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Shigeru Amachi

Shigeru Amachi

Acting

Born: March 4, 1931Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan

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
The Psychological Test

The Psychological Test

Akechi Kogorō

1985
The Beauty of the Black Pearl

The Beauty of the Black Pearl

Kogoro Akechi

1985
Beauty with a mysterious scar

Beauty with a mysterious scar

Kogoro Akechi

1985
The Story of a Man Among Men

The Story of a Man Among Men

1984
Beauty in the Flames

Beauty in the Flames

Kogoro Akechi

1984
Midnight Demon

Midnight Demon

1984

Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records 4

1984
Beauty of the Forbidden Fruit

Beauty of the Forbidden Fruit

Kogoro Akechi

1984

Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records 3

1983
Samurai Secret Agent

Samurai Secret Agent

1983
The Beast and the Magic Sword

The Beast and the Magic Sword

Kian

1983
Kanei Command Performance

Kanei Command Performance

1983
Empress

Empress

1983
White skinned beauty

White skinned beauty

Kogoro Akechi

1983

Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records 2 - The Assassination of the Shogun

1983
Angel and Devil Beauty

Angel and Devil Beauty

Kogoro Akechi

1983
Beauty at the Bottom of the Lake

Beauty at the Bottom of the Lake

Kogoro Akechi

1982
The Edo Fortune-Teller

The Edo Fortune-Teller

1982

Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records

1982
The Beauty at the Dressing Table

The Beauty at the Dressing Table

Kogoro Akechi

1982
The Beauty of Heaven and Hell

The Beauty of Heaven and Hell

Kogoro Akechi

1982
Beauty with White Breasts

Beauty with White Breasts

Kogoro Akechi

1981
Beauty in the Mirror Hell

Beauty in the Mirror Hell

Kogoro Akechi

1981
Beauty of the Five-Storied Pagoda

Beauty of the Five-Storied Pagoda

1981
Enchanted Beauty

Enchanted Beauty

Kogoro Akechi

1980
Emmanuel's Beauty

Emmanuel's Beauty

1980
Port Arthur

Port Arthur

Kentaro Kaneko

1980
Beauty of the Land of Cherry Blossoms

Beauty of the Land of Cherry Blossoms

Kogoro Akechi

1980
The Beauty of the Big Clock

The Beauty of the Big Clock

Kogoro Akechi

1979
Red Scorpion Beauty

Red Scorpion Beauty

Kogoro Akechi

1979
Dead Angle

Dead Angle

1979
Devilish Beauty

Devilish Beauty

Kogoro Akechi

1979
The Jeweled Beauty

The Jeweled Beauty

Kogoro Akechi

1979
Fairy Beauty

Fairy Beauty

Kogoro Akechi

1978
The Beauty of the Black Narcissus

The Beauty of the Black Narcissus

Kogoro Akechi

1978
Headless Island

Headless Island

1978
White Mermaid Beauty

White Mermaid Beauty

Kogoro Akechi

1978
Beauty on Death Row

Beauty on Death Row

1978
The Beauty in the Bathroom

The Beauty in the Bathroom

Kogoro Akechi

1978
The Faceless Man

The Faceless Man

Kogoro Akechi

1977
Eight Men to Kill

Eight Men to Kill

Azami Yajuro

1972
Modern Lady Gambler

Modern Lady Gambler

1972
The Viper Brothers: Prison Gang 13

The Viper Brothers: Prison Gang 13

1972
A Scarred Life 2: Blood Will Tell

A Scarred Life 2: Blood Will Tell

Ryukichi

1972
Girl Boss Blues: Queen Bee's Counterattack

Girl Boss Blues: Queen Bee's Counterattack

Hitman

1971
My Life As Music

My Life As Music

1971
君は海を見たか

君は海を見たか

1971
Easy Money

Easy Money

1970
The Woman Gambler's Trump Card

The Woman Gambler's Trump Card

1969
Yakuza Wanderer: Villainous Livelihood

Yakuza Wanderer: Villainous Livelihood

1969
25 O'Clock in Shinjuku

25 O'Clock in Shinjuku

Amachi

1969
Blackmail Is My Life

Blackmail Is My Life

1968
The Silent Gun

The Silent Gun

Junta Kimura

1967
Classmates

Classmates

Chief Navel Surgeon Mamiya

1967
Quick-Draw Dog

Quick-Draw Dog

1967
The Gambler's Law

The Gambler's Law

1967
Showdown of Men 2

Showdown of Men 2

1967
Tokyo Gambler

Tokyo Gambler

1967
Shroud of Snow

Shroud of Snow

Guntaro

1967
Sleepy Eyes of Death 8: Sword of Villainy

Sleepy Eyes of Death 8: Sword of Villainy

Aizen

1966
The Pretty Jade

The Pretty Jade

1966
Showdown of Men

Showdown of Men

1966
Yakuza Hooligans

Yakuza Hooligans

Sugiyama

1966
Zatoichi's Vengeance

Zatoichi's Vengeance

Genpachiro Kurobe

1966
Return of Gun Dog

Return of Gun Dog

1966
Black Curtain

Black Curtain

1966
Trigger Happy Romeo

Trigger Happy Romeo

Junta Kimura

1965
Sword of the Beast

Sword of the Beast

Vice-Counselor

1965
Ankoku gai jingi

Ankoku gai jingi

1965
A Lonely Gamble

