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BornJanuary 2, 1926
DiedMarch 23, 2003 (age 77)
Place of birthKitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Film credits126
Hideyo Amamoto
DeceasedKnown for Acting
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.
Filmography
Kamen Rider: THE FIRST
2005
as Dr. Shinigami
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
2001
as Prof. Hirotoshi Isayama the Prophet
Hakata Movie: Chinchiromai
2000
Oshikiri
2000
Keizoku: Unsolved Mysteries - Beautiful Dreamer
2000
Birdcage of Horrors
1999
F
1998
Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel
1998
30 -thirty-
1997
Weather Woman
1996
as Chairman Shimamori
Eko Eko Azarak II: Birth of the Wizard
1996
as Master of Saiga
Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! The Loot
1996
as Mutsuo Hatano
August in the Water
1995
as Sakai
Marehito
1995
as Voice of Marehito
Edogawa Rampo Theater: The Man Who Travels With Prints
1994
as Monma Yazo
The Fighting King
1994
Black Market Emperor: Silver and Gold 2
1994
Black Market Emperor: Silver and Gold
1993
A Gruesome and Terrifying Story that Happened in Real Life
1993
My Beloved Ultraseven
1993
as Security Guard
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Kazuo Umezu's Terror Zone: Horror!
1993
High School Jingi 2: Taihen yoku dekimashita
1992
Yamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 2
1992
Wangan Midnight
1992