Where to watch Hideyo Amamoto in the UK
Find every Hideyo Amamoto film and TV show streaming, free, or available to rent in the UK. Updated daily — verified 1 August 2026.
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.
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- Kamen Rider (1971) as Doctor Shinigami
- Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series (1983) as Matsuo Takami
- Space Sheriff Gavan (1982) Cast
- Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely (1980) as Ryuichi Shimomura
- Nebula Mask Machine Man (1984) as Professor K
- Mighty Jack (1968) Cast
- Yojimbo (1961) as Yahachi
- Pro Hunter (1981) Cast
- Kwaidan (1965) as (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)
- Evil Heart (1985) as Physician
- Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966) as Red Bamboo Naval Officer
- Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964) as Princess Salno's aide
- Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001) as Prof. Hirotoshi Isayama the Prophet
- Blood on the Sea (1961) Cast
- Wangan Midnight (1992) Cast
- All Monsters Attack (1969) as Toy Consultant Shinpei Inami
- King Kong Escapes (1967) as Dr. Who
- The Sword of Doom (1966) as Shuzen Kamio
- J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai vs. Gorenger (1978) as General Sahara
- Yamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 2 (1992) Cast
- August in the Water (1995) as Sakai
- The Battle of Okinawa (1971) as Okinawa Regional Officer
- Matango (1963) as Transitional Matango
- Chûshingura (1962) Cast
- Message from Space (1978) as Dark
- Moon Spiral (1996) as Toru Sawajiri
- Kamen Rider: THE FIRST (2005) as Dr. Shinigami
- Japan's Longest Day (1967) as Captain Takeo Sasaki
- The Red Spectacles (1987) as Ginji the Moongazer
- Gorath (1962) as Man in Bar
- Atragon (1963) as High Priest of Mu
- Samurai Assassin (1965) as Matazaburo Hagiwara
- Ronin-gai (1990) as Biwa player
- Oshikiri (2000) Cast
- What's Up, Tiger Lily? (1966) as Cobra Man
- Weather Woman (1996) as Chairman Shimamori
- The Three Treasures (1959) as Spectator at Gods' Dance
- Dogora (1964) as Maki the Safecracker
- Mighty Jack (1987) Cast
- Twenty-Four Eyes (1954) as Ôishi Sensei no Otto
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Most-watched Hideyo Amamoto films currently: Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely (1980), Yojimbo (1961), Kwaidan (1965), Evil Heart (1985), Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966).
What TV shows has Hideyo Amamoto appeared in?
Selected TV credits: Kamen Rider (1971), Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series (1983), Space Sheriff Gavan (1982), Nebula Mask Machine Man (1984), Mighty Jack (1968).
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