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Shigeru Amachi

Shigeru Amachi

Actor · Born 1931-03-04 · Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan

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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

  1. The Tale of Zatoichi (1962) — Miki Hirate
  2. Jigoku (1960) — Shirô Shimizu
  3. Sword of the Beast (1965) — Vice-Counselor
  4. Ghost Story of Yotsuya (1959) — Iemon Tamiya
  5. Zatoichi's Vengeance (1966) — Genpachiro Kurobe
  6. The Beast and the Magic Sword (1983) — Kian
  7. Destiny's Son (1962) — Sôshi Tada
  8. Rusty Knife (1958)
  9. Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance (1963) — Nobutada
  10. Port Arthur (1980) — Kentaro Kaneko
  11. The Third Shadow Warrior (1963) — Sadamitsu Miki
  12. Shinsengumi Chronicles (1963) — Toshizo Hijikata
  13. Blackmail Is My Life (1968)
  14. Women of Whirlpool Island (1960)
  15. Girl Boss Blues: Queen Bee's Counterattack (1971) — Hitman
  16. The Lady Vampire (1959) — Nobutaka Takenaka
  17. Sleepy Eyes of Death 8: Sword of Villainy (1966) — Aizen
  18. Black Line (1960) — Koji Machida
  19. Shroud of Snow (1967) — Guntaro
  20. Fire Line (1961) — Kuroiwa
  21. Queen Bee's Anger (1958) — Noboru Gôda
  22. Classmates (1967) — Chief Navel Surgeon Mamiya
  23. Yellow Line (1960) — Kazuhiro Moroki
  24. Ghost Stories of Wanderer at Honjo (1957)
  25. Twilight Saloon (1955)
  26. Professional Killers (1972)
  27. Empress (1983)
  28. Assassins for sale (1963)
  29. Eight Men to Kill (1972) — Azami Yajuro
  30. Return of Gun Dog (1966)
  31. Secret White Line Zone (1958)
  32. Homeless Dog (1964)
  33. Quick-Draw Dog (1967)
  34. The Military Policeman and the Dismembered Beauty (1957) — Staff Sergeant Tsuneyoshi
  35. Dead Angle (1979)
  36. Yakuza Hooligans (1966) — Sugiyama
  37. Modern Lady Gambler (1972)
  38. The Silent Gun (1967) — Junta Kimura
  39. The Dedicated Gunman (1965) — Junta Kimura
  40. Trigger Happy Romeo (1965) — Junta Kimura

Directed

  1. Hizoban Higasa no onna (1984) — Director