Shigeru Amachi
Acting
Born March 4, 1931 · Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
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 Hishak…
Known For · 40 titles
Professional Killers
Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu
The 47 Ronins of Ako
Hijo no License
Star of the Night
The Horizon Glitters
A Scarred Life 2: Blood Will Tell
Revenge of the Pearl Queen
Ghost Stories of Wanderer at Honjo
The Rambler Rides Again
Yasei no Shōmei
Queen Bee
The Tale of Zatoichi
Ghost Story of Yotsuya
Jigoku
Port Arthur
白昼の死角(TV)
Sword of the Beast
Zatoichi's Vengeance
Emperor Meiji and the Great Russo-Japanese War
The Beast and the Magic Sword
Dead Angle
Emperor & Empress Meiji and the Sino-Japanese War
Ghost in the Regiment
Yakuza Hooligans
Girl Boss Blues: Queen Bee's Counterattack
The Third Shadow Warrior
Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance
Suruga Yūkyōden: Gambling Hall Robbery
The Story of a Man Among Men
江戸の牙
Rusty Knife
The Beauty of the Black Pearl
Girl Wife: The Terrified Sixteen-Year-Old
Admiral Yamamoto and the Allied Fleets
Secret White Line Zone
Black Line
Yakuza Wanderer: Villainous Livelihood
The Lady Vampire
The Beauty of Heaven and Hell