A Lonely Gamble

Teijiro Chigusa

1965
The Third Contest

The Third Contest

Genba

1965
The Dedicated Gunman

The Dedicated Gunman

Junta Kimura

1965
The Boss

The Boss

1965
Two Lives, Two Yakuza

Two Lives, Two Yakuza

Seiji Nawate

1964
Suruga Yūkyōden: Gambling Hall Robbery

Suruga Yūkyōden: Gambling Hall Robbery

1964
Homeless Dog

Homeless Dog

1964
Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance

Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance

1963
The Third Shadow Warrior

The Third Shadow Warrior

Sadamitsu Miki

1963
Assassins for sale

Assassins for sale

1963
Shinsengumi Chronicles

Shinsengumi Chronicles

Toshizo Hijikata

1963
Yôki na tono-sama

Yôki na tono-sama

1962
The Lightning Sword

The Lightning Sword

Higashinosuke Yamagata

1962
Ken ni kakeru

Ken ni kakeru

1962
The Demon of Sendai's Castle

The Demon of Sendai's Castle

1962
Long Swords of the Loyal Forty-Seven

Long Swords of the Loyal Forty-Seven

1962
The Tragedy of a Young Warrior

The Tragedy of a Young Warrior

1962
Destiny's Son

Destiny's Son

Sôshi Tada

1962
The Tale of Zatoichi

The Tale of Zatoichi

Miki Hirate

1962
I am the Judge

I am the Judge

1962

Kuro to aka no hanabira

1962
Fire Line

Fire Line

Kuroiwa

1961

Casebook of Detective Jiro Nango: Shadowless Murderer

1961
The Horizon Glitters

The Horizon Glitters

1961
Ren'ai Zubari Kōza

Ren'ai Zubari Kōza

1961
Counterattack of a Queen Bee

Counterattack of a Queen Bee

Muteppô no Masa

1961
Roar of the Bullets

Roar of the Bullets

1960

弥次喜多珍道中 中仙道の巻

1960
The Rambler Rides Again

The Rambler Rides Again

1960

トップ屋を殺せ

1960
Queen Bee and College Boy Ryu

Queen Bee and College Boy Ryu

1960
Jigoku

Jigoku

Shirô Shimizu

1960

Kôshitsu to sensô to waga minzoku

Lieutenant Colonel Shiizaki

1960
Yellow Line

Yellow Line

Kazuhiro Moroki

1960
Enigmatic Explosion of the Battleship Mutsu

Enigmatic Explosion of the Battleship Mutsu

Lt. Commander Fushimi

1960

Women of Whirlpool Island

1960
Beyond the Hills

Beyond the Hills

1960
Black Line

Black Line

Koji Machida

1960

Elegy of a Geisha

Hayase Chikara

1959

Quiet Dawn in the Front

1959
The Ghost of Yotsuya

The Ghost of Yotsuya

Iemon Tamiya

1959
Queen of the China Sea

Queen of the China Sea

First Lieutenant Yokoyama

1959

No Police

1959
The Lady Vampire

The Lady Vampire

Nobutaka Takenaka

1959
The Challenge of the Female Spy Akatsuki

The Challenge of the Female Spy Akatsuki

1959
The Pacific War and the International Military Tribunal

The Pacific War and the International Military Tribunal

First Officer of the Yamato

1959
Queen Bee's Anger

Queen Bee's Anger

Noboru Gôda

1958
Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Dead Woman's Tattoo

Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Dead Woman's Tattoo

1958

Poison Fang Oran

1958
Secret White Line Zone

Secret White Line Zone

1958
Ghost in the Regiment

Ghost in the Regiment

Lieutenant Namishima

1958

黄金奉行

1958

Holiday in Japan

1958
Star Poisoning Case

Star Poisoning Case

1958
Emperor & Empress Meiji and the Sino-Japanese War

Emperor & Empress Meiji and the Sino-Japanese War

1958
Rusty Knife

Rusty Knife

1958
Queen Bee

Queen Bee

Mazaki

1958

稲妻奉行

1958
Nude Actress Murder Case: Five Criminals

Nude Actress Murder Case: Five Criminals

1957
Cordon at Dawn

Cordon at Dawn

1957
The Military Policeman and the Dismembered Beauty

The Military Policeman and the Dismembered Beauty

Staff Sergeant Tsuneyoshi

1957
Ghost Stories of Wanderer at Honjo

Ghost Stories of Wanderer at Honjo

1957
剣聖 暁の三十六番斬り

剣聖 暁の三十六番斬り

1957
Emperor Meiji and the Great Russo-Japanese War

Emperor Meiji and the Great Russo-Japanese War

1957
Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Six Famous Beauties

Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Six Famous Beauties

Asaka Keinosuke

1956
Fearful Attack of the Flying Saucers

Fearful Attack of the Flying Saucers

Assistant Osugi

1956
Admiral Yamamoto and the Allied Fleets

Admiral Yamamoto and the Allied Fleets

1956

Revenge of the Pearl Queen

Yûzô Yamauchi

1956
The Prosecutor and His Sister

The Prosecutor and His Sister

1956
Morishige is a Fake Gentleman

Morishige is a Fake Gentleman

1955
花眞珠

花眞珠

1955
Twilight Saloon

Twilight Saloon

1955
Nonki saiban

Nonki saiban

1955
Mysterious Dwarf

Mysterious Dwarf

1955

Carbine of Fear

1954
Mole Alley

Mole Alley

1953