Acting
Shigeru Amachi
1931-03-04 · Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
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.
Known for
The Tale of Zatoichi
Jigoku
Sword of the Beast
Ghost Story of Yotsuya
Zatoichi's Vengeance
The Beast and the Magic Sword
Destiny's Son
Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance
Rusty Knife
Port Arthur
The Third Shadow Warrior
Shinsengumi Chronicles
Blackmail Is My Life
Women of Whirlpool Island
Girl Boss Blues: Queen Bee's Counterattack
The Lady Vampire
Movie credits · 149
Sunday Horror Series Best Selection 2
The Psychological Test
The Beauty of the Black Pearl
Beauty with a Mysterious Scar
The Story of a Man Among Men
Beauty in the Flames
Midnight Demon
Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records 4
Hizoban Higasa no onna
Beauty of the Forbidden Fruit
Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records 3
Samurai Secret Agent
The Beast and the Magic Sword
Kanei Command Performance
Empress
White skinned beauty
Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records 2 - The Assassination of the Shogun
Angel and Devil Beauty
Beauty at the Bottom of the Lake
The Edo Fortune-Teller
Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records
The Beauty at the Dressing Table
The Beauty of Heaven and Hell
Beauty with White Breasts
Beauty in the Mirror Hell
Beauty of the Five-Storied Pagoda
Enchanted Beauty
Emmanuel's Beauty
Port Arthur
Beauty of the Land of Cherry Blossoms
The Beauty of the Big Clock
Red Scorpion Beauty
Dead Angle
Devilish Beauty
The Jeweled Beauty
Fairy Beauty
The Beauty of the Black Narcissus
Headless Island
White Mermaid Beauty
Beauty on Death Row
TV credits · 8
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