Acting
Hideyo Amamoto
Born January 2, 1926 Died March 23, 2003 Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
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.
Filmography
6.8
Kamen Rider: THE FIRST
2005·Action
7.5
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
2001·Action
8.0
Hakata Movie: Chinchiromai
2000·Music
6.3
Oshikiri
2000·Horror
6.3
Keizoku: Unsolved Mysteries - Beautiful Dreamer
2000·Drama
10.0
Birdcage of Horrors
1999·Horror
6.2
F
1998·Drama
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Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel
1998·Mystery
5.0
30 -thirty-
1997·Drama
3.4
Weather Woman
1996·Comedy
6.2
Eko Eko Azarak II: Birth of the Wizard
1996·Horror
8.0
Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! The Loot
1996·Comedy
6.9
August in the Water
1995·Science Fiction
5.0
Marehito
1995·Science Fiction
9.0
Edogawa Rampo Theater: The Man Who Travels With Prints
1994·Drama
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The Fighting King
1994
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Black Market Emperor: Silver and Gold 2
1994·Crime
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Black Market Emperor: Silver and Gold
1993·Crime
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A Gruesome and Terrifying Story that Happened in Real Life
1993·Horror
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My Beloved Ultraseven
1993
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High School Jingi 2: Taihen yoku dekimashita
1992
6.0
Yamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 2
1992·Comedy
6.5
Wangan Midnight
1992·Action
6.7
My Soul Is Slashed
1991·Comedy