Hideyo Amamoto
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Born January 2, 1926·Died March 23, 2003 (at 77)·Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan·Male
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.
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He died on March 23, 2003 from acute pneumonia at the age of 77.
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Filmography
133 credits across 133 titlesActing
130 creditsAs self
3 creditsTalk shows, festival coverage and documentary appearances, kept out of the acting list.
