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Shigeru Amachi
Actor
Born March 4, 1931Died July 27, 1985 (54 years)
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.
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
Filmography
| 1984 | |
| 1983 | The Beast and the Magic Sword · as Kian |
| 1981 | |
| 1980 | |
| 1980 | The Battle of Port Arthur · as Kentaro Kaneko |
| 1979 | |
| 1979 | Hôseki no bijo: Edogawa Ranpo Hakuhatsuki yori · as Kogoro Akechi |
| 1978 | |
| 1977 | Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu (TV Series) · as Kogoro Akechi |
| 1972 | Bounty Hunter 3: Eight Men to Kill · as Azami Yajuro |
| 1972 | |
| 1972 | |
| 1972 | Kizu darake no jinsei - Furui yatsu de gonzansu · as Ryukichi |
| 1971 | Queen Bee Strikes Again · as Hitman |
| 1971 | Epic Chushingura (TV Series) · as Shimizu Ichigaku |
| 1968 | |
| 1967 | Âa dôki no sakura · as Chief Navel Surgeon Mamiya |
| 1966 | Sleepy Eyes of Death: Sword of Villainy · as Aizen |
| 1966 | |
| 1966 | Zatoichi's Vengeance · as Genpachiro Kurobe |
| 1965 | Sword of the Beast · as Vice-Counselor |
| 1965 | |
| 1963 | |
| 1963 | The Third Shadow Warrior · as Sadamitsu Miki |
| 1963 | Shinsengumi Chronicles · as Toshizo Hijikata |
| 1962 | Destiny's Son · as Sôshi Tada |
| 1962 | The Tale of Zatoichi · as Miki Hirate |
| 1961 | Kasen chitai · as Kuroiwa |
| 1961 | Kenka Tarô · as Cast |
| 1960 | The Sinners of Hell · as Shirô Shimizu |
| 1960 | Ôsen chitai · as Kazuhiro Moroki |
| 1960 | |
| 1960 | Kurosen chitai · as Koji Machida |
| 1959 | The Ghost of Yotsuya · as Iemon Tamiya |
| 1959 | The Woman Vampire · as Nobutaka Takenaka |
| 1958 | |
| 1958 | |
| 1957 | |
| 1955 |