Actor

Hideyo Amamoto

Acting

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Acting credits

127

Prolific

Very extensive acting filmography.

TMDB popularity

0.8

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Movies: 120Series: 7

TMDB ID: 227622

IMDb ID: nm0023862

Known for: Acting

Born: January 2, 1926

Died: March 23, 2003

Age: 77

Place of birth: Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1954 - 2005

Years active: 52

Average TMDB rating: 6.79

Wikidata: Q938317

Also known as

天本英世 • Amamoto Hideyo • 天本ひでよ • Eisei Amamoto • 天本えいせい • Amamoto Eisei • Hideko Amamoto

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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.

Movies

Movie credits linked with Hideyo Amamoto.