Actor info
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Name :
Hideyo Amamoto
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Born :
January 2, 1926 in Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan (77 years at death)
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Died :
March 23, 2003
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Known for :
Acting
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Gender :
Male
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Film career :
123 films (1954–2005)
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Also known as :
天本 英世, Amamoto Hideyo, 天本 ひでよ, Eisei Amamoto, 天本 えいせい
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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.
Notable films
- Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001) as Prof. Hirotoshi Isayama the Prophet
- Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966) as Red Bamboo Naval Officer
- Kwaidan (1965) as (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)
- Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964) as Princess Salno's aide
- Yojimbo (1961) as Yahachi
