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.

Hideyo Amamoto

Overview

Hideyo Amamoto

Known For

Kamen Rider: THE FIRST

Hakata Movie: Chinchiromai

Oshikiri

Birdcage of Horrors

F

Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel

30 -thirty-

Moon Spiral

Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself: The Loot

Edogawa Rampo Theater: The Man Who Travels With Prints

Biography

Acting