was a prolific Japanese actor from the Wakamatsu ward

Wakamatsu-ku, Kitakyushu

is a ward of Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka, Japan. It has an area of 67.86 km² and a population of about 88,594 .Important facilities include: Green Park, Ecotown recycling area, Gakuen Toshi academic area, and Hibiki container terminal...

 of Kitakyūshū best known for portraying Dr. Shinigami in the original Kamen Rider

Kamen Rider

, is a weekly science fiction story created by Japanese manga artist Shotaro Ishinomori. It debuted as a tokusatsu television series on April 3, 1971 and ran until February 10, 1973, airing on the Mainichi Broadcasting System and NET TV . A manga adaptation was also featured in Shōnen Magazine...

series as well as many other characters in tokusatsu

Tokusatsu

is a Japanese term that applies to any live-action film or television drama that usually features superheroes and makes considerable use of special effects ....

 films and the Godzilla

Godzilla

is a daikaijū, a Japanese movie monster, first appearing in Ishirō Honda's 1954 film Godzilla. Since then, Godzilla has gone on to become a worldwide pop culture icon starring in 28 films produced by Toho Co., Ltd. The monster has appeared in numerous other media incarnations including video games,...

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.

Film and television credits

• Nijushi no hitomi (1954) - Hisako's husband
• The Birth of Japan
  The Birth of Japan
  , also called The Three Treasures, is a 1959 Japanese tokusatsu fantasy epic film. Telling the story of the creation of Japan according to Japanese mythology, specifically the Shinto religion, it is considered Japan's answer to The Ten Commandments...
  
   (1959) - Spectator at Gods' Dance
• Aru kengo no shogai (1959)
• Son go ku (1959)
• Ankokugai no kaoyaku (1959)
• Dokuritsu gurentai nishi-e (1960)
• Otoko tai otoko (1960) - Killer
• Denso Ningen (1960) - Onishi's Henchman
• Kunisada Chuji (1960) - Tomimatsu
• Ankokugai no taiketsu (1960) - Ichino
• Shinko no otoko (1961)
• Kurenai no umi (1961)
• Yojimbo (1961) - Yahachi
• Osaka jo monogatari (1961) - Interpreter
• Ankokugai no dankon (1961)
• Ankokugai no kiba (1962)
• Chushingura - Hana no maki yuki no maki (1962) - Takano, of the Chunagons
• Dobunezumi sakusen (1962)
• Kurenai no sora (1962)
• Gorath
  Gorath
  Gorath, released in Japan as , is a Japanese science fiction tokusatsu film produced by Toho in 1962. The story for Gorath was by Jojiro Okami.-Synopsis:...
  
   (1962) - Drunk
• Atragon
  Atragon
  Atragon, released in Japan as , is a 1963 Toho tokusatsu film based on a series of juvenile adventure novels under the banner Kaitei Gunkan by Shunrō Oshikawa and the illustrated story Kaitei Okoku by illustrator Shigeru Komatsuzaki, serialized in a monthly magazine for boys...
  
   (1963) - High Priest of Mu
• Eburi manshi no yuga-na seikatsu (1963)
• Daitozoku (1963) - Granny the Witch
• Hiken (1963)
• Matango
  Matango
  , also known as Matango, Fungus of Terror and Attack of the Mushroom People, is a 1963 Japanese tokusatsu movie. It was directed by Ishirō Honda, written by Takeshi Kimura based on the story "The Voice in the Night" by William Hope Hodgson , and had special...
  
   (1963) - Skulking Transitional Matango
• Sengoku yaro (1963)
• Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
  Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
  Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster, released in Japan as and originally released in the US as Ghidrah, the Three-Headed Monster, is a 1964 science fiction kaiju film, and is the 5th film in Toho's Godzilla series...
  
   (1964) - Princess Salno's aide
• Ware hitotsubu no mugi naredo (1964)
• Dogora (1964) - Eiji the Safecracker
• Aa bakudan (1964)
• Kokusai himitsu keisatsu: Kagi no kagi (1965) - Snake-Training Gangster
• Chi to suna (1965) - Shiga
• Samurai (1965) - Matazaburo Hagiwara
• Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966) - Red Bamboo Naval Officer
• Tenamonya Tokaido (1966)
• Kiganjo no boken (1966) - Granny the Old Witch
• Dai-bosatsu toge (1966)
• Abare Goemon (1966) - Heiroku
• Ultra Q
  Ultra Q
  is a tokusatsu SF/kaiju series made in the tradition of Toho's many tokusatsu sci-fi/horror films.Produced in black and white by Tokyo Broadcasting System/Tsuburaya Productions, this is actually the first of the long-running Ultra Series, and was broadcast on Tokyo Broadcasting System from January...
  
   (1967) [TV series] - Mysterious Old Man (Episode "Open the Door!")
• Nihon no ichiban nagai hi (1967) - Captain Sasaki
• King Kong Escapes
  King Kong Escapes
  King Kong Escapes, released in Japan as , is a 1967 Kaiju film. A Japanese/American co-production from Toho and Rankin/Bass . Directed by Ishiro Honda and featuring special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya, the film starred both American actors alongside Japanese actors...
  
   (1967) - Dr. Who
• Kojiro (1967)
• Kokusai himitsu keisatsu: Zettai zetsumi (1967) - First Murderer
• Satsujin kyo jidai (1967) - Shogo Mizorogi
• Dorifutazu desu yo! Zenshin zenshin matazenshin (1967)
• Nikudan (1968) - Father of Him
• Kiru (1968) - Shimada Gendaiu
• Za taigasu: Sekai wa bokura o matteiru (1968) - Heraclues
• Mighty Jack
  Mighty Jack
  was a tokusatsu SF/espionage/action TV series. Created by Japanese effects wizard Eiji Tsuburaya, the show was produced by Tsuburaya Productions and was broadcast on Fuji TV from April 6, 1968 to June 29, 1968, with a total of 13 one-hour episodes...
  
