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.

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Date of Birth

Jan 02, 1926

Place of Birth

Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

Date of Death

Mar 23, 2003

Age

Known For

Acting

Also Known As

Eisei Amamoto