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Shigeru Amachi

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Shigeru Amachi

Born March 4, 1931 in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, JapanDied July 27, 1985148 films

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.

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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.

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Sword of the Beast posterFirst watchSword of the Beast19657.5as Vice-CounselorLegendary swordplay filmmaker Hideo Gosha's Sword of the Beast chronicles the flight of the low-level swordsman Gennosuke, who kills one of his ministers as part of a reform plot.View film

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The Tale of Zatoichi poster7.3The Tale of Zatoichi1962Jigoku poster6.3Jigoku1960Ghost Story of Yotsuya poster6.5Ghost Story of Yotsuya1959

Filmography

148 films as actor
  1. 2020Sunday Horror Series Best Selection 2
  2. 1985The Psychological TestAkechi Kogorō
  3. 1985The Beauty of the Black PearlKogoro Akechi
  4. 1985Beauty with a Mysterious ScarKogoro Akechi
  5. 1984The Story of a Man Among Men
  6. 1984Beauty in the FlamesKogoro Akechi
  7. 1984Midnight Demon
  8. 1984Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records 4
  9. 1984Beauty of the Forbidden FruitKogoro Akechi
  10. 1983Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records 3
  11. 1983Samurai Secret Agent
  12. 1983The Beast and the Magic SwordKian
  13. 1983Kanei Command Performance
  14. 1983Empress
  15. 1983White skinned beautyKogoro Akechi
  16. 1983Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records 2 - The Assassination of the Shogun
  17. 1983Angel and Devil BeautyKogoro Akechi
  18. 1982Beauty at the Bottom of the LakeKogoro Akechi
  19. 1982The Edo Fortune-Teller
  20. 1982Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records
  21. 1982The Beauty at the Dressing TableKogoro Akechi
  22. 1982The Beauty of Heaven and HellKogoro Akechi
  23. 1981Beauty with White BreastsKogoro Akechi
  24. 1981Beauty in the Mirror HellKogoro Akechi
  25. 1981Beauty of the Five-Storied Pagoda
  26. 1980Enchanted BeautyKogoro Akechi
  27. 1980Emmanuel's Beauty
  28. 1980Port ArthurKentaro Kaneko
  29. 1980Beauty of the Land of Cherry BlossomsKogoro Akechi
  30. 1979The Beauty of the Big ClockKogoro Akechi
  31. 1979Red Scorpion BeautyKogoro Akechi
  32. 1979Dead Angle
  33. 1979Devilish BeautyKogoro Akechi
  34. 1979The Jeweled BeautyKogoro Akechi
  35. 1978Fairy BeautyKogoro Akechi
  36. 1978The Beauty of the Black NarcissusKogoro Akechi
  37. 1978Headless Island
  38. 1978White Mermaid BeautyKogoro Akechi
  39. 1978Beauty on Death Row
  40. 1978The Beauty in the BathroomKogoro Akechi
  41. 1977The Faceless ManKogoro Akechi
  42. 1972Eight Men to KillAzami Yajuro
  43. 1972Modern Lady Gambler
  44. 1972The Viper Brothers: Prison Gang 13
  45. 1972A Scarred Life 2: Blood Will TellRyukichi
  46. 1971Girl Boss Blues: Queen Bee's CounterattackHitman
  47. 1971My Life As Music
  48. 1971君は海を見たか
  49. 1970Easy Money
  50. 1969The Woman Gambler's Trump Card
  51. 1969Yakuza Wanderer: Villainous Livelihood
  52. 196925 O'Clock in ShinjukuAmachi
  53. 1968Blackmail Is My Life
  54. 1967The Silent GunJunta Kimura
  55. 1967ClassmatesChief Navel Surgeon Mamiya
  56. 1967Quick-Draw Dog
  57. 1967The Gambler's Law
  58. 1967Showdown of Men 2
  59. 1967Tokyo Gambler
  60. 1967Shroud of SnowGuntaro
  61. 1966Sleepy Eyes of Death 8: Sword of VillainyAizen
  62. 1966The Pretty Jade
  63. 1966Showdown of Men
  64. 1966Yakuza HooligansSugiyama
  65. 1966Zatoichi's VengeanceGenpachiro Kurobe
  66. 1966Return of Gun Dog
  67. 1966Black Curtain
  68. 1965Trigger Happy RomeoJunta Kimura
  69. 1965Sword of the BeastVice-Counselor
  70. 1965Underworld Code
  71. 1965A Lonely GambleTeijiro Chigusa
  72. 1965The Third ContestGenba
  73. 1965The Dedicated GunmanJunta Kimura
  74. 1965The Boss
  75. 1964Two Lives, Two YakuzaSeiji Nawate
  76. 1964Imo samurai: Kani uemon
  77. 1964Suruga Yūkyōden: Gambling Hall Robbery
  78. 1964Homeless Dog
  79. 1963Shinobi no Mono 2: VengeanceNobutada
  80. 1963The Third Shadow WarriorSadamitsu Miki
  81. 1963Assassins for sale
  82. 1963Shinsengumi ChroniclesToshizo Hijikata
  83. 1962Yôki na tono-sama
  84. 1962The Lightning SwordHigashinosuke Yamagata
  85. 1962Betting on the Sword
  86. 1962The Demon of Sendai's Castle
  87. 1962Long Swords of the Loyal Forty-Seven
  88. 1962The Tragedy of a Young Warrior
  89. 1962Destiny's SonSôshi Tada
  90. 1962The Tale of ZatoichiMiki Hirate
  91. 1962I am the Judge
  92. 1962Black and Red Flower Petals
  93. 1961Fire LineKuroiwa
  94. 1961Casebook of Detective Jiro Nango: Shadowless Murderer
  95. 1961The Horizon Glitters
  96. 1961Straight Talk on Romance: The Definitive Guide
  97. 1961Counterattack of a Queen BeeMuteppô no Masa
  98. 1960Roar of the Bullets
  99. 1960弥次喜多珍道中　中仙道の巻
  100. 1960The Rambler Rides Again
  101. 1960Girl Wife: The Terrified Sixteen-Year-Old
  102. 1960トップ屋を殺せ
  103. 1960Queen Bee and College Boy Ryu
  104. 1960JigokuShirô Shimizu
  105. 1960Kôshitsu to sensô to waga minzokuLieutenant Colonel Shiizaki
  106. 1960Yellow LineKazuhiro Moroki
  107. 1960Enigmatic Explosion of the Battleship MutsuLt. Commander Fushimi
  108. 1960Women of Whirlpool Island
  109. 1960Beyond the Hills
  110. 1960Black LineKoji Machida
  111. 1959Elegy of a GeishaHayase Chikara
  112. 1959Quiet Dawn in the Front
  113. 1959Ghost Story of YotsuyaIemon Tamiya
  114. 1959Queen of the China SeaFirst Lieutenant Yokoyama
  115. 1959No Police
  116. 1959The Lady VampireNobutaka Takenaka
  117. 1959The Challenge of the Female Spy Akatsuki
  118. 1959The Pacific War and the International Military TribunalFirst Officer of the Yamato
  119. 1958Queen Bee's AngerNoboru Gôda
  120. 1958Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Dead Woman's Tattoo