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Hideyo Amamoto

Hideyo Amamoto
Date of birth
January 2, 1926
Date of death
March 23, 2003
Place of birth
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.

Hideyo Amamoto Filmography

Hideyo Amamoto's Most Common Co-Stars

Akira Kubo Akira Kubo 1 film Haruo Nakajima Haruo Nakajima 1 film Hiroshi Koizumi Hiroshi Koizumi 1 film Katsumi Tezuka Katsumi Tezuka 1 film Kenji Sahara Kenji Sahara 1 film Kumi Mizuno Kumi Mizuno 1 film Yoshio Tsuchiya Yoshio Tsuchiya 1 film

Hideyo Amamoto's Top Directors & Collaborations

Ishirō Honda Ishirō Honda 1 film