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Hideyo Amamoto

Hideyo Amamoto

14 movies on Netflix

Biography

Hideyo Amamoto was a Japanese character actor with a tall, skeletal frame and a bony face. He became familiar to Western fans through What's Up, Tiger Lily? (1966), where Woody Allen dubbed him with an imitation Peter Lorre voice, and through King Kong Escapes (1967), where Paul Frees supplied menacing tones. He began on stage with the Hayuza acting group, playing a knife-wielding madman in Dojinkai, and Keisuke Kinoshita spotted him and cast him in Twenty-Four Eyes (1954). At Toho Studios he first worked as a background player in Nippon Tanjo (1959), then took larger parts in Denso ningen (1960) and Yojinbo (1961). In the late 1960s he became equally known for samurai films such as The Sword of Doom (1966) and for fantasy and science fiction work. He also lent his name and presence to films, television shows, and animated productions, and was an eccentric talk show presence. He died in 2003.

Movie Career

Films
14
Career span
38 years1963 to 2001

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Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. All Monsters Attack1969 Adventure, Family, Fantasyas Shinpei Inami

    IMDb rating 3.96.5K votes

  2. King Kong Escapes1967 Adventure, Sci-Fias Dr. Who

    IMDb rating 5.53.6K votes

  3. Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster1966as Red Bamboo Naval Officer

    IMDb rating 5.67.5K votes

  4. Matango1963as Transitional Matango

    IMDb rating 6.44.0K votes

  5. The Sword of Doom1966as Shuzen Kamio

    IMDb rating 7.913K votes

  6. Farewell to the Ark1984as Key maker

    IMDb rating 7.2732 votes

  7. Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack2001as Prof. Hirotoshi Isayama the Prophet

    IMDb rating 7.08.3K votes

  8. Atragon1963as High Priest of Mu

    IMDb rating 5.81.9K votes

Most often with

Ishirô Honda directed five of these films, Kihachi Okamoto two and Jun Fukuda two. Ikio Sawamura appears in five of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Ikio Sawamura, 5 films togetherSee the 5 films with Ikio SawamuraYoshibumi Tajima, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Yoshibumi TajimaJun Tazaki, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Jun TazakiNadao Kirino, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Nadao KirinoTadao Nakamaru, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Tadao NakamaruToshirô Mifune, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Toshirô MifuneIshirô HondaDirector, 5 filmsSee the 5 films by Ishirô HondaKihachi OkamotoDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Kihachi OkamotoJun FukudaDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Jun Fukuda

Films together

  • Ikio Sawamura5 films together, 1963 to 1969
    Ikio Sawamura's page
    • All Monsters Attack1969IMDb rating 3.9Amamoto as Shinpei InamiSawamura as Bartender
    • King Kong Escapes1967IMDb rating 5.5Amamoto as Dr. WhoSawamura as Mondo Islander
    • Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster1966IMDb rating 5.6Amamoto as Red Bamboo Naval OfficerSawamura as Elderly Slave
    • Samurai Assassin1965IMDb rating 7.4Amamoto as Matazaburo HagiwaraSawamura as Tatsukichi Bisenya
    • Atragon1963IMDb rating 5.8Amamoto as High Priest of MuSawamura as Taxi Driver
  • Yoshibumi Tajima4 films together, 1963 to 1969
    Yoshibumi Tajima's page
    • All Monsters Attack1969IMDb rating 3.9Amamoto as Shinpei InamiTajima as Detective
    • King Kong Escapes1967IMDb rating 5.5Amamoto as Dr. WhoTajima as Henchman
    • Dogora1964IMDb rating 5.6Amamoto as Maki the SafecrackerTajima as Gangster
    • Atragon1963IMDb rating 5.8Amamoto as High Priest of MuTajima as Tome 'Amano' Amanoshome
  • Jun Tazaki4 films together, 1963 to 1966
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    • Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster1966IMDb rating 5.6Amamoto as Red Bamboo Naval OfficerTazaki as Red Bamboo Commander
    • Dogora1964IMDb rating 5.6Amamoto as Maki the SafecrackerTazaki as Chief Inspector
    • Atragon1963IMDb rating 5.8Amamoto as High Priest of MuTazaki as Captain Hachiro Jinguji
    • The Lost World of Sinbad1963IMDb rating 6.3Amamoto as Granny the Witch (in drag)Tazaki as Itaka Tsuzuka of the Imperial Guards
  • Nadao Kirino4 films together, 1963 to 1967
    Nadao Kirino's page
    • King Kong Escapes1967IMDb rating 5.5Amamoto as Dr. WhoKirino as Henchman
    • Dogora1964IMDb rating 5.6Amamoto as Maki the SafecrackerKirino as Gangster
    • Atragon1963IMDb rating 5.8Amamoto as High Priest of MuKirino as Kidnapped Scientist
    • The Lost World of Sinbad1963IMDb rating 6.3Amamoto as Granny the Witch (in drag)Kirino as Yuji
  • Tadao Nakamaru4 films together, 1963 to 1966
    Tadao Nakamaru's page
  • Toshirô Mifune3 films together, 1963 to 1966
    Toshirô Mifune's page
    • The Sword of Doom1966IMDb rating 7.9Amamoto as Shuzen KamioMifune as Toranosuke Shimada
    • Samurai Assassin1965IMDb rating 7.4Amamoto as Matazaburo HagiwaraMifune as Tsuruchiyo Niiro
    • The Lost World of Sinbad1963IMDb rating 6.3Amamoto as Granny the Witch (in drag)Mifune as Sukezaemon Naya, alias 'Luzon' (Sinbad in English version)
  • Ishirô HondaDirector, 5 films, 1963 to 1969
    All films by Ishirô Honda
    • All Monsters Attack1969IMDb rating 3.9Amamoto as Shinpei Inami
    • King Kong Escapes1967IMDb rating 5.5Amamoto as Dr. Who
    • Dogora1964IMDb rating 5.6Amamoto as Maki the Safecracker
    • Atragon1963IMDb rating 5.8Amamoto as High Priest of Mu
    • Matango1963IMDb rating 6.4Amamoto as Transitional Matango
  • Kihachi OkamotoDirector, 2 films, 1965 to 1966
  • Jun FukudaDirector, 2 films, 1966 to 1969
  • Also three films together11 more actors
    • Akihiko HirataGodzilla vs. the Sea Monster (1966), Samurai Assassin (1965) and Atragon (1963)
    • Kenji SaharaAll Monsters Attack (1969), Atragon (1963) and Matango (1963)
    • Hiroshi KoizumiDogora (1964), Atragon (1963) and Matango (1963)
    • Haruo NakajimaAll Monsters Attack (1969), King Kong Escapes (1967) and Matango (1963)
    • Kumi MizunoGodzilla vs. the Sea Monster (1966), Matango (1963) and The Lost World of Sinbad (1963)
    • Mie HamaKing Kong Escapes (1967), What's Up, Tiger Lily? (1966) and The Lost World of Sinbad (1963)
    • Shôichi HiroseKing Kong Escapes (1967), Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster (1966) and Dogora (1964)
    • Akiko WakabayashiWhat's Up, Tiger Lily? (1966), Dogora (1964) and The Lost World of Sinbad (1963)
    • Chôtarô TôginAll Monsters Attack (1969), Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster (1966) and Samurai Assassin (1965)
    • Kazuo SuzukiAll Monsters Attack (1969), King Kong Escapes (1967) and Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster (1966)
    • Yutaka NakayamaAll Monsters Attack (1969), Dogora (1964) and The Lost World of Sinbad (1963)

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