Shigeru Amachi
Known For
Acting
Born
1931-03-04 in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Died
1985-07-27
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.
Most Known For
Professional Killers
Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu
as Kogoro Akechi
The 47 Ronins of Ako
as Wakizaka Awaji-no-Kami
The Tale of Zatoichi
as Miki Hirate
Port Arthur
as Kentaro Kaneko
Twilight Saloon
白昼の死角(TV)
Yasei no Shōmei
Dead Angle
Destiny's Son
as Sôshi Tada
Jigoku
as Shirô Shimizu
Rusty Knife
The Ghost of Yotsuya
as Iemon Tamiya
Zatoichi's Vengeance
as Genpachiro Kurobe
Sword of the Beast
as Vice-Counselor
Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance
Emperor Meiji and the Great Russo-Japanese War
Hijo no License
as 会田健
Star of the Night
The Lady Vampire
as Nobutaka Takenaka