

2.2

Could I But Live

1964

Drama

0(0)

0.3

Dogora

1964

Crime • Horror • Science Fiction

as Maki the Safecracker

6.9(42)

0.9

Garakuta

1964

0(0)

0.3

Oh, Bomb!

1964

Action • Comedy • Crime • Music

as Tetsu

7.7(7)

0.2

Atragon

1963

Action • Adventure • Fantasy • Science Fiction

as High Priest of Mu

6.5(50)

1.5

The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman

1963

Comedy • Drama

6.1(12)

0.4

Samurai Pirate

1963

Action • Adventure • Comedy • Fantasy

as Granny the Witch

5.5(11)

0.5

Young Swordsman

1963

Drama

6.5(11)

0.4

Matango

1963

Drama • Fantasy • Horror • Mystery • Science Fiction • Thriller

as Skulking Transitional Matango (uncredited)

6.9(98)

1.3

Warring Clans

1963

Action • Comedy

6.8(14)

0.5

Chûshingura

1962

Action • Drama • History

7.3(42)

1.6

Operation Sewer Rats

1962

Drama • War

as (uncredited)

0(0)

0.5

The Crimson Sky

1962

0(0)

0.5

Gorath

1962

Action • Science Fiction • Thriller

as Man in Bar

6.6(20)

Bandits on the Wind

1961

0(0)

0.3

Blood on the Sea

1961

Adventure

0(0)

0.2

A Night in Hong Kong

1961

Romance

0(0)

0.3

Yojimbo

1961

Drama • Thriller

as Yahachi

8.1(1,532)

Daredevil in the Castle

1961

Action • History • War

as Interpreter

7.4(8)

0.4

Blueprint of Murder

1961

Action • Crime • Mystery

6.2(4)

0.4

Get 'em All

1960

Crime

as Weapon Dealer

6(1)

0.4

Westward Desperado

1960

Drama • War

6.2(5)

0.3

Man Against Man

1960

Crime • Drama

0(0)

0.2

The Secret of the Telegian

1960

Horror • Mystery • Science Fiction

6.1(8)

0.7

The Gambling Samurai

1960

Action • Adventure • Drama

as Tomimatsu

6.3(6)

0.3

The Last Gunfight

1960

Action • Crime • Thriller

as Ichino

6.1(9)

0.4

The Three Treasures

1959

Action • Drama • Fantasy

as Spectator at Gods' Dance

5.4(11)

0.8

Samurai Saga

1959

Action • Drama

as (uncredited)

6.7(16)

0.4

The Big Boss

1959

Crime

6.3(3)

0.4

Theater of Life

1958

0(0)

0.1

Who Is the Informer?

1958

as Nakao

0(0)

0.3

Temptation

1957

Comedy

as Kyozo Ikegami

8(4)

0.4

Twenty-Four Eyes

1954

Drama

as Ôishi Sensei no Otto

7.7(86)

0.8

The Garden of Women

1954

Drama

6.6(9)

0.5