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

Jigoku
Jigoku

1960

as Shirô Shimizu

The Tale of Zatoichi
The Tale of Zatoichi

1962

as Miki Hirate

Port Arthur
Port Arthur

1980

as Kentaro Kaneko

Ghost Story of Yotsuya
Ghost Story of Yotsuya

1959

as Iemon Tamiya

Yakuza Hooligans
Yakuza Hooligans

1966

as Sugiyama

The Beast and the Magic Sword
Queen Bee
Queen Bee

1958

as Mazaki

Shinsengumi Chronicles
Shinsengumi Chronicles

1963

as Toshizo Hijikata

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Revenge of the Pearl Queen

1956

as Yûzô Yamauchi

Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance
Black Line
Black Line

1960

as Koji Machida

Eight Men to Kill
Eight Men to Kill

1972

as Azami Yajuro

Zatoichi's Vengeance
Zatoichi's Vengeance

1966

as Genpachiro Kurobe