Shigeru Amachi

Shigeru Amachi

Acting
Born Mar 04, 1931
From Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Died Jul 27, 1985

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 — Acting

Port Arthur
7.3
1980

Port Arthur

Kentaro Kaneko

The Tale of Zatoichi
7.3
1962

The Tale of Zatoichi

Miki Hirate

Zatoichi's Vengeance
6.9
1966

Zatoichi's Vengeance

Genpachiro Kurobe

Dead Angle
7.0
1979

Dead Angle

Sword of the Beast
7.5
1965

Sword of the Beast

Vice-Counselor

Mole Alley
1953

Mole Alley

Emperor Meiji and the Great Russo-Japanese War
1957

Emperor Meiji and the Great Russo-Japanese War

The Story of a Man Among Men
6.0
1984

The Story of a Man Among Men

Rusty Knife
5.7
1958

Rusty Knife

Classmates
6.5
1967

Classmates

Chief Navel Surgeon Mamiya

Jigoku
6.3
1960

Jigoku

Shirô Shimizu

The Beauty in the Bathroom
1978

The Beauty in the Bathroom

Kogoro Akechi

Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance
6.7
1963

Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance

Destiny's Son
6.5
1962

Destiny's Son

Sôshi Tada

Admiral Yamamoto and the Allied Fleets
5.0
1956

Admiral Yamamoto and the Allied Fleets

Long Swords of the Loyal Forty-Seven
1962

Long Swords of the Loyal Forty-Seven

Nonki saiban
1955

Nonki saiban

Ken ni kakeru
1962

Ken ni kakeru

The Boss
1965

The Boss

Emperor & Empress Meiji and the Sino-Japanese War
1958

Emperor & Empress Meiji and the Sino-Japanese War

Twilight Saloon
8.0
1955

Twilight Saloon

Shinsengumi Chronicles
6.5
1963

Shinsengumi Chronicles

Toshizo Hijikata

Blackmail Is My Life
6.3
1968

Blackmail Is My Life

The Third Shadow Warrior
7.1
1963

The Third Shadow Warrior

Sadamitsu Miki

The Viper Brothers: Prison Gang 13
1972

The Viper Brothers: Prison Gang 13

The Pretty Jade
1966

The Pretty Jade

Modern Lady Gambler
7.0
1972

Modern Lady Gambler

Two Lives, Two Yakuza
1964

Two Lives, Two Yakuza

Seiji Nawate

The Ghost of Yotsuya
6.5
1959

The Ghost of Yotsuya

Iemon Tamiya

A Lonely Gamble
1965

A Lonely Gamble

Teijiro Chigusa

Ankoku gai jingi
1965

Ankoku gai jingi

Ghost in the Regiment
1958

Ghost in the Regiment

Lieutenant Namishima

Easy Money
1970

Easy Money

The Pacific War and the International Military Tribunal
1959

The Pacific War and the International Military Tribunal

First Officer of the Yamato

1958

Holiday in Japan

Yellow Line
7.0
1960

Yellow Line

Kazuhiro Moroki

Shroud of Snow
7.0
1967

Shroud of Snow

Guntaro

Black Line
4.6
1960

Black Line

Koji Machida

8.0
1983

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

Fearful Attack of the Flying Saucers
1956

Fearful Attack of the Flying Saucers

Assistant Osugi

Ren'ai Zubari Kōza
1961

Ren'ai Zubari Kōza

Showdown of Men
1966

Showdown of Men

The Beauty of the Black Narcissus
1978

The Beauty of the Black Narcissus

Kogoro Akechi

The Challenge of the Female Spy Akatsuki
1959

The Challenge of the Female Spy Akatsuki

I am the Judge
1962

I am the Judge

Showdown of Men 2
1967

Showdown of Men 2

Fire Line
3.6
1961

Fire Line

Kuroiwa

1983

Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records 3

Beauty of the Forbidden Fruit
1984

Beauty of the Forbidden Fruit

Kogoro Akechi

The Faceless Man
1977

The Faceless Man

Kogoro Akechi

Beyond the Hills
1960

Beyond the Hills

Enigmatic Explosion of the Battleship Mutsu
1960

Enigmatic Explosion of the Battleship Mutsu

Lt. Commander Fushimi

Yôki na tono-sama
1962

Yôki na tono-sama

The Demon of Sendai's Castle
1962

The Demon of Sendai's Castle

The Lady Vampire
4.9
1959

The Lady Vampire

Nobutaka Takenaka

The Beauty of Heaven and Hell
6.0
1982

The Beauty of Heaven and Hell

Kogoro Akechi

Mysterious Dwarf
1955

Mysterious Dwarf

Fairy Beauty
1978

Fairy Beauty

Kogoro Akechi

Tokyo Gambler
1967

Tokyo Gambler

Empress
2.0
1983

Empress

1959

Quiet Dawn in the Front

Assassins for sale
7.3
1963

Assassins for sale

Girl Boss Blues: Queen Bee's Counterattack
4.1
1971

Girl Boss Blues: Queen Bee's Counterattack

Hitman

花眞珠
1955

花眞珠

The Lightning Sword
8.0
1962

The Lightning Sword

Higashinosuke Yamagata

The Woman Gambler's Trump Card
1969

The Woman Gambler's Trump Card

The Jeweled Beauty
1979

The Jeweled Beauty

Kogoro Akechi

Queen Bee's Anger
5.0
1958

Queen Bee's Anger

Noboru Gôda

The Military Policeman and the Dismembered Beauty
8.0
1957

The Military Policeman and the Dismembered Beauty

Staff Sergeant Tsuneyoshi

Nude Actress Murder Case: Five Criminals
1957

Nude Actress Murder Case: Five Criminals

6.1
1960

