Hideyo Amamoto
Actor
- Born
- January 2, 1926 · Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
- Died
- March 23, 2003 (age 77)
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.
Known for
Yojimbo
April 25, 1961
Kwaidan
January 6, 1965
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
December 20, 1964
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
December 15, 2001
The Sword of Doom
February 25, 1966
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
December 17, 1966
All Monsters Attack
December 20, 1969
What's Up, Tiger Lily?
November 2, 1966
King Kong Escapes
July 22, 1967
Matango
August 11, 1963
Twenty-Four Eyes
September 15, 1954
Kill!
June 22, 1968
Acting126
- 2005Kamen Rider: THE FIRST as Dr. Shinigami
- 2001Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack as Prof. Hirotoshi Isayama the Prophet
- 2000Hakata Movie: Chinchiromai
- 2000Oshikiri
- 2000Keizoku: Unsolved Mysteries - Beautiful Dreamer
- 1999Birdcage of Horrors
- 1998F
- 1998Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel
- 199730 -thirty-
- 1996Weather Woman as Chairman Shimamori
- 1996Eko Eko Azarak II: Birth of the Wizard