Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
January 2, 1926
Died
March 23, 2003 (77 years old)
Place of Birth
Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Also Known As
- 天本 英世
- Amamoto Hideyo
- 天本 ひでよ
- Eisei Amamoto
- 天本 えいせい
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.
Known For
Acting
6.7
Kamen Rider: THE FIRST
2005
7.5
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
2001
6.2
Keizoku: Unsolved Mysteries - Beautiful Dreamer
2000
2.9
Weather Woman
1996
5.9
Eko Eko Azarak II: Birth of the Wizard
1996
6.8
August in the Water
1995
5.9
Ronin-gai
1990
6.4
The Red Spectacles
1987
6.8
Farewell to the Ark
1984
7.9
Space Sheriff Gavan
1982
5.8
Message from Space
1978
6.0
Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy
1974
7.4
The Wolves
1971
7.5
The Battle of Okinawa
1971
6.5
Kamen Rider
1971
5.1
All Monsters Attack
1969
6.4
Red Lion
1969
5.8
The Human Bullet
1968
6.9
Kill!
1968
7.2
Japan's Longest Day
1967
6.2
King Kong Escapes
1967
6.3
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
1966
5.3
What's Up, Tiger Lily?
1966
7.7
The Sword of Doom
1966