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{{Infobox Person | {{Infobox Person | ||
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|image =Hideyo Amamoto.jpg | |name =Hideyo Amamoto | ||
|name =Hideyo Amamoto | |character =Spectator, drunk, Mu high priest, [[Matango]], Wu, Heinai's servant, Maki, [[Red Bamboo]] naval officer,<br>[[Dr. Who]], [[Shinpei Inami]], parliamentarian, Hirotoshi Isayama | ||
|character =Spectator, | |birthday =January 2, 1926 | ||
|birthday =January 2, 1926 | |birthplace =Wakamatsu, Fukuoka, [[Japan]] | ||
|birthplace = | |death =March 23, 2003 | ||
|first | |first =''The Garden of Women'' (1954) | ||
|notable | |notable =''[[King Kong Escapes]]'' (1967) | ||
|wikipedia =https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hideyo_Amamoto | |wikipedia =https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hideyo_Amamoto | ||
|imdb =http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0023862/ | |imdb =http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0023862/ | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Hideyo Amamoto''' {{Nihongo|天本 英世|Amamoto Hideyo}}, also known by the | '''Hideyo Amamoto''' {{Nihongo|天本 英世|Amamoto Hideyo}}, also known by the erroneous reading '''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 his roles as [[wikia:w:c:kamenrider:Doctor Shinigami|Dr. Shinigami]] in the original ''[[wikia:w:c:kamenrider:Kamen Rider|Kamen Rider]]'' series and Professor K in ''Nebula Mask Machineman'', 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. | ||
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==Selected Filmography== | ==Selected Filmography== | ||
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*''[[Gorath (film)|Gorath]]'' (1962) as Drunk | *''[[Gorath (film)|Gorath]]'' (1962) as Drunk | ||
*''[[Matango (film)|Matango]]'' (1963) as Transitional [[Matango]] | *''[[Matango (film)|Matango]]'' (1963) as Transitional [[Matango]] | ||
*''[[Atragon (film)|Atragon]]'' (1963) as [[Mu]] | *''[[Atragon (film)|Atragon]]'' (1963) as [[Mu]] high priest | ||
*''[[Dogora (film)|Dogora]]'' (1964) as Maki | *''[[Dogora (film)|Dogora]]'' (1964) as Maki | ||
*''[[Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster]]'' (1964) as Wu, [[ | *''[[Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster]]'' (1964) as Wu, [[Maas Doulina Salno]]'s butler | ||
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultra Q|Ultra Q]]'' (TV 1966) as Mysterious | *''[[Kwaidan]]'' (1965) as Heinai's servant | ||
*''[[Ebirah, Horror of the Deep]]'' (1966) as [[Red Bamboo Ship]] | *''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultra Q|Ultra Q]]'' (TV 1966) as Mysterious old man [episode 28] | ||
*''[[Ebirah, Horror of the Deep]]'' (1966) as [[Red Bamboo Ship]] naval officer | |||
*''[[King Kong Escapes]]'' (1967) as [[Dr. Who]] | *''[[King Kong Escapes]]'' (1967) as [[Dr. Who]] | ||
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Mighty Jack (series)|Mighty Jack]]'' (TV 1968) as Murakami | *''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Mighty Jack (series)|Mighty Jack]]'' (TV 1968) as Murakami personnel | ||
*''[[All Monsters Attack]]'' (1969) as [[Shinpei Inami]] | *''[[All Monsters Attack]]'' (1969) as [[Shinpei Inami]] | ||
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Return of Ultraman| | *''[[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 | *''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Leo (series)|Ultraman Leo]]'' (TV 1974) as Dodole [episode 24] | ||
*''The Blue Stigma'' (1978) as Parliamentarian | |||
*''[[Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack]]'' (2001) as Prophet Hirotoshi Isayama | *''[[Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack]]'' (2001) as Prophet Hirotoshi Isayama | ||
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Cosmos (series)|Ultraman Cosmos]]'' (TV 2002) [episode 57 | *''[[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 one of the actor's last roles before his death in 2003. | *[[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. | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20040604102247/http://www.dalekempire.com/Amamoto.html September 1991 interview by Guy Mariner Tucker] | *[https://web.archive.org/web/20040604102247/http://www.dalekempire.com/Amamoto.html September 1991 interview by Guy Mariner Tucker] |
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Hideyo Amamoto (天本 英世, also known by the erroneous reading Eisei Amamoto Amamoto Hideyo) (あまもと えいせい, was a Amamoto Eisei)Japanese actor who appeared in countless television and film productions from the 1950's to the early 2000's. He is best known for his roles as Dr. Shinigami in the original Kamen Rider series and Professor K in Nebula Mask Machineman, 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.
Selected Filmography
- The Three Treasures (1959) as Spectator
- The Secret of the Telegian (1960) as Onishi's henchman
- Gorath (1962) as Drunk
- Matango (1963) as Transitional Matango
- Atragon (1963) as Mu high priest
- Dogora (1964) as Maki
- Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964) as Wu, Maas Doulina Salno's butler
- Kwaidan (1965) as Heinai's servant
- Ultra Q (TV 1966) as Mysterious old man [episode 28]
- Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966) as Red Bamboo Ship naval officer
- King Kong Escapes (1967) as Dr. Who
- Mighty Jack (TV 1968) as Murakami personnel
- All Monsters Attack (1969) as Shinpei Inami
- Return of Ultraman (TV 1971) as Observatory staff member [episode 23]
- Ultraman Leo (TV 1974) as Dodole [episode 24]
- The Blue Stigma (1978) as Parliamentarian
- Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001) as Prophet Hirotoshi Isayama
- Ultraman Cosmos (TV 2002) [episode 57]
Trivia
- 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.
External Links
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