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Hideyo Amamoto
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.
As actor
Kamen Rider: THE FIRST
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
Keizoku: Unsolved Mysteries - Beautiful Dreamer
Oshikiri
Hakata Movie: Chinchiromai
Birdcage of Horrors
Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel
F
30 -thirty-
Eko Eko Azarak II: Birth of the Wizard
Weather Woman
Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! The Loot
Marehito
August in the Water
The Fighting King
Edogawa Rampo Theater: The Man Who Travels With Prints
Black Market Emperor: Silver and Gold 2
A Gruesome and Terrifying Story that Happened in Real Life
Kazuo Umezu's Terror Zone: Horror!
Black Market Emperor: Silver and Gold
My Beloved Ultraseven
Yamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 2
Wangan Midnight
High School Jingi 2: Taihen yoku dekimashita
My Soul Is Slashed
Female Neo-Ninjas
Rainbow Kids
Da Dahhhhn
Shin Virgin Boys Story: Hong Kong Virgin Boy
Big Boobs Buster