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Hideyo Amamoto

Actor

Hideyo Amamoto

Acting
1963 — 2005 · 8 films
Lived
2 January 1926 — d. 2003
From
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.

Career Signature

How Hideyo Amamoto’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they acted in.