Women of Whirlpool Island

Morishige is a Fake Gentleman
1955

Morishige is a Fake Gentleman

Sleepy Eyes of Death 8: Sword of Villainy
5.4
1966

Sleepy Eyes of Death 8: Sword of Villainy

Aizen

The Dedicated Gunman
7.0
1965

The Dedicated Gunman

Junta Kimura

Devilish Beauty
1979

Devilish Beauty

Kogoro Akechi

Enchanted Beauty
5.5
1980

Enchanted Beauty

Kogoro Akechi

1962

Kuro to aka no hanabira

1959

Elegy of a Geisha

Hayase Chikara

Star Poisoning Case
1958

Star Poisoning Case

Beauty at the Bottom of the Lake
1982

Beauty at the Bottom of the Lake

Kogoro Akechi

Secret White Line Zone
1.0
1958

Secret White Line Zone

The Silent Gun
7.0
1967

The Silent Gun

Junta Kimura

1982

Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records

The Third Contest
7.0
1965

The Third Contest

Genba

Beauty in the Flames
1984

Beauty in the Flames

Kogoro Akechi

Red Scorpion Beauty
1979

Red Scorpion Beauty

Kogoro Akechi

Suruga Yūkyōden: Gambling Hall Robbery
1964

Suruga Yūkyōden: Gambling Hall Robbery

1958

稲妻奉行

1958

黄金奉行

1984

Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records 4

A Scarred Life 2: Blood Will Tell
7.0
1972

A Scarred Life 2: Blood Will Tell

Ryukichi

Queen of the China Sea
1959

Queen of the China Sea

First Lieutenant Yokoyama

The Prosecutor and His Sister
1956

The Prosecutor and His Sister

Eight Men to Kill
6.7
1972

Eight Men to Kill

Azami Yajuro

The Tragedy of a Young Warrior
1962

The Tragedy of a Young Warrior

Roar of the Bullets
1960

Roar of the Bullets

1958

Poison Fang Oran

The Beauty of the Black Pearl
1985

The Beauty of the Black Pearl

Kogoro Akechi

Beauty with White Breasts
1981

Beauty with White Breasts

Kogoro Akechi

The Gambler's Law
1967

The Gambler's Law

1959

No Police

The Rambler Rides Again
1960

The Rambler Rides Again

1960

トップ屋を殺せ

The Edo Fortune-Teller
1982

The Edo Fortune-Teller

Homeless Dog
7.0
1964

Homeless Dog

The Beast and the Magic Sword
5.1
1983

The Beast and the Magic Sword

Kian

Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Six Famous Beauties
1956

Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Six Famous Beauties

Asaka Keinosuke

1960

Kôshitsu to sensô to waga minzoku

Lieutenant Colonel Shiizaki

Beauty on Death Row
1978

Beauty on Death Row

Trigger Happy Romeo
6.0
1965

Trigger Happy Romeo

Junta Kimura

The Beauty at the Dressing Table
1982

The Beauty at the Dressing Table

Kogoro Akechi

Quick-Draw Dog
6.0
1967

Quick-Draw Dog

White skinned beauty
1983

White skinned beauty

Kogoro Akechi

Return of Gun Dog
5.2
1966

Return of Gun Dog

Black Curtain
1966

Black Curtain

Headless Island
1978

Headless Island

君は海を見たか
1971

君は海を見たか

Beauty of the Land of Cherry Blossoms
1980

Beauty of the Land of Cherry Blossoms

Kogoro Akechi

Yakuza Hooligans
7.0
1966

Yakuza Hooligans

Sugiyama

The Horizon Glitters
1961

The Horizon Glitters

Kanei Command Performance
1983

Kanei Command Performance

Midnight Demon
1984

Midnight Demon

1954

Carbine of Fear

Angel and Devil Beauty
1983

Angel and Devil Beauty

Kogoro Akechi

The Beauty of the Big Clock
1979

The Beauty of the Big Clock

Kogoro Akechi

Queen Bee and College Boy Ryu
1960

Queen Bee and College Boy Ryu

Counterattack of a Queen Bee
1961

Counterattack of a Queen Bee

Muteppô no Masa

Samurai Secret Agent
1983

Samurai Secret Agent

剣聖 暁の三十六番斬り
1957

剣聖 暁の三十六番斬り

Cordon at Dawn
1957

Cordon at Dawn

25 O'Clock in Shinjuku
1969

25 O'Clock in Shinjuku

Amachi

Ghost Stories of Wanderer at Honjo
7.7
1957

Ghost Stories of Wanderer at Honjo

White Mermaid Beauty
1978

White Mermaid Beauty

Kogoro Akechi

1960

弥次喜多珍道中 中仙道の巻

1961

Casebook of Detective Jiro Nango: Shadowless Murderer

Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Dead Woman's Tattoo
1958

Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Dead Woman's Tattoo

Beauty in the Mirror Hell
1981

Beauty in the Mirror Hell

Kogoro Akechi

6.0
1956

Revenge of the Pearl Queen

Yûzô Yamauchi

Emmanuel's Beauty
1980

Emmanuel's Beauty

The Psychological Test
1985

The Psychological Test

Akechi Kogorō

Beauty of the Five-Storied Pagoda
1981

Beauty of the Five-Storied Pagoda

Queen Bee
1958

Queen Bee

Mazaki

Beauty with a mysterious scar
1985

Beauty with a mysterious scar

Kogoro Akechi

My Life As Music
1971

My Life As Music

Yakuza Wanderer: Villainous Livelihood
1969

Yakuza Wanderer: Villainous Livelihood

Young Girl Wife - Terrible Sixteen Abilities
1960

Young Girl Wife - Terrible Sixteen Abilities

Filmography — Crew