Hideyo Amamoto's Filmography
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
- Movie
- 2001
Born: 2nd of January 1926
Died: 23rd of March 2003 (aged 77)
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.