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Hideyo Amamoto
Acting
02 Jan 1926
† 23 Mar 2003
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.
Also Known As
天本 英世, Amamoto Hideyo, 天本 ひでよ, Eisei Amamoto, 天本 えいせい
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Hideyo Amamoto's Movies
81%
Yojimbo
25 Apr 1961
77%
Kwaidan
06 Jan 1965
69%
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
20 Dec 1964
75%
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
15 Dec 2001
77%
The Sword of Doom
25 Feb 1966
63%
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
17 Dec 1966
51%
All Monsters Attack
20 Dec 1969
54%
What's Up, Tiger Lily?
02 Nov 1966
62%
King Kong Escapes
22 Jul 1967
67%
Matango
11 Aug 1963
77%
Twenty-Four Eyes
15 Sept 1954
69%
Kill!
22 Jun 1968
73%
Samurai Assassin
03 Jan 1965
66%
Atragon
22 Dec 1963
58%
Message from Space
29 Apr 1978
71%
Chûshingura
03 Nov 1962
67%
Dogora
11 Aug 1964
64%
The Red Spectacles
07 Feb 1987
68%
August in the Water
09 Sept 1995
72%
Japan's Longest Day
03 Aug 1967
