Shigeru Amachi

Shigeru Amachi

Born March 04, 1931 (Age: 95) Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan

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.
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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Filmography

Beauty in the Flames

Beauty in the Flames

1984 as Kogoro Akechi Age: 53
Midnight Demon

Midnight Demon

1984 as Age: 53
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Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records 4

1984 as Age: 53
Beauty at the Bottom of the Lake

Beauty at the Bottom of the Lake

1982 as Kogoro Akechi Age: 51
The Edo Fortune-Teller

The Edo Fortune-Teller

1982 as Age: 51
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Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records

1982 as Age: 51
The Beauty at the Dressing Table

The Beauty at the Dressing Table

1982 as Kogoro Akechi Age: 51
The Beauty of Heaven and Hell

The Beauty of Heaven and Hell

1982 as Kogoro Akechi Age: 50
Beauty in the Mirror Hell

Beauty in the Mirror Hell

1981 as Kogoro Akechi Age: 50
Beauty of the Five-Storied Pagoda

Beauty of the Five-Storied Pagoda

1981 as Age: 49
Emmanuel's Beauty

Emmanuel's Beauty

1980 as Age: 49
Fairy Beauty

Fairy Beauty

1978 as Kogoro Akechi Age: 47
Headless Island

Headless Island

1978 as Age: 47
White Mermaid Beauty

White Mermaid Beauty

1978 as Kogoro Akechi Age: 47
Beauty on Death Row

Beauty on Death Row

1978 as Age: 47
The Beauty in the Bathroom

The Beauty in the Bathroom

1978 as Kogoro Akechi Age: 46
My Life As Music

My Life As Music

1971 as Age: 40
君は海を見たか

君は海を見たか

1971 as Age: 40
Easy Money

Easy Money

1970 as Age: 39
The Woman Gambler's Trump Card

The Woman Gambler's Trump Card

1969 as Age: 38
Yakuza Wanderer: Villainous Livelihood

Yakuza Wanderer: Villainous Livelihood

1969 as Age: 38
25 O'Clock in Shinjuku

25 O'Clock in Shinjuku

1969 as Amachi Age: 38
Ankoku gai jingi

Ankoku gai jingi

1965 as Age: 34
Suruga Yūkyōden: Gambling Hall Robbery

Suruga Yūkyōden: Gambling Hall Robbery

1964 as Age: 33
Homeless Dog

Homeless Dog

1964 as Age: 33
Assassins for sale

Assassins for sale

1963 as Age: 32
Yôki na tono-sama

Yôki na tono-sama

1962 as Age: 31
The Lightning Sword

The Lightning Sword

1962 as Higashinosuke Yamagata Age: 31
Ken ni kakeru

Ken ni kakeru

1962 as Age: 31
The Demon of Sendai's Castle

The Demon of Sendai's Castle

1962 as Age: 31
Long Swords of the Loyal Forty-Seven

Long Swords of the Loyal Forty-Seven

1962 as Age: 31
The Tragedy of a Young Warrior

The Tragedy of a Young Warrior

1962 as Age: 31
I am the Judge

I am the Judge

1962 as Age: 30
Fire Line

Fire Line

1961 as Kuroiwa Age: 30
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Casebook of Detective Jiro Nango: Shadowless Murderer

1961 as Age: 30
The Horizon Glitters

The Horizon Glitters

1961 as Age: 29
Ren'ai Zubari Kōza

Ren'ai Zubari Kōza

1961 as Age: 29
Counterattack of a Queen Bee

Counterattack of a Queen Bee

1961 as Muteppô no Masa Age: 29
Roar of the Bullets

Roar of the Bullets

1960 as Age: 29
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弥次喜多珍道中 中仙道の巻

1960 as Age: 29
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トップ屋を殺せ

1960 as Age: 29
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Kôshitsu to sensô to waga minzoku

1960 as Lieutenant Colonel Shiizaki Age: 29
Enigmatic Explosion of the Battleship Mutsu

Enigmatic Explosion of the Battleship Mutsu

1960 as Lt. Commander Fushimi Age: 29
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Women of Whirlpool Island

1960 as Age: 28
Beyond the Hills

Beyond the Hills

1960 as Age: 28
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Elegy of a Geisha

1959 as Hayase Chikara Age: 28
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Quiet Dawn in the Front

1959 as Age: 28
The Ghost of Yotsuya

The Ghost of Yotsuya

1959 as Iemon Tamiya Age: 28
Queen of the China Sea

Queen of the China Sea

1959 as First Lieutenant Yokoyama Age: 28
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No Police

1959 as Age: 28
The Lady Vampire

The Lady Vampire

1959 as Nobutaka Takenaka Age: 28
The Challenge of the Female Spy Akatsuki

The Challenge of the Female Spy Akatsuki

1959 as Age: 27
The Pacific War and the International Military Tribunal

The Pacific War and the International Military Tribunal

1959 as First Officer of the Yamato Age: 27
Queen Bee's Anger

Queen Bee's Anger

1958 as Noboru Gôda Age: 27
Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Dead Woman's Tattoo

Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Dead Woman's Tattoo

1958 as Age: 27
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Poison Fang Oran

1958 as Age: 27
Secret White Line Zone

Secret White Line Zone

1958 as Age: 27
Ghost in the Regiment

Ghost in the Regiment

1958 as Lieutenant Namishima Age: 27
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黄金奉行

1958 as Age: 27
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Holiday in Japan

1958 as Age: 27
Star Poisoning Case

Star Poisoning Case

1958 as Age: 27
Emperor & Empress Meiji and the Sino-Japanese War

Emperor & Empress Meiji and the Sino-Japanese War

1958 as Age: 27
Queen Bee

Queen Bee

1958 as Mazaki Age: 26
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稲妻奉行

1958 as Age: 26
Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Six Famous Beauties

Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Six Famous Beauties

1956 as Asaka Keinosuke Age: 25
Fearful Attack of the Flying Saucers

Fearful Attack of the Flying Saucers

1956 as Assistant Osugi Age: 25
Admiral Yamamoto and the Allied Fleets

Admiral Yamamoto and the Allied Fleets

1956 as Age: 25
The Prosecutor and His Sister

The Prosecutor and His Sister

1956 as Age: 25
Morishige is a Fake Gentleman

Morishige is a Fake Gentleman

1955 as Age: 24
花眞珠

花眞珠

1955 as Age: 24
Nonki saiban

Nonki saiban

1955 as Age: 24
Mysterious Dwarf

Mysterious Dwarf

1955 as Age: 23