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
Black Line
The Lightning Sword
Beauty of the Forbidden Fruit
Quick-Draw Dog
Tokyo Gambler
Beauty at the Bottom of the Lake
The Beauty of the Big Clock
Counterattack of a Queen Bee
Star of the Night
Morishige is a Fake Gentleman
Trigger Happy Romeo
Return of Gun Dog
Kanei Command Performance
The Challenge of the Female Spy Akatsuki
Beauty in the Flames
The Woman Gambler's Trump Card
The Pretty Jade
Star Poisoning Case
Black Curtain
The Tragedy of a Young Warrior
Enchanted Beauty
The Prosecutor and His Sister
Angel and Devil Beauty
The Third Contest
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