Shigeru Amachi
Known for: Acting
Born: March 4, 1931
Died: July 27, 1985
Place of birth: Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
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.
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Filmography
149 movies · 8 TV shows, newest first
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The Psychological Test
1985
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The Beauty of the Black Pearl
1985
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Beauty with a Mysterious Scar
1985
6.0
The Story of a Man Among Men
1984
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Beauty in the Flames
1984
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Midnight Demon
1984NR
Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records 4
1984
2.0
Hizoban Higasa no onna
1984
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Beauty of the Forbidden Fruit
1984NR
Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records 3
1983
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Samurai Secret Agent
1983
5.3
The Beast and the Magic Sword
1983
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Kanei Command Performance
1983
4.3
Empress
1983
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White skinned beauty
19838.0
Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records 2 - The Assassination of the Shogun
1983
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Angel and Devil Beauty
1983
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Beauty at the Bottom of the Lake
1982
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The Edo Fortune-Teller
1982NR
Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records
1982
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The Beauty at the Dressing Table
1982
6.0
The Beauty of Heaven and Hell
1982
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Beauty with White Breasts
1981
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Beauty in the Mirror Hell
1981
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Beauty of the Five-Storied Pagoda
1981
5.5
Enchanted Beauty
1980
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Emmanuel's Beauty
1980
7.4
Port Arthur
1980
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Beauty of the Land of Cherry Blossoms
1980
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The Beauty of the Big Clock
1979NR
江戸の牙
1979
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Red Scorpion Beauty
1979
8.0
Dead Angle
1979NR
The 47 Ronins of Ako
1979
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Devilish Beauty
1979
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Yasei no Shōmei
1979
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The Jeweled Beauty
1979
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Fairy Beauty
1978
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The Beauty of the Black Narcissus
1978
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Headless Island
1978
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White Mermaid Beauty
1978
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Beauty on Death Row
1978
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The Beauty in the Bathroom
1978
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The Faceless Man
1977
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Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu
1977
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Hijo no License
1973
6.7
Eight Men to Kill
1972
8.0
Professional Killers
1972
7.0
Modern Lady Gambler
1972
7.0
The Viper Brothers: Prison Gang 13
1972
7.0
A Scarred Life 2: Blood Will Tell
1972
4.5
Girl Boss Blues: Queen Bee's Counterattack
1971
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My Life As Music
1971
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君は海を見たか
1971
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Easy Money
1970
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The Woman Gambler's Trump Card
1969
9.0
Yakuza Wanderer: Villainous Livelihood
1969
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25 O'Clock in Shinjuku
1969
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Star of the Night
1968
6.6
Blackmail Is My Life
1968
7.5
The Silent Gun
1967
6.5
Classmates
1967
7.5
Quick-Draw Dog
1967
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The Gambler's Law
1967
10.0
Showdown of Men 2
1967
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Tokyo Gambler
1967
7.6
Shroud of Snow
1967
5.6
Sleepy Eyes of Death 8: Sword of Villainy
1966
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The Pretty Jade
1966
7.0
Showdown of Men
1966
7.0
Yakuza Hooligans
1966
6.9
Zatoichi's Vengeance
1966
6.2
Return of Gun Dog
1966
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Black Curtain
1966
7.5
Trigger Happy Romeo
1965
7.5
Sword of the Beast
1965
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Underworld Code
1965
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A Lonely Gamble
1965
7.0
The Third Contest
1965
7.0
The Dedicated Gunman
1965
7.0
The Boss
1965
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Two Lives, Two Yakuza
1964
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Imo samurai: Kani uemon
1964
9.0
Suruga Yūkyōden: Gambling Hall Robbery
1964
7.0
Homeless Dog
1964
6.9
Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance
1963
7.2
The Third Shadow Warrior
1963
7.3
Assassins for sale
1963
6.7
Shinsengumi Chronicles
1963
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Yôki na tono-sama
1962
8.0
The Lightning Sword
1962
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Betting on the Sword
1962
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The Demon of Sendai's Castle
1962
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Long Swords of the Loyal Forty-Seven
1962
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The Tragedy of a Young Warrior
1962
6.8
Destiny's Son
1962
7.3
The Tale of Zatoichi
1962
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I am the Judge
1962NR
Black and Red Flower Petals
1962
3.6
Fire Line
1961NR
Casebook of Detective Jiro Nango: Shadowless Murderer
1961
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The Horizon Glitters
1961
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Straight Talk on Romance: The Definitive Guide
1961
8.0
Counterattack of a Queen Bee
1961
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Roar of the Bullets
1960NR
弥次喜多珍道中 中仙道の巻
1960
10.0
The Rambler Rides Again
1960
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Girl Wife: The Terrified Sixteen-Year-Old
1960NR
トップ屋を殺せ
1960
8.0
Queen Bee and College Boy Ryu
1960
6.4
Jigoku
1960NR
Kôshitsu to sensô to waga minzoku
1960
7.8
Yellow Line
1960
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Enigmatic Explosion of the Battleship Mutsu
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Women of Whirlpool Island
1960
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Beyond the Hills
1960
5.0
Black Line
1960NR
Elegy of a Geisha
1959NR
Quiet Dawn in the Front
1959
6.5
Ghost Story of Yotsuya
1959
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Queen of the China Sea
1959NR
No Police
1959
5.4
The Lady Vampire
1959
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The Challenge of the Female Spy Akatsuki
1959
8.0
The Pacific War and the International Military Tribunal
1959
5.5
Queen Bee's Anger
1958
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Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Dead Woman's Tattoo
1958NR
Poison Fang Oran
1958
3.0
Secret White Line Zone
1958
8.0
Ghost in the Regiment
1958NR
黄金奉行
1958NR
Holiday in Japan
1958
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Star Poisoning Case
1958
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Emperor & Empress Meiji and the Sino-Japanese War
1958
5.9
Rusty Knife
1958
7.0
Queen Bee
1958NR
稲妻奉行
1958
8.0
Nude Actress Murder Case: Five Criminals
1957
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Cordon at Dawn
1957
8.0
The Military Policeman and the Dismembered Beauty
1957
7.8
Ghost Stories of Wanderer at Honjo
1957
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剣聖 暁の三十六番斬り
1957
8.0
Emperor Meiji and the Great Russo-Japanese War
1957
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Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Six Famous Beauties
1956
7.0
Fearful Attack of the Flying Saucers
1956
5.0
Admiral Yamamoto and the Allied Fleets
19566.0
Revenge of the Pearl Queen
1956
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The Prosecutor and His Sister
1956
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Morishige is a Fake Gentleman
1955
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Hanamazu
1955
8.0
Twilight Saloon
1955
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Nonki saiban
1955
10.0
Mysterious Dwarf
1955NR
Carbine of Fear
1954
8.0
Mole Alley
1953NR
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