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Hideyo Amamoto

Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

Born: 1926-01-02Died: 2003-03-23

Eisei Amamoto
天本 英世

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.
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Credits

Kwaidan(segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)1965-01-06
What's Up, Tiger Lily?Cobra Man1966-11-02
The Adventure of Robocon1976-03-20
AtragonHigh Priest of Mu1963-12-22
The Fighting King1994-03-11
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Poster of Hideyo Amamoto