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Hideyo Amamoto

Hideyo Amamoto

Acting • 1926-01-02 • Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

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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Kamen Rider6.5

Kamen Rider

1971

All Monsters Attack5.1

All Monsters Attack

1969

King Kong Escapes6.1

King Kong Escapes

1967

Ebirah, Horror of the Deep6.3

Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

1966

Matango6.7

Matango

1963

August in the Water7.2

August in the Water

1995

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