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Hideyo Amamoto

1926-01-02

The 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.

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Movies

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Yojimbo

8.096 average rating
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Kwaidan

7.7 average rating
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Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

6.3 average rating
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Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack

7.5 average rating
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King Kong Escapes

6.2 average rating
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Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

7 average rating
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All Monsters Attack

5.1 average rating
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The Sword of Doom

7.7 average rating
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Matango

6.8 average rating
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What's Up, Tiger Lily?

5.3 average rating
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Farewell to the Ark

7 average rating
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Twenty-Four Eyes

7.7 average rating
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Atragon

6.4 average rating
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Red Lion

6.4 average rating
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Japan's Longest Day

7.1 average rating
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August in the Water

6.9 average rating
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Samurai Assassin

7.3 average rating
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Dogora

6.9 average rating
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Ronin-gai

5.9 average rating
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Message from Space

5.8 average rating