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Acting

Hideyo Amamoto

Profession
Acting
Born
January 2, 1926 · Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Died
March 23, 2003

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.

Known for

Yojimbo poster
Yojimbo
Film · 1961 · ★ 8.1
Kwaidan poster
Kwaidan
Film · 1965 · ★ 7.7
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster poster
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
Film · 1964 · ★ 7.0
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack poster
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
Film · 2001 · ★ 7.5
The Sword of Doom poster
The Sword of Doom
Film · 1966 · ★ 7.8
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep poster
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
Film · 1966 · ★ 6.3
All Monsters Attack poster
All Monsters Attack
Film · 1969 · ★ 5.1
What's Up, Tiger Lily? poster
What's Up, Tiger Lily?
Film · 1966 · ★ 5.4
King Kong Escapes poster
King Kong Escapes
Film · 1967 · ★ 6.1
Kamen Rider poster
Kamen Rider
Series · 1971 · ★ 6.4
Matango poster
Matango
Film · 1963 · ★ 6.7
Twenty-Four Eyes poster
Twenty-Four Eyes
Film · 1954 · ★ 7.7

Filmography