Hideyo Amamoto
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.
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
as Prof. Hirotoshi Isayama the ProphetGodzilla has become a distant memory for Japan when the destruction of a US submarine raises...
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All Monsters Attack
as Toy Consultant Shinpei InamiIchiro Miki is a child living in the industrial district of Kawasaki, where his parents'...
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Yojimbo
as YahachiA nameless ronin, or samurai with no master, enters a small village in feudal Japan where two...
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Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
as Princess Salno's aide (uncredited)After a meteorite unleashes a three-headed beast upon Tokyo, Mothra tries to unite with Godzilla...
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The Sword of Doom
as Shuzen KamioRyunosuke, a gifted swordsman plying his trade during the turbulent final days of Shogunate...
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Matango
as Skulking Transitional Matango (uncredited)Five vacationers and two crewmen become stranded on a tropical island near the equator. The...
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King Kong Escapes
as Dr. WhoAn adaptation of the Rankin/Bass cartoon, "The King Kong Show". King Kong is brought in by the...
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Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
as Red Bamboo Naval Officer (uncredited)Searching for his brother, Ryota stows away on a boat belonging to a criminal alongside two...
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Atragon
as High Priest of MuThe legendary empire of the lost continent of Mu reappears to threaten the world with...
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Kwaidan
as (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)Taking its title from an archaic Japanese word meaning "ghost story," this anthology adapts four...
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What's Up, Tiger Lily?
as Cobra ManIn comic Woody Allen's film debut, he took the Japanese action film "International Secret...
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Red Lion
as Dr. GensaiJapan, February 1868. As the Tokugawa shogunate declines and the power of Emperor Meiji grows,...
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The Battle of Okinawa
as Okinawa Regional OfficerThe Americans are swiftly closing on Okinawa, an island just south of the Japanese mainland. The...
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Fort Graveyard
as ShigaCharged with insubordination for punching a superior, Sergeant Kosugi is shipped to China in the...
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Twenty-Four Eyes
as Ôishi Sensei no OttoIn 1928, schoolteacher Hisako Oishi takes a post on the island of Shodoshima teaching a group of...
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Gorath
as Man in BarIn 1976, a drifting star named Gorath is discovered to be on a collision course with Earth....
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Samurai Assassin
as Matazaburo HagiwaraJapan, 1860. The men of the Mito clan, victims of the Ansei purge, anxiously prowl around the...
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Message from Space
as DarkThe peaceful planet of Jillucia has been nearly wiped out by the Gavanas, whose leader takes...
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The Red Spectacles
as Moongaze GinjiSummer 1995. With the arrival of the "Age of Cats", the former Kerberos police unit is now...
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Japan's Longest Day
as Captain Takeo SasakiFollowing the detonation of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Japanese military...
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August in the Water
as SakaiA teenage girl gains supernatural power after an accident and comes to understand her place in...
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Farewell to the Ark
as Key makerA surreal, isolated village sees its inhabitants gradually leave behind their mutual traditions...
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The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman
as uncreditedA salaryman's drunken ravings in public attract the attention of journalists who coerce him into...
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47 Ronin
as uncreditedAfter their lord is tricked into committing ritual suicide, forty-seven samurai warriors await...
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Ronin-gai
as Biwa playerNear the end of Japanese civil war, several disgraced ronin living in Edo's red light district...
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Cash Calls Hell
as uncreditedBefore leaving prison, Oida uncomfortably enters into an agreement with his cell mate: in...
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The Three Treasures
as Spectator at Gods' DanceThe legend of the birth of Shintoism. In Fourth Century Japan, the Emperor's son Ouso expects to...
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Kill!
as Gendayu ShimadaA pair of down-on-their-luck swordsmen arrive in a dusty, windblown town, where they become...
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Oh, Bomb!
as TetsuDuring the mayoral election, two ex-prisoners decide to replace the lucky pen of an annoying...
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A floating amorphous life-form descends from the atmosphere to consume carbon in the form of...
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The Secret of the Telegian
as uncreditedMen are being murdered by a psycho called "The Telegian," who uses a matter-transmitting device...
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Blueprint of Murder
as uncreditedYuzo Kayama plays the protagonist, a whale-hunting cannon manufactuing supervisor, whose brother...
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Daredevil in the Castle
as InterpreterDuring the raging war between the Toyotomi and Tokugawa clans, the swordsman Mohei (whose family...
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Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy
as Assassin at OrphanageThe Maccherone organization is out to get a priceless national treasure. But when they see...
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Samurai Pirate
as Granny the WitchAn adventurous and daring sailor sets sail to the castle of an ailing king to stop an evil...
