Overview

Know for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
04 Mar, 1931 (94 years old)

Shigeru Amachi

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

The Beast and the Magic Sword
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115 min 1983

The Beast and the Magic Sword

Fantasy
The Faceless Man
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72 min 1977

The Faceless Man

Horror
Sleepy Eyes of Death 8: Sword of Villainy
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79 min 1966

Sleepy Eyes of Death 8: Sword of Villainy

Action
Zatoichi's Vengeance
HD
83 min 1966

Zatoichi's Vengeance

Action
Shinsengumi Chronicles
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93 min 1963

Shinsengumi Chronicles

Action
Fire Line
HD
79 min 1961

Fire Line

Crime

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