Shigeru Amachi

Shigeru Amachi

1931-03-04 – 1985-07-27 (age 54) 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.

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Known For

The Tale of Zatoichi
The Tale of Zatoichi

1962

as Miki Hirate

Port Arthur
Port Arthur

1980

as Kentaro Kaneko

Jigoku
Jigoku

1960

as Shirô Shimizu

Sword of the Beast
Sword of the Beast

1965

as Vice-Counselor

Mole Alley
Dead Angle
Zatoichi's Vengeance
Zatoichi's Vengeance

1966

as Genpachiro Kurobe

Quick-Draw Dog
Tokaido Yotsuya Kaidan
Tokaido Yotsuya Kaidan

1959

as Iemon Tamiya

Shinsengumi Chronicles
Shinsengumi Chronicles

1963

as Toshizo Hijikata

Destiny's Son
Destiny's Son

1962

as Sôshi Tada

Eight Men to Kill
Eight Men to Kill

1972

as Azami Yajuro

The Beauty in the Bathroom
The Beauty in the Bathroom

1978

as Kogoro Akechi

Classmates
Classmates

1967

as Chief Navel Surgeon Mamiya