Hideyo Amamoto

Hideyo Amamoto

1926-01-02 – 2003-03-23 (age 77) 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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Known For

Yojimbo
Yojimbo

1961

as Yahachi

Kwaidan
Kwaidan

1965

as (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

1964

as Princess Salno's aide

Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

1966

as Red Bamboo Naval Officer

All Monsters Attack
All Monsters Attack

1969

as Toy Consultant Shinpei Inami

Samurai Assassin
Samurai Assassin

1965

as Matazaburo Hagiwara

Japan's Longest Day
Japan's Longest Day

1967

as Captain Takeo Sasaki

Message from Space
Daredevil in the Castle
Daredevil in the Castle

1961

as Interpreter

The Battle of Okinawa
The Battle of Okinawa

1971

as Okinawa Regional Officer

Atragon
Atragon

1963

as High Priest of Mu

The Red Spectacles
The Red Spectacles

1987

as Moongaze Ginji

Chûshingura
The Gambling Samurai
The Gambling Samurai

1960

as Tomimatsu

The Three Treasures
The Three Treasures

1959

as Spectator at Gods' Dance

Matango
Matango

1963

as Transitional Matango

Farewell to the Ark
Farewell to the Ark

1984

as Key maker

Female Neo-Ninjas
Female Neo-Ninjas

1991

as Grandpa

The Sword of Doom
The Sword of Doom

1966

as Shuzen Kamio