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Hideyo Amamoto
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.
Top Filmography
8.1
Yojimbo
1961 // MOVIE
7.7
Kwaidan
1965 // MOVIE
7.0
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
1964 // MOVIE
7.5
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
2001 // MOVIE
7.7
The Sword of Doom
1966 // MOVIE
6.3
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
1966 // MOVIE
5.1
All Monsters Attack
1969 // MOVIE
5.3
What's Up, Tiger Lily?
1966 // MOVIE
6.2
King Kong Escapes
1967 // MOVIE
6.7
Matango
1963 // MOVIE
6.4
Kamen Rider
1971 // TV
7.7
Twenty-Four Eyes
1954 // MOVIE
6.9
Kill!
1968 // MOVIE
7.3
Samurai Assassin
1965 // MOVIE
6.6
Atragon
1963 // MOVIE