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Shigeru Amachi

Shigeru Amachi

Acting

March 4, 1931 – July 27, 1985 (died at 54)
Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Male
148 Movies
8 TV Shows

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.

Jigoku
Jigoku

Jigoku

1960 6.4

as Shirô Shimizu

Age 29 (now 54)
The Ghost of Yotsuya
The Ghost of Yotsuya

The Ghost of Yotsuya

1959 6.5

as Iemon Tamiya

Age 28 (now 54)
The Tale of Zatoichi
The Tale of Zatoichi

The Tale of Zatoichi

1962 7.3

as Miki Hirate

Age 31 (now 54)
Zatoichi's Vengeance
Zatoichi's Vengeance

Zatoichi's Vengeance

1966 6.9

as Genpachiro Kurobe

Age 35 (now 54)
The Beast and the Magic Sword
The Beast and the Magic Sword

The Beast and the Magic Sword

1983 5.3

as Kian

Age 52 (now 54)
Sword of the Beast
Sword of the Beast

Sword of the Beast

1965 7.5

as Vice-Counselor

Age 34 (now 54)
Destiny's Son
Destiny's Son

Destiny's Son

1962 6.6

as Sôshi Tada

Age 31 (now 54)
Shinsengumi Chronicles
Shinsengumi Chronicles

Shinsengumi Chronicles

1963 6.7

as Toshizo Hijikata

Age 31 (now 54)
The Lady Vampire
The Lady Vampire

The Lady Vampire

1959 5.4

as Nobutaka Takenaka

Age 28 (now 54)
The Third Shadow Warrior
The Third Shadow Warrior

The Third Shadow Warrior

1963 7.2

as Sadamitsu Miki

Age 32 (now 54)
Women of Whirlpool Island
WO

Women of Whirlpool Island

1960 6.2
Age 28 (now 54)
Sleepy Eyes of Death 8: Sword of Villainy
Sleepy Eyes of Death 8: Sword of Villainy

Sleepy Eyes of Death 8: Sword of Villainy

1966 5.6

as Aizen

Age 35 (now 54)
Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance
Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance

Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance

1963 6.9

as Nobutada

Age 32 (now 54)
Black Line
Black Line

Black Line

1960 5.0

as Koji Machida

Age 28 (now 54)
Yellow Line
Yellow Line

Yellow Line

1960 7.8

as Kazuhiro Moroki

Age 29 (now 54)
Rusty Knife
Rusty Knife

Rusty Knife

1958 5.9
Age 27 (now 54)