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.
Recent movies
| # | Name | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001) | Prof. Hirotoshi Isayama the Prophet | 7.7 |
| 2 | August in the Water (1995) | Sakai | 5 |
| 3 | Ronin-gai (1990) | Biwa player | 8 |
| 4 | Big Boobs Buster (1990) | Dirty Old Goat | - |
| 5 | The Red Spectacles (1987) | Ginji the Moongazer | 8 |
| 6 | Mighty Jack (1987) | - | 1 |
| 7 | Evil Heart (1985) | Physician | 5 |
| 8 | Message from Space (1978) | Dark | 8 |
| 9 | The Battle of Okinawa (1971) | Okinawa Regional Officer | - |
| 10 | All Monsters Attack (1969) | Toy Consultant Shinpei Inami | 6 |
| 11 | Red Lion (1969) | Dr. Gensai | 3 |
| 12 | The Human Bullet (1968) | Father | 8 |
| 13 | King Kong Escapes (1967) | Dr. Who | 6 |
| 14 | Japan's Longest Day (1967) | Captain Takeo Sasaki | 5 |
| 15 | What's Up, Tiger Lily? (1966) | Cobra Man | 6.3 |
| 16 | Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966) | Red Bamboo Naval Officer | 6 |
| 17 | Rise Against the Sword (1966) | Heiroku | 5 |
| 18 | The Sword of Doom (1966) | Shuzen Kamio | 6.8 |
| 19 | Cash Calls Hell (1966) | - | 4 |
| 20 | Fort Graveyard (1965) | Shiga | - |
| 21 | Kwaidan (1965) | (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited) | 7 |
| 22 | Samurai Assassin (1965) | Matazaburo Hagiwara | 6 |
| 23 | Key of Keys (1965) | Numaguchi | 5 |
| 24 | Oh, Bomb! (1964) | Tetsu | 4 |
| 25 | Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964) | Princess Salno's aide | 5.7 |
| 26 | Warring Clans (1963) | - | 8 |
| 27 | The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman (1963) | - | 5 |
| 28 | Matango (1963) | Transitional Matango | 6 |
| 29 | Chûshingura (1962) | - | 6 |
| 30 | Yojimbo (1961) | Yahachi | 7.7 |
| 31 | The Last Gunfight (1960) | Ichino | - |
| 32 | Samurai Saga (1959) | (uncredited) | 5 |
| 33 | The Garden of Women (1954) | - | 2 |
| 34 | Twenty-Four Eyes (1954) | Ôishi Sensei no Otto | - |
