Hideyo Amamoto Explained

was a Japanese actor. He is best known for portraying Dr. Shinigami in the original Kamen Rider series as well as many other characters in tokusatsu films such as the Godzilla 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, of complications from pneumonia at 77.

Film and television credits

1950

• Nijushi no hitomi (1954) as Hisako's husband
• The Garden of Women (1954) as Professor (uncredited)
• Twenty-Four Eyes (1954) as Ôishi Sensei no Otto
• Ai wa furu hoshi no kanata ni (1956) as Chen LongCheng
• Yûwaku (1957) as Kyôzô Ikegami
• Kunin no shikeishû (1957) as Takao Nakamura
• Yatsu ga satsujinsha da (1958)
• Mikkokusha wa dare ka (1958) as Nakao
• Jinsei gekijô - Seishun hen (1958)
• (1959)
• (1959)
• Aru kengo no shogai (1959)
• Seishun o kakero (1959) as Senzaka
• The Birth of Japan (1959) as Spectator at Gods' Dance

1960

• Ankokugai no taiketsu (1960) as Ichino
• Kunisada Chuji (1960) as Tomimatsu^[1]
• Denso Ningen (1960) as Onishi's Henchman
• Dâisan hâtobanô kêtto (1960)
• Otoko tai otoko (1960) as Killer^[2]
• Dokuritsu gurentai nishi-e (1960)
• Osaka jo monogatari (1961) as Interpreter^[3]
• Ankokugai no dankon (1961)
• Yojimbo (1961) as Yahachi^[4]
• Honkon no yoru (1961)
• Kurenai no umi (aka Blood on the Sea) (1961)^[5]
• Shinko no otoko (1961)
• Gorath (1962) as Drunk
• Kurenai no sora (1962)
• Dobunezumi sakusen (1962)
• (1962) as Takano, of the Chunagons
• Ankokugai no kiba (1962)
• Sengoku Yaro (1963)
• Matango (1963) as Skulking Transitional Matango
• Kokusai himitsu keisatsu—Shirei 8 go (aka Interpol Code 8) (1963) (note: first of five films in the "Kokusai himitsu keisatsu" series) as Shû
• Hiken (1963)^[6]
• Daitozoku (1963) as Granny the Witch^[7]
• Eburi manshi no yuga-na seikatsu (1963)^[8]
• Atragon (1963) as High Priest of Mu
• Aa bakudan (1964) as Tetsu^[9]
• Dogara, the Space Monster (1964) as Maki the Safecracker^{[4] [10]}
• (1964)
• Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)^[4] as Princess Salno's aide
• Kwaidan (1964) (segment "Chawan no naka")^[4]
• Samurai (1965) sd Matazaburo Hagiwara
• Fort Graveyard (1965) as Shiga^[11]
• (1965) as Numaguchi, Snake-Training Gangster
• Gohiki no shinshi (1966)
• Abare Goemon (1966) as Heiroku^[12]
• Dai-bosatsu toge (1966) as Lord Shuzen Kamio^[13]
• Kiganjo no boken (1966) as Granny the Old Witch
• Tenamonya Tokaido (1966)
• Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966) as Red Bamboo Naval Officer^{[4] [14]}
• Satsujin kyo jidai (1967) as Shogo Mizorogi
• (1967) as First Murderer
• Sasaki Kojiro (1967)^[15]
• King Kong Escapes (1967)^[4] as Dr. Who
• Nihon no ichiban nagai hi (1967) as Captain Takeo Sasaki
• Ultra Q (1967, TV series, Episode "Open the Door!") as Kenji Tomono - Mysterious Old Man
• Dorifutazu desu yo! Zenshin zenshin matazenshin (1967)
• (1968) as Heraclues
• Kiru (1968) as Gendayu Shimada
• Nikudan (1968) as Father of Him
• Konto55go—Seiki no Daijakuten (1968) as Sawada^[16]
• Kureejii Mekishiko dai sakusen (aka Mexican Free-for-All) (1968)^[17]
• Mighty Jack (1968, TV Series)^{[4] [18]}
• Akage (1969) as Dr. Gensai
• Portrait of Hell (1969)
• All Monsters Attack (1969) as Toy Consultant Shinpei Inami^{[4] [19]}

1970

• Kureji no nagurikomi Shimizu Minato (1970)
• (1970) as Prof. Fuyuki (uncredited)^[20]
• (1971)
• Kamen Rider (1971-1972, TV Series) as Dr. Shinigami "Ikadevil"
• Return of Ultraman (1971, TV Series)
• (1971) as Okinawa Regional Officer^[21]
• Shussho iwai (aka The Wolves) (1971)^[22]
• Kamen Rider vs. Shocker (1972) as Dr. Shinigami
• (1972, TV Series) as Satan
• Kamen Rider V3 (1973, TV Series) as Dr. Shinigami
• Rupan Sansei: Nenriki chin sakusen (1974) as Assassin at Orphanage
• Ultraman Leo (1974, TV Series) as Dodole / Alien Sarin
• Tokkan (1975)
• Space Ironman Kyodain (1976-1977) as Dr. Kaido
• Kaiketsu Zubat (1977, TV series, Episode 1.2)
• Chiisana supaman Ganbaron (1977, TV Series)
• Goranger Versus JAKQ (1978) as General Sahara
• Message from Space (1978) as Mother Dark
• Buru Kurisumasu (1978)

