Hideyo Amamoto

Hideyo Amamoto

Acting2nd January 1926(died at 77)Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan135 titles

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.

Born

2nd January 1926 · Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

Died

23rd March 2003

Known for

Acting

Also known as

天本 英世, Amamoto Hideyo, 天本 ひでよ, Eisei Amamoto

Links

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Known for

Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack

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Twenty-Four Eyes

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Filmography

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