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.
Hideyo Amamoto has 126 screen credits in a career dating back to 1954. Their work spans 10 cinematic universes — most prominently International Secret Police Series with 3 titles. Signature works include All Monsters Attack, Black Market Emperor: Silver and Gold 2, Black Market Emperor: Silver and Gold. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
Universe traveler — spans 10 universes
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