Hideyo Amamoto
Place of birth: Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
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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Hideyo Amamoto is best known for work in Acting. The Peekr community tracks 25 credits from Hideyo Amamoto, including movies and TV series you can rate, discuss, and add to your own Peeklists.
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
