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Hideyo Amamoto

Actor • Born 1926

Hideyo Amamoto

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About

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

Kamen Rider posterKamen RiderSeries • 1971Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series posterFuruya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke SeriesSeries • 1983Space Sheriff Gavan posterSpace Sheriff GavanSeries • 1982Pro Hunter posterPro HunterSeries • 1981Kamen Rider posterKamen RiderSeries • 1971Yojimbo posterYojimboMovie • 1961Kwaidan posterKwaidanMovie • 1965Ebirah, Horror of the Deep posterEbirah, Horror of the DeepMovie • 1966Twenty-Four Eyes posterTwenty-Four EyesMovie • 1954All Monsters Attack posterAll Monsters AttackMovie • 1969Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack posterGodzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out AttackMovie • 2001Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster posterGhidorah, the Three-Headed MonsterMovie • 1964King Kong Escapes posterKing Kong EscapesMovie • 1967Atragon posterAtragonMovie • 1963What's Up, Tiger Lily? posterWhat's Up, Tiger Lily?Movie • 1966Matango posterMatangoMovie • 1963Chûshingura posterChûshinguraMovie • 1962The Red Spectacles posterThe Red SpectaclesMovie • 1987The Sword of Doom posterThe Sword of DoomMovie • 1966Kamen Rider: THE FIRST posterKamen Rider: THE FIRSTMovie • 2005Samurai Assassin posterSamurai AssassinMovie • 1965Gorath posterGorathMovie • 1962Japan's Longest Day posterJapan's Longest DayMovie • 1967Kill! posterKill!Movie • 1968