Hideyo Amamoto

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.

• Name — Hideyo Amamoto • Born — January 2, 1926 • Birthplace — Wakamatsu-ku, Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan • Died — 23 March 2003 • Place of death — Wakamatsu-ku, Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka, Japan • Other Names — Eisei Amamoto • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1954–2003

• 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) • Ankokugai no kaoyaku (1959) • Songoku: The Road to the West (1959) • Aru kengo no shogai (1959) • Seishun o kakero (1959) as Senzaka • The Birth of Japan (1959) as Spectator at Gods' Dance

• Ankokugai no taiketsu (1960) as Ichino • Kunisada Chuji (1960) as Tomimatsu • Denso Ningen (1960) as Onishi's Henchman • Dâisan hâtobanô kêtto (1960) • Otoko tai otoko (1960) as Killer • Dokuritsu gurentai nishi-e (1960) • Osaka jo monogatari (1961) as Interpreter • Ankokugai no dankon (1961) • Yojimbo (1961) as Yahachi • Honkon no yoru (1961) • Kurenai no umi (aka Blood on the Sea) (1961) • Shinko no otoko (1961) • Gorath (1962) as Drunk • Kurenai no sora (1962) • Dobunezumi sakusen (1962) • Chūshingura: Hana no Maki, Yuki no Maki (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) • Daitozoku (1963) as Granny the Witch • Eburi manshi no yuga-na seikatsu (1963) • Atragon (1963) as High Priest of Mu • Aa bakudan (1964) as Tetsu • Dogara, the Space Monster (1964) as Maki the Safecracker • Ware hitotsubu no mugi naredo (1964) • Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964) as Princess Salno's aide • Kwaidan (1964) (segment "Chawan no naka") • Samurai (1965) sd Matazaburo Hagiwara • Fort Graveyard (1965) as Shiga • Kokusai himitsu keisatsu: Kagi no kagi (1965) as Numaguchi, Snake-Training Gangster • Gohiki no shinshi (1966) • Abare Goemon (1966) as Heiroku • The Sword of Doom (1966) as Lord Shuzen Kamio • Kiganjo no boken (1966) as Granny the Old Witch • Tenamonya Tokaido (1966) • Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966) as Red Bamboo Naval Officer • Satsujin kyo jidai (1967) as Shogo Mizorogi • Kokusai himitsu keisatsu: Zettai zetsumei (1967) as First Murderer • Sasaki Kojiro (1967) • King Kong Escapes (1967) 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) • Za taigasu: Sekai wa bokura o matteiru (1968) as Heraclues • Kiru (1968) as Gendayu Shimada • Nikudan (1968) as Father of Him • Konto55go—Seiki no Daijakuten (1968) as Sawada • Kureejii Mekishiko dai sakusen (aka Mexican Free-for-All) (1968) • Mighty Jack (1968, TV Series) • Akage (1969) as Dr. Gensai • Portrait of Hell (1969) • All Monsters Attack (1969) as Toy Consultant Shinpei Inami

• Kureji no nagurikomi Shimizu Minato (1970) • Gekido no showashi 'Gunbatsu' (1970) as Prof. Fuyuki (uncredited) • Bakuchi-uchi: Inochi-huda (1971) • Kamen Rider (1971–1972, TV Series) as Dr. Shinigami "Ikadevil" • Return of Ultraman (1971, TV Series) • 'Gekido no showashi: Okinawa kessen (1971) as Okinawa Regional Officer • Shussho iwai (aka The Wolves) (1971) • Kamen Rider vs. Shocker (1972) as Dr. Shinigami • Henshin Ninja arashi (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)

• 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) • Bungakusho satsujin jiken: Oinaru jyoso (1989)

• Hong Kong Paradise (1990) • Ronin-gai (1990) as Biwa player • Youkai tengoku: Ghost Hero (1990) • Daiyukai (1991) as Kushida • Kamitsukitai/Dorakiyura yori ai-0 (1991) as Servant • The Female Warriors (1991) • Shorishatachi (1992) • Za kakuto oh (1993) • Street Fighter II: The Movie (1994) as Ken and Ryu's Master (voice) (later established in the series as Goken) • Edogawa Rampo gekijo: Oshie to tabisuru otoko (1994) • Weather Woman (1995) • Eko eko azaraku II (1996) as Master of Saiga • Otenki-oneesan (1996) as Chairman Shimamori • Moon Spiral (1996, TV series) as Tōru • Mikeneko hoomuzu no tasogare hoteru (1998) as Akaishi • Efu (1998)

• Keizoku/eiga (2000) • Sweet Sweet Ghost (2000) as Yasuri • Hakata Movie: Chinchiromai (2000) as God Computer • Sebunzu feisu (2000) as Katsuda • Oshikiri (2000) • Vengeance for Sale (2002) • Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001) as Prof. Hirotoshi Isayama the Prophet (final film role) • Kamen Rider The First (2005) as Dr. Shinigami (archive footage, overdubbed by Eiji Maruyama)