Hideyo Amamoto

Hideyo Amamoto

Known for
Acting
Born
January 2, 1926
Place of birth
Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Died
March 23, 2003

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.

Movies with Hideyo Amamoto

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