Hideyo Amamoto
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
- Born
- 1926-01-02 · Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
- Died
- 2003-03-23
Known for
- Yojimbo (1961) — Yahachi
- Kwaidan (1965) — (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)
- Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964) — Princess Salno's aide
- Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001) — Prof. Hirotoshi Isayama the Prophet
- The Sword of Doom (1966) — Shuzen Kamio
- Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966) — Red Bamboo Naval Officer
- All Monsters Attack (1969) — Toy Consultant Shinpei Inami
- What's Up, Tiger Lily? (1966) — Cobra Man
- King Kong Escapes (1967) — Dr. Who
- Kamen Rider (1971) — Doctor Shinigami
- Matango (1963) — Transitional Matango
- Twenty-Four Eyes (1954) — Ôishi Sensei no Otto
- Kill! (1968) — Gendayu Shimada
- Samurai Assassin (1965) — Matazaburo Hagiwara
- Message from Space (1978) — Dark
- Atragon (1963) — High Priest of Mu