Acting
Hideyo Amamoto
Also Known As: 天本 英世, Amamoto Hideyo, 天本 ひでよ
Birth Date
January 2, 1926
Death Date
March 23, 2003
(passed away at 77)
Place of Birth
Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
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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.
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Kamen Rider
Doctor Shinigami
1971 • 100 episodes
Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series
Matsuo Takami
1983 • 1 episode
Space Sheriff Gavan
1982 • 1 episode
Yojimbo
Yahachi
1961
Kwaidan
(segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)
1965
Pro Hunter
1981 • 1 episode
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
Red Bamboo Naval Officer
1966
The Sword of Doom
Shuzen Kamio
1966
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
Prof. Hirotoshi Isayama the Prophet
2001
Atragon
High Priest of Mu
1963
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
Princess Salno's aide
1964
Ronin-gai
Biwa player
1990
Kamen Rider: THE FIRST
Dr. Shinigami
2005
The Red Spectacles
Ginji the Moongazer
1987
Chûshingura
1962
Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely
Ryuichi Shimomura
1980
Blood on the Sea
1961
Twenty-Four Eyes
Ôishi Sensei no Otto
1954
Samurai Assassin
Matazaburo Hagiwara
1965
All Monsters Attack
Toy Consultant Shinpei Inami
1969