   (1968) [TV Series]
• All Monsters Attack
  All Monsters Attack
  All Monsters Attack, released in Japan as , is a 1969 tokusatsu Kaiju film, also known as Godzilla's Revenge The 10th film in Toho Studio's Godzilla series, it was directed by Ishirō Honda, who also directed the special effects, assisted by Teruyoshi Nakano. This is the second film to feature...
  
   (1969) - Toy Consultant Shinpei Inami
• Portrait of Hell
  Portrait of Hell
  is a Japanese jidaigeki film directed by Shiro Toyoda and starring Tatsuya Nakadai and Kinnosuke Nakamura. It is based on the 1918 short story Hell Screen by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa.-Plot summary:...
  
  (1969)
• Akage (1969) - Dr. Gensai
• Gekido no showashi 'Gunbatsu' (1970) - Prof. Fuyuki
• Kureji no nagurikomi Shimizu Minato (1970)
• Gekido no showashi: Okinawa kessen (1971)
• Kamen Rider
  Kamen Rider
  , is a weekly science fiction story created by Japanese manga artist Shotaro Ishinomori. It debuted as a tokusatsu television series on April 3, 1971 and ran until February 10, 1973, airing on the Mainichi Broadcasting System and NET TV . A manga adaptation was also featured in Shōnen Magazine...
  
   (1971) [TV Series] - Dr. Shinigami (Deathgod)
• Bakuchi-uchi: Inochi-huda (1971)
• Kamen Rider vs. Shocker (1972) - Dr. Deathgod
• Henshin Ninja arashi (1972) [TV Series] - Satan
• Kamen Rider V3 (1973) - Dr. Deathgod
• Tokkan (1975)
• Kaiketsu Zubat
  Kaiketsu Zubat
  , translated into English as Swift Hero Zubat, Extraordinary Zubat or Vigilante Zubat, is a tokusatsu superhero series that aired in 1977. Created by Shotaro Ishinomori, this 32-episode series , harkens back to tokusatsu superhero shows of the 1950s, but with a late-70s twist...
  
   [TV series] (Episode 1.2)
• Chiisana supaman Ganbaron (1977) [TV Series]
• Uchu kara no messeji (1978) - Mother Dark
• Goranger Versus JAKQ (1978) - Sahara Shogun
• Buru Kurisumasu (1978)
• Misuta, Misesu, Misu Ronri (1980) - Ryuichi Shimomura
• Mahjong horoki (1984) - Hachimaki
• Saraba hakobune
  Farewell to the Ark
  Farewell to the Ark is a 1984 Japanese mystery film directed by Shūji Terayama. It was entered into the 1985 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Tsutomu Yamazaki - Sutekichi Tokito* Mayumi Ogawa - Sue Tokito* Yoshio Harada - Daisaki Tokito...
  
   (1984) - Key maker
• Seiun Kamen Machineman
  Seiun Kamen Machineman
  was a Japanese tokusatsu series created by Shotaro Ishinomori and produced by Toei. The Series aired in January 13 until September 28, 1984, telling the adventures of Nick, a.k.a Ken Takase, a college student from the Ivy planet to study the behavior of the Earthlings.-Plot:Travelling in the ship...
  
  (1984) [TV Series] - Prof. K
• Bungakusho satsujin jiken: Oinaru jyoso (1989)
• Ronin-gai (1990) - Biwa player
• Hong Kong Paradise (1990)
• Youkai tengoku: Ghost Hero (1990)
• Kamitsukitai/Dorakiyura yori ai-0 (1991) - Servant
• Daiyukai (1991) - Kushida
• The Female Warriors (1991)
• Shorishatachi (1992)
• Za kakuto oh (1993)
• Street Fighter II: The Movie (1994) - Goken (voice)
• Edogawa Rampo gekijo: Oshie to tabisuru otoko (1994)
• Otenki-oneesan (1996) - Chairman Shimamori
• Eko eko azaraku II (1996) - Master of Saiga
• Mikeneko hoomuzu no tasogare hoteru (1998) - Akaishi
• Hakata Movie: Chinchiromai (2000) - God Computer
• Sweet Sweet Ghost (2000) - Yasuri
• Keizoku/eiga (2000)
• Sebunzu feisu (2000) - Katsuda
• Oshikiri (2000)
• Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
  Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
  is a 2001 science fiction kaiju film co-written and directed by Shūsuke Kaneko with a very catchy name. It was the twenty-fifth film to be released in the Godzilla film series. This is the eleventh film to feature Mothra, sixth to feature King Ghidorah, and third to feature Baragon. It is part of...
  
   (2001) - Prof. Hirotoshi Isayama the Prophet
• Kamen Rider The First
  Kamen Rider the First
  is a 2005 Japanese tokusatsu film. The film is an adaptation of the television series Kamen Rider, though there are many differences between the film and the original programme; some of these, however, are due to a closer reliance on the original Kamen Rider manga by Shotaro Ishinomori...
  
   (2005) - Dr. Shinigami (archive footage, overdubbed by Eiji Maruyama
  Eiji Maruyama
  is a Japanese voice actor who works for Arts Vision.-Notable voice roles:*Soken Ishida in Bleach*Ishbal Camp Elder in Fullmetal Alchemist*Death Phantom in Sailor Moon*Garnest Hogue in Scrapped Princess*Zhoushan Xuan in Shenmue 2*Mitamura in Yu Yu Hakusho...
  
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• ??? (2009) - master Li archive footage.

External links

• Hideyo (Eisei) Amamoto at Find-A-Grave
• Hideyo Amamoto at the Japanese Movie Database