Hideyo Amamoto
Acting Born: 1926-01-02 Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Biography
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.
Movies
30 -thirty-
Yojimbo
Kamen Rider: THE FIRST
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Keizoku: Unsolved Mysteries - Beautiful Dreamer
Kwaidan
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
King Kong Escapes
The Sword of Doom
Chûshingura
The Red Spectacles
J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai vs. Gorenger
Dogora
All Monsters Attack
Ronin-gai
Kamen Rider vs. Shocker
Eko Eko Azarak II: Birth of the Wizard
Matango
