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)
Port Arthur
1980
as Kentaro Kaneko
The Tale of Zatoichi
1962
as Miki Hirate
Yakuza Hooligans
1966
as Sugiyama
Dead Angle
1979
The Ghost of Yotsuya
1959
as Iemon Tamiya
Destiny's Son
1962
as Sôshi Tada
Jigoku
1960
as Shirô Shimizu
The Story of a Man Among Men
1984
Mole Alley
1953
Modern Lady Gambler
1972
Sword of the Beast
1965
as Vice-Counselor
Rusty Knife
1958
Emperor Meiji and the Great Russo-Japanese War
1957
Ren'ai Zubari Kōza
1961
Zatoichi's Vengeance
1966
as Genpachiro Kurobe
The Viper Brothers: Prison Gang 13
1972
Ken ni kakeru
1962
The Third Shadow Warrior
1963
as Sadamitsu Miki
The Boss
1965
Ankoku gai jingi
1965
Admiral Yamamoto and the Allied Fleets
1956
Fairy Beauty
1978
as Kogoro Akechi
The Beauty in the Bathroom
1978
as Kogoro Akechi
Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records 4
1984
Emperor & Empress Meiji and the Sino-Japanese War
1958
The Rambler Rides Again
1960
Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance
1963
as Nobutada
The Beauty of the Black Narcissus
1978
as Kogoro Akechi
Long Swords of the Loyal Forty-Seven
1962
The Beast and the Magic Sword
1983
as Kian
Nonki saiban
1955
Suruga Yūkyōden: Gambling Hall Robbery
1964
White Mermaid Beauty
1978
as Kogoro Akechi
Shinsengumi Chronicles
1963
as Toshizo Hijikata
Fire Line
1961
as Kuroiwa
Showdown of Men
1966
The Woman Gambler's Trump Card
1969
The Pacific War and the International Military Tribunal
1959
as First Officer of the Yamato
Classmates
1967
as Chief Navel Surgeon Mamiya
Yellow Line
1960
as Kazuhiro Moroki
Empress
1983
The Beauty of Heaven and Hell
1982
as Kogoro Akechi
Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records 3
1983
Beauty at the Bottom of the Lake
1982
as Kogoro Akechi
Yôki na tono-sama
1962
Devilish Beauty
1979
as Kogoro Akechi
Ghost in the Regiment
1958
as Lieutenant Namishima
Quiet Dawn in the Front
1959
Angel and Devil Beauty
1983
as Kogoro Akechi
The Lightning Sword
1962
as Higashinosuke Yamagata
Two Lives, Two Yakuza
1964
as Seiji Nawate
Beauty with White Breasts
1981
as Kogoro Akechi
Holiday in Japan
1958
Enchanted Beauty
1980
as Kogoro Akechi
Fearful Attack of the Flying Saucers
1956
as Assistant Osugi
Blackmail Is My Life
1968
Eight Men to Kill
1972
as Azami Yajuro
Elegy of a Geisha
1959
as Hayase Chikara
Queen Bee
1958
as Mazaki
The Gambler's Law
1967
The Silent Gun
1967
as Junta Kimura
Beauty in the Flames
1984
as Kogoro Akechi
Twilight Saloon
1955
Headless Island
1978
Hanamazu
1955
Women of Whirlpool Island
1960
Easy Money
1970
Secret White Line Zone
1958
Morishige is a Fake Gentleman
1955
Black Line
1960
as Koji Machida
A Scarred Life 2: Blood Will Tell
1972
as Ryukichi
Nude Actress Murder Case: Five Criminals
1957
Return of Gun Dog
1966
The Tragedy of a Young Warrior
1962
Queen Bee's Anger
1958
as Noboru Gôda
Showdown of Men 2
1967
Revenge of the Pearl Queen
1956
as Yûzô Yamauchi
Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Six Famous Beauties
1956
as Asaka Keinosuke
The Third Contest
1965
as Genba
25 O'Clock in Shinjuku
1969
as Amachi
The Lady Vampire
1959
as Nobutaka Takenaka
Assassins for sale
1963
The Faceless Man
1977
as Kogoro Akechi
Ghost Stories of Wanderer at Honjo
1957
Roar of the Bullets
1960
The Beauty of the Big Clock
1979
as Kogoro Akechi
Shroud of Snow
1967
as Guntaro
君は海を見たか
1971
Counterattack of a Queen Bee
1961
as Muteppô no Masa
The Edo Fortune-Teller
1982
The Demon of Sendai's Castle
1962
The Dedicated Gunman
1965
as Junta Kimura
Star Poisoning Case
1958
Kanei Command Performance
1983
Homeless Dog
1964
The Jeweled Beauty
1979
as Kogoro Akechi
Kuro to aka no hanabira
1962
Enigmatic Explosion of the Battleship Mutsu
1960
as Lt. Commander Fushimi
The Pretty Jade
1966
Beauty of the Forbidden Fruit
1984
as Kogoro Akechi
Girl Boss Blues: Queen Bee's Counterattack
1971
as Hitman
The Beauty at the Dressing Table
1982
as Kogoro Akechi
Queen of the China Sea
1959
as First Lieutenant Yokoyama
The Horizon Glitters
1961
Beyond the Hills
1960
Black Curtain
1966
黄金奉行
1958
稲妻奉行
1958
Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records 2 - The Assassination of the Shogun
1983
Red Scorpion Beauty
1979
as Kogoro Akechi
トップ屋を殺せ
1960
Tokyo Gambler
1967
Quick-Draw Dog
1967
I am the Judge
1962
No Police
1959
Midnight Demon
1984
Samurai Secret Agent
1983
My Life As Music
1971
Trigger Happy Romeo
1965
as Junta Kimura
Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records
1982
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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- Port Arthur (1980) — as Kentaro Kaneko
- The Tale of Zatoichi (1962) — as Miki Hirate
- Yakuza Hooligans (1966) — as Sugiyama
- Dead Angle (1979)
- The Ghost of Yotsuya (1959) — as Iemon Tamiya
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