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
Yojimbo
as Yahachi
Kwaidan
as (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)
Oh, Bomb!
as Tetsu
Chûshingura
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
Gorath
as Man in Bar
Matango
as Skulking Transitional Matango (uncredited)
Japan's Longest Day
as Captain Takeo Sasaki
Atragon
as High Priest of Mu
