Shigeru Amachi
Acting
- Born:
- 1931-03-04
- Died:
- 1985-07-27
- Place of birth:
- 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.
Known For
Filmography
Sunday Horror Series Best Selection 2
The Psychological Test
The Beauty of the Black Pearl
Beauty with a Mysterious Scar
The Story of a Man Among Men
Beauty in the Flames
Midnight Demon
Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records 4
Beauty of the Forbidden Fruit
Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records 3
Samurai Secret Agent
The Beast and the Magic Sword
Kanei Command Performance
Empress
White skinned beauty
Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records 2 - The Assassination of the Shogun
Angel and Devil Beauty
Beauty at the Bottom of the Lake
The Edo Fortune-Teller
Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records
The Beauty at the Dressing Table
The Beauty of Heaven and Hell
Beauty with White Breasts
Beauty in the Mirror Hell
Beauty of the Five-Storied Pagoda
Enchanted Beauty
Emmanuel's Beauty
Port Arthur
Beauty of the Land of Cherry Blossoms
The Beauty of the Big Clock
江戸の牙
Red Scorpion Beauty
Dead Angle
The 47 Ronins of Ako
Devilish Beauty
Yasei no Shōmei
The Jeweled Beauty
Fairy Beauty
The Beauty of the Black Narcissus
Headless Island
White Mermaid Beauty
Beauty on Death Row
The Beauty in the Bathroom
The Faceless Man
Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu
Hijo no License
Eight Men to Kill
Professional Killers
Modern Lady Gambler
The Viper Brothers: Prison Gang 13
A Scarred Life 2: Blood Will Tell
Girl Boss Blues: Queen Bee's Counterattack
My Life As Music
君は海を見たか
Easy Money
The Woman Gambler's Trump Card
Yakuza Wanderer: Villainous Livelihood
25 O'Clock in Shinjuku
Star of the Night
Blackmail Is My Life
The Silent Gun
Classmates
Quick-Draw Dog
The Gambler's Law
Showdown of Men 2
Tokyo Gambler
Shroud of Snow
Sleepy Eyes of Death 8: Sword of Villainy
The Pretty Jade
Showdown of Men
Yakuza Hooligans
Zatoichi's Vengeance
Return of Gun Dog
Black Curtain
Trigger Happy Romeo
Sword of the Beast
Underworld Code
A Lonely Gamble
The Third Contest
The Dedicated Gunman
The Boss
Two Lives, Two Yakuza
Imo samurai: Kani uemon
Suruga Yūkyōden: Gambling Hall Robbery
Homeless Dog
Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance
The Third Shadow Warrior
Assassins for sale
Shinsengumi Chronicles
Yôki na tono-sama
The Lightning Sword
Betting on the Sword
The Demon of Sendai's Castle
Long Swords of the Loyal Forty-Seven
The Tragedy of a Young Warrior
Destiny's Son
The Tale of Zatoichi
I am the Judge
Black and Red Flower Petals
Fire Line
Casebook of Detective Jiro Nango: Shadowless Murderer
The Horizon Glitters
Straight Talk on Romance: The Definitive Guide
Counterattack of a Queen Bee
Roar of the Bullets
弥次喜多珍道中 中仙道の巻
The Rambler Rides Again
Girl Wife: The Terrified Sixteen-Year-Old
トップ屋を殺せ
Queen Bee and College Boy Ryu
Jigoku
Kôshitsu to sensô to waga minzoku
Yellow Line
Enigmatic Explosion of the Battleship Mutsu
Women of Whirlpool Island
Beyond the Hills
Black Line
Elegy of a Geisha
Quiet Dawn in the Front
Ghost Story of Yotsuya
Queen of the China Sea
No Police
The Lady Vampire
The Challenge of the Female Spy Akatsuki
The Pacific War and the International Military Tribunal
Queen Bee's Anger
Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Dead Woman's Tattoo
Poison Fang Oran
Secret White Line Zone
Ghost in the Regiment
黄金奉行
Holiday in Japan
Star Poisoning Case
Emperor & Empress Meiji and the Sino-Japanese War
Rusty Knife
Queen Bee
稲妻奉行
Nude Actress Murder Case: Five Criminals
Cordon at Dawn
The Military Policeman and the Dismembered Beauty
Ghost Stories of Wanderer at Honjo
剣聖 暁の三十六番斬り
Emperor Meiji and the Great Russo-Japanese War
Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Six Famous Beauties
Fearful Attack of the Flying Saucers
Admiral Yamamoto and the Allied Fleets
Revenge of the Pearl Queen
The Prosecutor and His Sister
Morishige is a Fake Gentleman
Hanamazu
Twilight Saloon
Nonki saiban
Mysterious Dwarf
Carbine of Fear
Mole Alley
白昼の死角(TV)