Shigeru Amachi
Acting

Shigeru Amachi

Born 1931-03-04 · Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan · Died 1985-07-27

Shigeru Amachi (天知 茂, Amachi Shigeru, 4 March 1931 – 27 July 1985) was a Japanese actor. He appeared in more than 120 films from 1953 to 1984. Amachi joined the Shintoho studio as one of its "New Face" actors of 1951 and established himself in action and jidaigeki films. He gained fame for the nihilistic mood of his character in Akatsuki no hijōsen and starred in Nobuo Nakagawa's version of Tokaido Yotsuya kaidan (1959). On television, he played the hardboiled detective in Hijō no raisensu and Kogoro Akechi in a long-running series of TV specials. On stage he was best known for playing Hishakaku in Jinsei gekijō.

ActorCast

Known for

The Tale of Zatoichi★ 7.3Viewing moment
The Tale of Zatoichi
1962
Port Arthur★ 8Viewing moment
Port Arthur
1980
Sword of the Beast★ 7.6Viewing moment
Sword of the Beast
1965
Jigoku★ 6.5Viewing moment
Jigoku
1960
The Ghost of Yotsuya★ 6.9Viewing moment
The Ghost of Yotsuya
1959
Twilight Saloon★ 8Viewing moment
Twilight Saloon
1955
検事とその妹Viewing moment
検事とその妹
1956
Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance★ 6.6Viewing moment
Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance
1963
Kanei Command PerformanceViewing moment
Kanei Command Performance
1983
Zatoichi's Vengeance★ 6.4Viewing moment
Zatoichi's Vengeance
1966
Girl Boss Blues: Queen Bee's Counterattack★ 4.7Viewing moment
Girl Boss Blues: Queen Bee's Counterattack
1971
Rusty Knife★ 6.3Viewing moment
Rusty Knife
1958
Classmates★ 6.5Viewing moment
Classmates
1967
The Beast and the Magic Sword★ 5.6Viewing moment
The Beast and the Magic Sword
1983
Destiny's Son★ 6.6Viewing moment
Destiny's Son
1962
The Pacific War and the International Military TribunalViewing moment
The Pacific War and the International Military Tribunal
1959
Blackmail Is My Life★ 6.4Viewing moment
Blackmail Is My Life
1968
The Third Contest★ 7Viewing moment
The Third Contest
1965
The Viper Brothers: Clown Princes of CrimeViewing moment
The Viper Brothers: Clown Princes of Crime
1972
Mole AlleyViewing moment
Mole Alley
1953
The Beauty of the Black NarcissusViewing moment
The Beauty of the Black Narcissus
1978
花眞珠Viewing moment
花眞珠
1955
Showdown of Men 2Viewing moment
Showdown of Men 2
1967
江戸川乱歩の黄金仮面II/桜の国の美女Viewing moment
江戸川乱歩の黄金仮面II/桜の国の美女
1980
Modern Lady Gambler★ 7Viewing moment
Modern Lady Gambler
1972
Ren'ai Zubari KôzaViewing moment
Ren'ai Zubari Kôza
1961
Trigger Happy RomeoViewing moment
Trigger Happy Romeo
1965
The Beauty in the BathroomViewing moment
The Beauty in the Bathroom
1978
Dandy Sashichi Detective Story – Six Famous BeautiesViewing moment
Dandy Sashichi Detective Story – Six Famous Beauties
1956
The BossViewing moment
The Boss
1965
The Lady Vampire★ 5.8Viewing moment
The Lady Vampire
1959
怒号する巨弾Viewing moment
怒号する巨弾
1960
Fearful Attack of the Flying SaucersViewing moment
Fearful Attack of the Flying Saucers
1956
The Beauty of the Makeup StageViewing moment
The Beauty of the Makeup Stage
1982
Yôki na tono-samaViewing moment
Yôki na tono-sama
1962
Black Line★ 7Viewing moment
Black Line
1960
Ken ni kakeruViewing moment
Ken ni kakeru
1962
Fairy BeautyViewing moment
Fairy Beauty
1978
Long Swords of the Loyal Forty-SevenViewing moment
Long Swords of the Loyal Forty-Seven
1962
Yellow Line★ 6.5Viewing moment
Yellow Line
1960

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