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Yamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 2
as uncreditedA comedy about a young woman who has terminal cancer.
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Blood Type: Blue
as uncreditedUFOs appear on Earth, and people who actually see them suddenly find that their blood has turned...
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Westward Desperado
as uncreditedIn this patriotic WW II drama, the Japanese army demonstrates its courage and willingness to do...
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Keizoku: Unsolved Mysteries - Beautiful Dreamer
as uncreditedGraduating at the top of her class, elite detective candidate Jun Shibata is transferred to the...
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Portrait of Hell
as uncreditedThe story, set in the Heian era, depicts the conflict between Korean painter Yoshihide (Nakadai)...
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The Human Bullet
as Father of HimA soldier has been in the Japanese military for the entirety of WWII, and in that time, his...
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Warring Clans
as uncreditedA brave, highly principled warrior resigns his post as a body guard to the head of a powerful...
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Temptation
as Kyozo IkegamiShokichi, the owner of the clothing store, lives with his daughter Hideko and plans to open an...
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Samurai Saga
as (uncredited)Edmund Rostand's play Cyrano de Bergerac, transplanted to Japan. A poet-warrior with an...
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Operation Sewer Rats
as (uncredited)Towards the end of World War II, five men are tasked with freeing the son of a general from...
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Rise Against the Sword
as HeirokuFarmer Abare Goemon is confronted by brigand-like samurai. He raises an army of farmers to fight...
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The Wolves
as uncreditedAfter going to prison for killing the boss of the Kanno gang, Seji Iwahashi (Tatsuya Nakadai)...
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Rainbow Kids
as Kushida, the ButlerA wealthy matriarch is kidnapped by a gang of three. She is insulted by the amount of money they...
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Bungakusho Satsujin Jiken: Oinaru Jyoso
as uncreditedA young doujinshi writer doesn't win the literary prize award, and ends up killing the selection...
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Kaito Ruby
as Grocery Store OwnerToru Hayashi is an unremarkable bachelor who lives with his mother, until one day a young woman...
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J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai vs. Gorenger
as General SaharaWhile investigating a UFO in the Sky Ace, J.A.K.Q. is caught off guard by the return of Iron...
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Kamen Rider: The First
as Dr. ShinigamiTakeshi Hongo is a man of extraordinary intellect, but his promising future is about to be...
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Blood on the Sea
as uncreditedFour fishermen friends are caught up in a piracy plot.
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My Soul Is Slashed
as ServantA hospital accidentally gives a man Count Dracula's blood while trying to save his life. A year...
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The Last Gunfight
as IchinoJapanese police detective Saburo Fujioka is suspected of corruption, demoted, and sent to the...
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The Gambling Samurai
as TomimatsuChuji Kunisada returns to his home village to find that Jubei Matsui, the corrupt magistrate,...
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Adventure in Kigan Castle
as Granny the Old WitchOsami, a soldier-of-fortune from Japan, joins with priest Ensai in a quest for the ashes of the...
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F
as uncreditedA love story between a timid woman and frustrated ballet dancer.
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The Age of Assassins
as Shogo MizorogiA nerdy young college instructor named Shinji Kikyo returns home one day to find himself the...
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Mahjong Horoki
as HachimakiA mahjong neophyte loses everything to game master only to hone his skills, take on all...
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Fate Deals the Card of Death
as uncreditedSeijiro and Shizue meet in Niigata and fall in love. Seijiro has to go back to Tokyo soon after,...
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Weather Woman
as Chairman ShimamoriKeiko, a young, newly hired weather woman, is eager to give her channel's flagging ratings a...
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Hong Kong Paradise
as Youmei KakuSet in decadent, chaotic Hong Kong and Tokyo, the film tells the story of a young woman caught...
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Hakata Movie: Chinchiromai
as uncreditedA musical- style comedy movie set in Hakata.
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Battle Cry
as YosakuDuring the military phase of the Meiji Restoration of 1868, Sentaro joins a local militia loyal...
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Young Swordsman
as uncreditedThis Japanese action-adventure is set in the 17th century when all forms of swordplay were...
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Edogawa Rampo Theater: The Man Who Travels With Prints
as uncreditedAt the beginning of the Showa era, a man who was captivated by a girl he saw through a telescope...
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Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely
as Ryuichi ShimomuraTwo men and a woman plan to steal 1.5 Billion yen.
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The Killing Bottle
as First MurdererIn Hong Kong an International Secret Police (ISP) Agent is murdered while investigating ZZZ, a...
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A Night in Hong Kong
as uncreditedRomantic melodrama set in contemporary Hong Kong, Japan and Laos. Hiroshi Tanaka (Takarada) is a...