1980

• Misuta, Misesu, Misu Ronri (1980) as Ryuichi Shimomura
• Uchuu Keiji Gavan (1982) as Archbishop/Foreman (a human form of Anahori Doubler)
• Seiun Kamen Machineman (1984, TV Series) as Prof. K
• Saraba hakobune (1984) as Key maker
• Mahjong horoki (1984) as Hachimaki
• The Red Spectacles (1987) as Moongaze Ginji
• Kaitô Ruby (1988)
• (1989)

1990

• Hong Kong Paradise (1990)
• (1990) as Biwa player
• (1990)
• Daiyukai (1991) as Kushida^[23]
• Kamitsukitai/Dorakiyura yori ai-0 (1991) as Servant
• The Female Warriors (1991)
• Shorishatachi (1992)
• Za kakuto oh (1993)
• (1994) as Ken and Ryu's Master (voice)^[24] (later established in the series as Goken)
• (1994)
• Weather Woman (1995)^[4]
• (1996) as Master of Saiga
• Otenki-oneesan (1996) as Chairman Shimamori
• Moon Spiral (1996, TV series) as Tōru^[25]
• (1998) as Akaishi
• Efu (1998)

2000

• Keizoku/eiga (2000)
• Sweet Sweet Ghost (2000) as Yasuri
• (2000) as God Computer
• (2000) as Katsuda
• Oshikiri (2000)
• Vengeance for Sale (2002)
• (2001) as Prof. Hirotoshi Isayama the Prophet (final film role)^{[4] [19]}
• Kamen Rider The First (2005) as Dr. Shinigami (archive footage, overdubbed by Eiji Maruyama)
• ??? (2009) – Master Li (archive footage)

Notes and References

1. Book: Stuart Galbraith IV. The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. 16 May 2008. Scarecrow Press. 978-1-4616-7374-3. 167–168.
2. Book: Stuart Galbraith IV. The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. 16 May 2008. Scarecrow Press. 978-1-4616-7374-3. 172.
3. Book: Stuart Galbraith IV. The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. 16 May 2008. Scarecrow Press. 978-1-4616-7374-3. 177.
4. Book: Brian Thomas. VideoHound's Dragon: Asian Action & Cult Flicks. January 2003. Visible Ink Press. 978-1-57859-141-1. 745.
5. Book: Stuart Galbraith IV. The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. 16 May 2008. Scarecrow Press. 978-1-4616-7374-3. 184.
6. Book: Stuart Galbraith IV. The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. 16 May 2008. Scarecrow Press. 978-1-4616-7374-3. 204.
7. Book: Stuart Galbraith IV. The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. 16 May 2008. Scarecrow Press. 978-1-4616-7374-3. 205.
8. Book: Stuart Galbraith IV. The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. 16 May 2008. Scarecrow Press. 978-1-4616-7374-3. 205–206.
9. Book: Stuart Galbraith IV. The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. 16 May 2008. Scarecrow Press. 978-1-4616-7374-3. 210.
10. Book: Stuart Galbraith IV. The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. 16 May 2008. Scarecrow Press. 978-1-4616-7374-3. 212–213.
11. Book: Stuart Galbraith IV. The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. 16 May 2008. Scarecrow Press. 978-1-4616-7374-3. 222–223.
12. Book: Stuart Galbraith IV. The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. 16 May 2008. Scarecrow Press. 978-1-4616-7374-3. 226.
13. Book: Stuart Galbraith IV. The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. 16 May 2008. Scarecrow Press. 978-1-4616-7374-3. 227.
14. Book: Stuart Galbraith IV. The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. 16 May 2008. Scarecrow Press. 978-1-4616-7374-3. 234.
15. Book: Stuart Galbraith IV. The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. 16 May 2008. Scarecrow Press. 978-1-4616-7374-3. 237.
16. Book: Stuart Galbraith IV. The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. 16 May 2008. Scarecrow Press. 978-1-4616-7374-3. 253.
17. Book: Stuart Galbraith IV. The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. 16 May 2008. Scarecrow Press. 978-1-4616-7374-3. 248–249.
18. Book: Jonathan Clements. Motoko Tamamuro. The Dorama Encyclopedia: A Guide to Japanese TV Drama Since 1953. 1 November 2003. Stone Bridge Press. 978-1-880656-81-5. 188.
19. Book: Howard Hughes. Outer Limits: Filmgoers' Guide to the Great Science-Fiction Films, The. registration. 15 April 2014. I.B.Tauris. 978-0-85773-475-4. 31–33.
20. Book: Stuart Galbraith IV. The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. 16 May 2008. Scarecrow Press. 978-1-4616-7374-3. 269.
21. Book: Stuart Galbraith IV. The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. 16 May 2008. Scarecrow Press. 978-1-4616-7374-3. 276.
22. Book: Stuart Galbraith IV. The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. 16 May 2008. Scarecrow Press. 978-1-4616-7374-3. 278.
23. Book: Stuart Galbraith IV. The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. 16 May 2008. Scarecrow Press. 978-1-4616-7374-3. 375.
24. Book: Morten Schive Taraldsvik. A Sci-Fi Movie Lexicon III. Lulu.com. 978-1-4452-6465-3. 269.
25. Book: Jonathan Clements. Motoko Tamamuro. The Dorama Encyclopedia: A Guide to Japanese TV Drama Since 1953. 1 November 2003. Stone Bridge Press. 978-1-880656-81-5. 199–200.