Shigeru Amachi
Actor
54 years (Mar 4, 1931 – Jul 27, 1985)Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Shigeru Amachi has taken roles in front of the camera in Japanese film and television, though most of the career sits outside the written record. His filmography adds up to 63 credits. He has a role in 'The Tale of Zatoichi', credited as Miki Hirate. 'Jigoku' appears under his name too. If there is a pattern, it is drama.
Shigeru Amachi
Actor
Shigeru Amachi has taken roles in front of the camera in Japanese film and television, though most of the career sits outside the written record. His filmography adds up to 63 credits. He has a role in 'The Tale of Zatoichi', credited as Miki Hirate. 'Jigoku' appears under his name too. If there is a pattern, it is drama.
61 Movies
Plays Kentaro Kaneko
Port Arthur
1980
Plays Miki Hirate
The Tale of Zatoichi
1962
Plays Genpachiro Kurobe
Zatoichi's Vengeance
1966
Plays Iemon Tamiya
Ghost Story of Yotsuya
1959
Plays Nobutada
Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance
1963
Plays First Officer of the Yamato
The Pacific War and the International Military Tribunal
1959
Plays Sôshi Tada
Destiny's Son
1962
Plays Shirô Shimizu
Jigoku
1960
Plays Vice-Counselor
Sword of the Beast
1965
Plays Sadamitsu Miki
The Third Shadow Warrior
1963
Plays Guntaro
Shroud of Snow
1967
Plays Azami Yajuro
Eight Men to Kill
1972
Plays Toshizo Hijikata
Shinsengumi Chronicles
1963
Plays Kazuhiro Moroki
Yellow Line
1960
Plays Kian
The Beast and the Magic Sword
1983
Plays Lieutenant Namishima
Ghost in the Regiment
1958
Plays Chief Navel Surgeon Mamiya
Classmates
1967
Plays Koji Machida
Black Line
1960
Plays Higashinosuke Yamagata
The Lightning Sword
1962
Plays Noboru Gôda
Queen Bee's Anger
1958
Plays Aizen
Sleepy Eyes of Death 8: Sword of Villainy
1966
Plays Hitman
Girl Boss Blues: Queen Bee's Counterattack
1971
Plays Staff Sergeant Tsuneyoshi
The Military Policeman and the Dismembered Beauty
1957
Plays Nobutaka Takenaka
The Lady Vampire
1959
Plays Muteppô no Masa
Counterattack of a Queen Bee
1961
Plays Kuroiwa
Fire Line
1961
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The Psychological Test
Akechi Kogorō
1985
The Beauty of the Black Pearl
Kogoro Akechi
1985
Beauty in the Flames
Kogoro Akechi
1984
Beauty of the Forbidden Fruit
Kogoro Akechi
1984
The Beast and the Magic Sword
Kian
1983
White skinned beauty
Kogoro Akechi
1983
Angel and Devil Beauty
Kogoro Akechi
1983
Beauty at the Bottom of the Lake
Kogoro Akechi
1982
The Beauty at the Dressing Table
Kogoro Akechi
1982
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Shigeru Amachi still alive?
Shigeru Amachi passed away on July 27, 1985 at age 54.
What are the most famous roles of Shigeru Amachi?
Shigeru Amachi is best known for roles in The Tale of Zatoichi, Jigoku, Sword of the Beast.
How many movies has Shigeru Amachi been in?
Over a 32-year career (since 1953), Shigeru Amachi has appeared in 61 movies and 2 TV shows.
What was Shigeru Amachi's first movie?
The career of Shigeru Amachi began with Mole Alley (1953).
What is Shigeru Amachi's most recent movie or series?
Shigeru Amachi's most recent release is The Psychological Test, which premiered on August 3, 1985.
What TV shows has Shigeru Amachi appeared in?
On television, Shigeru Amachi has appeared in Professional Killers, Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu, The 47 Ronins of Ako, Hijo no License.
Shigeru Amachi
1931-03-04 · 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.