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Without Complaint
as uncreditedBased on the novel of the same name by Seichô Matsumoto.
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Get 'em All
as Weapon DealerGang of robbers quarrel about the loot, but when one of them gets killed, his younger brother...
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The Big Boss
as uncreditedRyuta and Mineo Komatsu are brothers, both yakuza (gangsters). Mineo, although complicit in...
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The Adventure of Robocon
as uncreditedFeature film adventure of Robocon and his pals.
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Kamen Rider vs. Shocker
as Dr. ShinigamiProfessor Daidōji has developed a gravity machine called the GX Device. Unfortunately, Shocker...
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Konto 55: The Weaknesses of the Century
as SawadaA Toho film featuring the comedy duo Konto 55, (コント55号), comprised of comedians Kinichi Hagimoto...
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Key of Keys
as NumaguchiIntelligence director Suritai asks agent Kitami to steal money from anti-government guerrillas.
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Wangan Midnight
as uncreditedDirect to video adaptation of the comic by Michiharu Kusunoki.
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Black Market Emperor: Silver and Gold
as uncreditedA man Tetsuo (Kosuke Toyohara) met at a racetrack offered him a job of 100,000 yen per diem, and...
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Mighty Jack
as uncreditedThe organization Mighty Jack is formed to combat the criminal syndicate known as "Q", and are...
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Magistrate of the Floating World
as uncreditedKodaira Mochizuki has come from Edo to keep Horisoto secure.
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Eko Eko Azarak II: Birth of the Wizard
as Master of SaigaIn Meiji-era Japan, a village of witches and wizards is slaughtered. Years later, an...
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Monster Heaven: Ghost Hero
as uncreditedA major electronics company on the verge of developing technology to create a 3D image that can...
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Black Market Emperor: Silver and Gold 2
as uncreditedTetsuo was suddenly told goodbye by Ginji. As for the farewell, only one of the tables was a...
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High School Jingi 2: Taihen yoku dekimashita
as uncreditedBased on the comic book series by Shuushi Mizuho.
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Hole in the Pants 5: I Found a Glittering Star in my Pants!
as uncredited5th installment of the Pantsu no ana video series released by BOMB magazine
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Go Nagai's Scary Zone 2: Senki
as uncreditedNagai Go no Kowai Zone 2: Senki is a Japanese direct-to-video horror film released in 1990 by...
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30 -thirty-
as uncreditedMovie adaptation of the novel "When a man sleeps gently" by actor Shinobu Sakagami.
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The Fighting King
as uncreditedA drama filled battle that goes beyond acting unfolds!
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Oshikiri
as uncreditedOshikiri is a loner who has bad memories of his childhood and his grandfather, a brilliant...
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Monster Heaven
as uncreditedAn anthology of strange horror tales featuring yokai. It begins with astronauts finding a katana...
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Shin Virgin Boys Story: Hong Kong Virgin Boy
as uncreditedThe Virgin Boy's Story enters a new era and back on the big screen as the Titular Boy Kenji just...
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Marehito
as Voice of MarehitoA soldier, swaddled in body armor, guards the border of his country. This is not an area of...
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Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel
as uncreditedThe second TV movie Obayashi Nobuhiko directed based on Akagawa Jiro's Mikeneko Holmes series.
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Agi, the Fury of Evil
as OnmyojiA samurai warrior is terrorised by the demon Agi.
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The Tigers: The World is Waiting For Us
as HeracluesAn alien spaceship crashes on Earth due to the powerful musical energy emanating from Group...
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Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself: The Loot
as uncreditedYûji and Kosaku are hired to track down an old man. But when he suddenly dies, his granddaughter...
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Big Boobs Buster
as Dirty Old GoatAnother buxom bombshell falls prey to the masked vigilante, the Big Boobs Buster! Rumor has it...
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Kamen Rider
as Doctor ShinigamiTakeshi Hongo is a promising young man with a passion for motorcycle racing. However, his dreams...
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Space Sheriff Gavan
as uncreditedSpace Sheriff Gavan is the first of the Metal Hero Series. It aired on TV Asahi from March 5,...
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Mighty Jack
as uncreditedMighty Jack was a tokusatsu SF/espionage/action TV series. Created by Japanese effects wizard...
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Nebula Mask Machine Man
as Prof. K.Seiun Kamen Machineman is a Japanese tokusatsu television series created by Shotaro Ishinomori...
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Moon Spiral
as Toru SawajiriIn 1999, a detective named Kisaku Hakko and his daughter Chihiro fight against a mysterious...
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