Shigeru Amachi
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.
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
132 titles
Professional Killers
Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu
Port Arthur
Yasei no Shōmei
The Tale of Zatoichi
Dead Angle
Jigoku
Blackmail Is My Life
The Story of a Man Among Men
Sword of the Beast
Zatoichi's Vengeance
25 O'Clock in Shinjuku
Nonki saiban
Twilight Saloon
Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance
Hijo no License
Shinsengumi Chronicles
The Third Shadow Warrior
Showdown of Men 2
Classmates
The Boss
Mole Alley
Destiny's Son
Ghost in the Regiment
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