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.
Known for
ActingBirthday
March 4, 1931Deathday
July 27, 1985Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
134Place of birth
Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, JapanAlso known as
天知茂, Jun Utsugi
Cast credits
Zatoichi's Vengeance
Genpachiro Kurobe
The Beast and the Magic Sword
Kian
The Tale of Zatoichi
Miki Hirate
Girl Boss Blues: Queen Bee's Counterattack
Hitman
Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance
Jigoku
Shirô Shimizu
Destiny's Son
Sôshi Tada
Rusty Knife
The Ghost of Yotsuya
Iemon Tamiya
Shinsengumi Chronicles
Toshizo Hijikata
Blackmail Is My Life
Mysterious Pygmy
Sleepy Eyes of Death 8: Sword of Villainy
Aizen
The Third Shadow Warrior
Sadamitsu Miki
Eight Men to Kill
Azami Yajuro
The Lady Vampire
Nobutaka Takenaka
Black Line
Koji Machida
Sword of the Beast
Vice-Counselor
The Rambler Rides Again
Crew credits
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