Biography
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.
Movies & TV Shows
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The Tale of Zatoichi (1962) — Miki Hirate
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Jigoku (1960) — Shirô Shimizu
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Sword of the Beast (1965) — Vice-Counselor
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Ghost Story of Yotsuya (1959) — Iemon Tamiya
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Zatoichi's Vengeance (1966) — Genpachiro Kurobe
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The Beast and the Magic Sword (1983) — Kian
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Destiny's Son (1962) — Sôshi Tada
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Rusty Knife (1958)
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Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance (1963) — Nobutada
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Port Arthur (1980) — Kentaro Kaneko
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The Third Shadow Warrior (1963) — Sadamitsu Miki
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Shinsengumi Chronicles (1963) — Toshizo Hijikata
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Blackmail Is My Life (1968)
- Women of Whirlpool Island (1960)
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Girl Boss Blues: Queen Bee's Counterattack (1971) — Hitman
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The Lady Vampire (1959) — Nobutaka Takenaka
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Sleepy Eyes of Death 8: Sword of Villainy (1966) — Aizen
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Black Line (1960) — Koji Machida
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Shroud of Snow (1967) — Guntaro
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Fire Line (1961) — Kuroiwa
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Queen Bee's Anger (1958) — Noboru Gôda
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Classmates (1967) — Chief Navel Surgeon Mamiya
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Yellow Line (1960) — Kazuhiro Moroki
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Ghost Stories of Wanderer at Honjo (1957)
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Twilight Saloon (1955)
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Professional Killers (1972)
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Empress (1983)
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Assassins for sale (1963)
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Eight Men to Kill (1972) — Azami Yajuro
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Return of Gun Dog (1966)
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Secret White Line Zone (1958)
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Homeless Dog (1964)
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Quick-Draw Dog (1967)
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The Military Policeman and the Dismembered Beauty (1957) — Staff Sergeant Tsuneyoshi
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Dead Angle (1979)
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Yakuza Hooligans (1966) — Sugiyama
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Modern Lady Gambler (1972)
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The Silent Gun (1967) — Junta Kimura
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The Dedicated Gunman (1965) — Junta Kimura
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Trigger Happy Romeo (1965) — Junta Kimura