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|name           =Hideyo Amamoto
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|character     =[[Matango]], Maki, [[Dr. Who]], [[Shinpei Minami]], [[Hirotoshi Isayama]]
|character =Spectator, Drunk, Mu High Priest, Transitional [[Matango]], Butler Wu, Maki, [[Red Bamboo]] Naval Officer, [[Dr. Who]], [[Shinpei Inami]], Prophet Isayama
|birthday       =January 2, [[1926]]
|birthday =January 2, 1926
|birthplace     =Wakamatsu, Fukuoka, [[Japan]]<ref name="Uchusen">{{harvnb|Hobby Japan|2016|pp=176–177}}</ref>
|birthplace =Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, [[Japan]]
|death          =March 23, [[2003]] (aged 77){{R|Uchusen}}
|firstfilm =Twenty-Four Eyes
|first          =''[[wikipedia:The Garden of Women|The Garden of Women]]'' (1954)
|notablefilm =[[King Kong Escapes]]
|notable        =''[[King Kong Escapes]]'' (1967)
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'''Hideyo Amamoto''' {{Nihongo|天本 英世|Amamoto Hideyo}}, also known by the pseudonym '''Eisei Amamoto''' {{Nihongo|あまもと えいせい|Amamoto Eisei}}, was a [[Japan]]ese actor who appeared in countless television and film productions from the 1950's to the early 2000's. He is best known for the role of [[w:c:kamenrider:Doctor Shinigami|Dr. Shinigami]] in the original ''[[w:c:kamenrider:Kamen Rider|Kamen Rider]]'' series, as well as the roles of [[Shinpei Inami]] in ''[[All Monsters Attack]]'' and [[Dr. Who]] in ''[[King Kong Escapes]]''. Amamoto passed away of acute pneumonia on March 23, 2003 at age 77.
'''Hideyo Amamoto''' {{Nihongo|天本 {{ruby|英|ひで}}{{ruby|世|よ}}|Amamoto Hideyo}}, also known by the familiar reading '''Eisei Amamoto''' {{Nihongo|天本 {{ruby|英|えい}}{{ruby|世|せい}}|Amamoto Eisei}}, was a [[Japan]]ese actor who appeared in countless television and film productions from the 1950s to early 2000s. He is best known for his [[tokusatsu]] roles, including [[Dr. Who]] in ''[[King Kong Escapes]]'' (1967), [[Shinpei Minami]] in ''[[All Monsters Attack]]'' (1969), [[wikia:w:c:kamenrider:Dr. Shinigami|Dr. Shinigami]] in the original ''[[wikia:w:c:kamenrider:Kamen Rider|Kamen Rider]]'' (1971), and Professor K in ''Nebula Mask Machineman'' (1984). Amamoto passed away of acute pneumonia on March 23, 2003 at age 77.
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==Filmography==
==Selected filmography==
*''[[The Birth of Japan]]'' as Spectator
*''[[wikipedia:Monkey Sun|Monkey Sun]]'' (1959) as secretary general
*''[[Gorath (1962 film)|Gorath]]'' as Drunk
*''[[The Three Treasures]]'' (1959) as spectator
*''[[Atragon (1963 film)|Atragon]]'' as [[Mu Empire|Mu]] High Priest
*''[[The Secret of the Telegian]]'' (1960) as Onishi's henchman
*''[[Matango (1963 film)|Matango]]'' as Transitional [[Matango]]
*''[[Gorath (film)|Gorath]]'' (1962) as drunk
*''[[Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster]]'' as Wu, [[Selina Salno]]'s butler
*''[[Matango (film)|Matango]]'' (1963) as transitional [[Matango]]
*''[[Dogora (1964 film)|Dogora]]'' as Maki
*''[[Atragon]]'' (1963) as [[Mu]] high priest
*''[[Ebirah, Horror of the Deep]]'' as [[Red Bamboo Ship]] Naval Officer
*''[[Dogora (film)|Dogora]]'' (1964) as Maki
*''[[King Kong Escapes]]'' as [[Dr. Who]]
*''[[Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster]]'' (1964) as [[Maas Doulina Salno]]'s butler<ref group="lower-alpha">Called "Wu" in the film's English dub.</ref>
*''[[All Monsters Attack]]'' as [[Shinpei Inami]]
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultra Q|Ultra Q]]'' (TV 1966) as mysterious old man [episode 28]
*''[[Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack]]'' as Prophet Hirotoshi Isayama
*''[[Ebirah, Horror of the Deep]]'' (1966) as [[Red Bamboo ship]] naval officer
*''[[The Killing Bottle]]'' (1967) as ZZZ hitman
*''[[King Kong Escapes]]'' (1967) as [[Dr. Who]]
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Mighty Jack (series)|Mighty Jack]]'' (TV 1968) as Murakami personnel
*''[[All Monsters Attack]]'' (1969) as [[Shinpei Minami]]
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Return of Ultraman|Return of Ultraman]]'' (TV 1971) as observatory staff member [episode 23]
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Leo (series)|Ultraman Leo]]'' (TV 1974) as Dodole [episode 24]
*''[[Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack]]'' (2001) as [[Hirotoshi Isayama]]
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Cosmos (series)|Ultraman Cosmos]]'' (TV 2002) [episode 57]
==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*[[Shusuke Kaneko]] specifically wrote the role of Hirotoshi Isayama in ''[[Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack]]'' for Hideyo Amamoto. This would be the actor's final acting role before his death in 2003, though he would appear through archive footage in the film ''[[w:c:kamenrider:Kamen Rider The First|Kamen Rider The First]]'' in 2005.
*[[Shusuke Kaneko]] specifically wrote the role of Hirotoshi Isayama in ''[[Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack]]'' for Hideyo Amamoto.{{Citation needed}} This would be one of the actor's last roles before his death in 2003.
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20040604102247/http://www.dalekempire.com/Amamoto.html September 1991 interview by Guy Mariner Tucker]
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==References==
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===Bibliography===
*{{cite book|title=Kamen Rider Kaijin Pictorial 2016|date=28 March 2016|publisher=Hobby Japan|isbn=978-4-7986-1202-7|ref={{harvid|Hobby Japan|2016}}}}
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Latest revision as of 16:36, 12 July 2023

Hideyo Amamoto
Hideyo Amamoto
Born January 2, 1926
Wakamatsu, Fukuoka, Japan[1]
Died March 23, 2003 (aged 77)[1]
Notable role(s) Matango, Maki, Dr. Who, Shinpei Minami, Hirotoshi Isayama
First work The Garden of Women (1954)
Notable work King Kong Escapes (1967)
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Hideyo Amamoto (天本 (ひで) (),   Amamoto Hideyo), also known by the familiar reading Eisei Amamoto (天本 (えい) (せい),   Amamoto Eisei), was a Japanese actor who appeared in countless television and film productions from the 1950s to early 2000s. He is best known for his tokusatsu roles, including Dr. Who in King Kong Escapes (1967), Shinpei Minami in All Monsters Attack (1969), Dr. Shinigami in the original Kamen Rider (1971), and Professor K in Nebula Mask Machineman (1984). Amamoto passed away of acute pneumonia on March 23, 2003 at age 77.

Selected filmography

Trivia

External links

Notes

  1. Called "Wu" in the film's English dub.

References

This is a list of references for Hideyo Amamoto. These citations are used to identify the reliable sources on which this article is based. These references appear inside articles in the form of superscript numbers, which look like this: [1]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Hobby Japan 2016, pp. 176–177

Bibliography

  • Kamen Rider Kaijin Pictorial 2016. Hobby Japan. 28 March 2016. ISBN 978-4-7986-1202-7.

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