Shigeru Amachi
Acting
Born 1931-03-04
Died 1985-07-27
Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
157 credits
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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.
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Filmography
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Acting
33 credits
Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu
The 47 Ronins of Ako
The Tale of Zatoichi
Queen Bee
Ghost Story of Yotsuya
Port Arthur
A Scarred Life 2: Blood Will Tell
Revenge of the Pearl Queen
Zatoichi's Vengeance
Jigoku
Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance
Yakuza Hooligans
Sword of the Beast
Eight Men to Kill
Shinsengumi Chronicles
Black Line
Destiny's Son
The Military Policeman and the Dismembered Beauty
Yellow Line
Hijo no License
Girl Boss Blues: Queen Bee's Counterattack
The Beast and the Magic Sword
The Beauty in the Bathroom
The Third Shadow Warrior
Beauty of the Land of Cherry Blossoms
Enigmatic Explosion of the Battleship Mutsu
Classmates
Ghost in the Regiment
The Pacific War and the International Military Tribunal
The Lady Vampire
Sleepy Eyes of Death 8: Sword of Villainy
Beauty of the Forbidden Fruit
The Third Contest
Other credits
26 credits
Professional Killers
Ghost Stories of Wanderer at Honjo
The Horizon Glitters
The Rambler Rides Again
白昼の死角(TV)
Yasei no Shōmei
Star of the Night
Emperor Meiji and the Great Russo-Japanese War
Yakuza Wanderer: Villainous Livelihood
Long Swords of the Loyal Forty-Seven
Admiral Yamamoto and the Allied Fleets
Blackmail Is My Life
Emperor & Empress Meiji and the Sino-Japanese War
The Story of a Man Among Men
Nonki saiban
The Viper Brothers: Prison Gang 13
Dead Angle
Suruga Yūkyōden: Gambling Hall Robbery
Holiday in Japan
The Boss
Beauty on Death Row
Ken ni kakeru
Homeless Dog
The Gambler's Law
Mole Alley
Rusty Knife
Directing
1 credit
Writing
1 credit
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