Known For
Acting
Birthday
January 2, 1926
Place of Birth
Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Also Known As
- 天本 英世
- Amamoto Hideyo
- 天本 ひでよ
- Eisei Amamoto
- 天本 えいせい
Hideyo Amamoto
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.
Known For - Movies
Kwaidan
as (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)
Yojimbo
as Yahachi
Japan's Longest Day
as Captain Takeo Sasaki
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
as Red Bamboo Naval Officer
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
as Princess Salno's aide
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
as Prof. Hirotoshi Isayama the Prophet
Mahjong Horoki
as Hachimaki
King Kong Escapes
as Dr. Who
Samurai Assassin
as Matazaburo Hagiwara
Atragon
as High Priest of Mu
