Hideyo Amamoto

Hideyo Amamoto

January 2, 1926 · 100 years old

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 Ama…

Known For

15 titles
1
The Sword of Doom

The Sword of Doom

1966 · 2h 0m · Movie

Through his unconscionable actions against others, a sociopath samurai builds a trail of vendettas that follow him closely.

7.9
2
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack

Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack

2001 · 1h 45m · Movie

A reporter, notorious for working on pseudo-documentaries, must uncover the legend of the three guardian monsters who must rise to defend Japan from the vengeful spirits within Godzilla.

7.0
3
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

1966 · 1h 23m · Movie

Four men searching for one's brother are shipwrecked on Letchi Island, where a terrorist organization developing nuclear weapons have enslaved the natives of Infant Island and command monstrous crustacean named Ebirah.

5.5
4
All Monsters Attack

All Monsters Attack

1969 · 1h 10m · Movie

A latchkey child living in the industrial city of Kawasaki confronts his loneliness through his escapist dreams of Monster Island and friendship with Minilla.

3.9
5
Matango

Matango

1963 · 1h 29m · Movie

Shipwrecked survivors slowly transform into mushrooms.

6.4
6
King Kong Escapes

King Kong Escapes

1967 · 1h 36m · Movie

The evil Dr. Who captures King Kong to dig for Element X when his robot duplicate, Mechani-Kong, is unable to do the job, but Kong soon escapes and battles his doppelganger.

5.5
7
August in the Water

August in the Water

1995 · 1h 57m · Movie

A teenage girl gains supernatural power after an accident and comes to understand her place in the universe.

7.3
8
Farewell to the Ark

Farewell to the Ark

1984 · 2h 7m · Movie

A surreal, isolated village sees its inhabitants gradually leave behind their mutual traditions and superstitions as they leave for the city. Among them are two cousins who love each other and who get into a quarrel with other vil...

7.2
9
Samurai Saga

Samurai Saga

1959 · 1h 51m · Movie

Japanese version of 'Cyrano de Bergerac', a poet/swordsman with a huge nose who loves a woman who loves another. Ignoring his true feelings, he helps them get together.

6.9
10
Battle of Okinawa

Battle of Okinawa

1971 · 2h 29m · Movie

Told from the Japanese perspective, this war drama captures the events of World War II's Battle of Okinawa - a massive amphibious assault by U.S. troops that left more than 150,000 Japanese civilians dead.

6.9
11
Dai yûkai

Dai yûkai

1991 · 2h 0m · Movie

A wealthy matriarch is kidnapped by a gang of three. She is insulted by the amount of money they propose to demand as ransom, and a strange interchange of roles takes place between captors and captive, to the difficulty and eventu...

6.7
12
Temptation

Temptation

1957 · 1h 31m · Movie

The middle-aged Shokichi, shop owner and widower, could never forget his first love. One day, Akiko, a painter, appears in the gallery with the painting titled "Woman". Shokichi surprised to find that painting is actually his firs...

6.8
13
Katte ni shiyagare!! Ôgon keikaku

Katte ni shiyagare!! Ôgon keikaku

1996 · 1h 20m · Movie

After mistakenly killing an old man they were sent to pick up, two men are pursued by local police and yakuza.

7.8
14
Big Boobs Buster

Big Boobs Buster

1990 · 1h 0m · Movie

A young woman is rejected due to her flat chest, and seeks revenge on all the well endowed girls around her.

5.7