Shigeru Amachi
Known for Acting · 154 credits
- Born
- 1931-03-04
- Died
- 1985-07-27
- Place of birth
- Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
- Also known as
- Jun Utsugi · Jun Uzuki · 宇寿木純
Biography
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
TV Shows (8)
Movies (146)
The Tale of Zatoichi
1962
as Miki Hirate
Port Arthur
1980
as Kentaro Kaneko
Jigoku
1960
as Shirô Shimizu
Dead Angle
1979
Sword of the Beast
1965
as Vice-Counselor
Blackmail Is My Life
1968
Classmates
1967
as Chief Navel Surgeon Mamiya
The Ghost of Yotsuya
1959
as Iemon Tamiya
Emperor Meiji and the Great Russo-Japanese War
1957
Shinsengumi Chronicles
1963
as Toshizo Hijikata
Mole Alley
1953
Nonki saiban
1955
Admiral Yamamoto and the Allied Fleets
1956
Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance
1963
as Nobutada
Twilight Saloon
1955
Zatoichi's Vengeance
1966
as Genpachiro Kurobe
Rusty Knife
1958
Ren'ai Zubari Kōza
1961
The Third Shadow Warrior
1963
as Sadamitsu Miki
The Story of a Man Among Men
1984
Destiny's Son
1962
as Sôshi Tada
The Beauty in the Bathroom
1978
as Kogoro Akechi
The Beast and the Magic Sword
1983
as Kian
Yakuza Hooligans
1966
as Sugiyama
Yellow Line
1960
as Kazuhiro Moroki
Return of Gun Dog
1966
The Beauty of the Black Narcissus
1978
as Kogoro Akechi
Long Swords of the Loyal Forty-Seven
1962
The Beauty of Heaven and Hell
1982
as Kogoro Akechi
Emperor & Empress Meiji and the Sino-Japanese War
1958
Showdown of Men 2
1967
The Demon of Sendai's Castle
1962
The Pacific War and the International Military Tribunal
1959
as First Officer of the Yamato
Shroud of Snow
1967
as Guntaro
Modern Lady Gambler
1972
Two Lives, Two Yakuza
1964
as Seiji Nawate
The Lightning Sword
1962
as Higashinosuke Yamagata
Ghost in the Regiment
1958
as Lieutenant Namishima
Holiday in Japan
1958
The Viper Brothers: Prison Gang 13
1972
Ken ni kakeru
1962
Empress
1983
The Dedicated Gunman
1965
as Junta Kimura
Easy Money
1970
Fairy Beauty
1978
as Kogoro Akechi
Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records 3
1983
The Boss
1965
Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records 2 - The Assassination of the Shogun
1983
Headless Island
1978
Fearful Attack of the Flying Saucers
1956
as Assistant Osugi
Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records 4
1984
Beauty in the Flames
1984
as Kogoro Akechi
Kuro to aka no hanabira
1962
Nude Actress Murder Case: Five Criminals
1957
Women of Whirlpool Island
1960
Yôki na tono-sama
1962
Assassins for sale
1963
花眞珠
1955
The Silent Gun
1967
as Junta Kimura
Mysterious Dwarf
1955
I am the Judge
1962
Trigger Happy Romeo
1965
as Junta Kimura
Sleepy Eyes of Death 8: Sword of Villainy
1966
as Aizen
Fire Line
1961
as Kuroiwa
The Third Contest
1965
as Genba
Showdown of Men
1966
The Lady Vampire
1959
as Nobutaka Takenaka
Star Poisoning Case
1958
The Pretty Jade
1966
The Faceless Man
1977
as Kogoro Akechi
稲妻奉行
1958
No Police
1959
The Tragedy of a Young Warrior
1962
Ankoku gai jingi
1965
Enigmatic Explosion of the Battleship Mutsu
1960
as Lt. Commander Fushimi
Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records
1982
Morishige is a Fake Gentleman
1955
25 O'Clock in Shinjuku
1969
as Amachi
Red Scorpion Beauty
1979
as Kogoro Akechi
Black Curtain
1966
Enchanted Beauty
1980
as Kogoro Akechi
Quick-Draw Dog
1967
Kôshitsu to sensô to waga minzoku
1960
as Lieutenant Colonel Shiizaki
A Lonely Gamble
1965
as Teijiro Chigusa
Beyond the Hills
1960
Kanei Command Performance
1983
Homeless Dog
1964
Queen of the China Sea
1959
as First Lieutenant Yokoyama
Beauty at the Bottom of the Lake
1982
as Kogoro Akechi
Angel and Devil Beauty
1983
as Kogoro Akechi
黄金奉行
1958
Counterattack of a Queen Bee
1961
as Muteppô no Masa
The Beauty of the Black Pearl
1985
as Kogoro Akechi
Eight Men to Kill
1972
as Azami Yajuro
Roar of the Bullets
1960
Elegy of a Geisha
1959
as Hayase Chikara
Devilish Beauty
1979
as Kogoro Akechi
The Beauty of the Big Clock
1979
as Kogoro Akechi
The Edo Fortune-Teller
1982
Beauty of the Land of Cherry Blossoms
1980
as Kogoro Akechi
Quiet Dawn in the Front
1959
Beauty of the Forbidden Fruit
1984
as Kogoro Akechi
The Challenge of the Female Spy Akatsuki
1959
Queen Bee's Anger
1958
as Noboru Gôda
The Prosecutor and His Sister
1956
Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Dead Woman's Tattoo
1958
The Gambler's Law
1967
Black Line
1960
as Koji Machida
Cordon at Dawn
1957
A Scarred Life 2: Blood Will Tell
1972
as Ryukichi
Beauty with White Breasts
1981
as Kogoro Akechi
The Beauty at the Dressing Table
1982
as Kogoro Akechi
The Military Policeman and the Dismembered Beauty
1957
as Staff Sergeant Tsuneyoshi
Secret White Line Zone
1958
Girl Boss Blues: Queen Bee's Counterattack
1971
as Hitman
Tokyo Gambler
1967
The Jeweled Beauty
1979
as Kogoro Akechi
White Mermaid Beauty
1978
as Kogoro Akechi
Midnight Demon
1984
剣聖 暁の三十六番斬り
1957
About 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 speci… With 154 credits spanning from 1953 to 1985, Shigeru Amachi has appeared in 146 films and 8 TV shows.
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Most Popular Shigeru Amachi Movies
- The Tale of Zatoichi (1962) — as Miki Hirate
- Port Arthur (1980) — as Kentaro Kaneko
- Jigoku (1960) — as Shirô Shimizu
- Dead Angle (1979)
- Sword of the Beast (1965) — as Vice-Counselor
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