Hideyo Amamoto
Acting
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
1961
Kwaidan
1965
Twenty-Four Eyes
1954
Oshikiri
2000
Chûshingura
1962
Matango
1963
Atragon
1963
Dogora
1964
三姉妹探偵団1986
三姉妹探偵団
1986
