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 specials. On stage he was best known for playing Hishakaku in Jinsei gekijō.
Filmography
Sunday Horror Series Best Selection 2
Sunday Horror Series Best Selection 2
The Psychological Test
as Akechi Kogorō
The Psychological Test
as Akechi Kogorō
The Beauty of the Black Pearl
as Kogoro Akechi
The Beauty of the Black Pearl
as Kogoro Akechi
Beauty with a Mysterious Scar
as Kogoro Akechi
Beauty with a Mysterious Scar
as Kogoro Akechi
The Story of a Man Among Men
The Story of a Man Among Men
Beauty in the Flames
as Kogoro Akechi
Beauty in the Flames
as Kogoro Akechi
Midnight Demon
Midnight Demon
Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records 4
Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records 4
Beauty of the Forbidden Fruit
as Kogoro Akechi
Beauty of the Forbidden Fruit
as Kogoro Akechi
Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records 3
Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records 3
Samurai Secret Agent
Samurai Secret Agent
The Beast and the Magic Sword
as Kian
The Beast and the Magic Sword
as Kian
Kanei Command Performance
Kanei Command Performance
Empress
Empress
White skinned beauty
as Kogoro Akechi
White skinned beauty
as Kogoro Akechi
Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records 2 - The Assassination of the Shogun
Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records 2 - The Assassination of the Shogun
Angel and Devil Beauty
as Kogoro Akechi
Angel and Devil Beauty
as Kogoro Akechi
Beauty at the Bottom of the Lake
as Kogoro Akechi
Beauty at the Bottom of the Lake
as Kogoro Akechi
The Edo Fortune-Teller
The Edo Fortune-Teller
Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records
Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records
The Beauty of Heaven and Hell
as Kogoro Akechi
The Beauty of Heaven and Hell
as Kogoro Akechi
Beauty in the Mirror Hell
as Kogoro Akechi
Beauty in the Mirror Hell
as Kogoro Akechi
Beauty of the Five-Storied Pagoda
Beauty of the Five-Storied Pagoda
Enchanted Beauty
as Kogoro Akechi
Enchanted Beauty
as Kogoro Akechi
Emmanuel's Beauty
Emmanuel's Beauty
Port Arthur
as Kentaro Kaneko
Port Arthur
as Kentaro Kaneko
Red Scorpion Beauty
as Kogoro Akechi
Red Scorpion Beauty
as Kogoro Akechi
Dead Angle
Dead Angle
Fairy Beauty
as Kogoro Akechi
Fairy Beauty
as Kogoro Akechi
The Beauty of the Black Narcissus
as Kogoro Akechi
The Beauty of the Black Narcissus
as Kogoro Akechi
Headless Island
Headless Island
White Mermaid Beauty
as Kogoro Akechi
White Mermaid Beauty
as Kogoro Akechi
Beauty on Death Row
Beauty on Death Row
The Beauty in the Bathroom
as Kogoro Akechi
The Beauty in the Bathroom
as Kogoro Akechi
The Faceless Man
as Kogoro Akechi
The Faceless Man
as Kogoro Akechi
Eight Men to Kill
as Azami Yajuro
Eight Men to Kill
as Azami Yajuro
The Viper Brothers: Prison Gang 13
The Viper Brothers: Prison Gang 13
A Scarred Life 2: Blood Will Tell
as Ryukichi
A Scarred Life 2: Blood Will Tell
as Ryukichi
Girl Boss Blues: Queen Bee's Counterattack
as Hitman
Girl Boss Blues: Queen Bee's Counterattack
as Hitman
My Life As Music
My Life As Music
君は海を見たか
君は海を見たか
Easy Money
Easy Money
The Woman Gambler's Trump Card
The Woman Gambler's Trump Card
Yakuza Wanderer: Villainous Livelihood
Yakuza Wanderer: Villainous Livelihood
25 O'Clock in Shinjuku
as Amachi
25 O'Clock in Shinjuku
as Amachi
Blackmail Is My Life
Blackmail Is My Life
The Silent Gun
as Junta Kimura
The Silent Gun
as Junta Kimura
Classmates
as Chief Navel Surgeon Mamiya
Classmates
as Chief Navel Surgeon Mamiya
Quick-Draw Dog
Quick-Draw Dog
The Gambler's Law
The Gambler's Law
Showdown of Men 2
Showdown of Men 2
Tokyo Gambler
Tokyo Gambler
Shroud of Snow
as Guntaro
Shroud of Snow
as Guntaro
Sleepy Eyes of Death 8: Sword of Villainy
as Aizen
Sleepy Eyes of Death 8: Sword of Villainy
as Aizen
The Pretty Jade
The Pretty Jade
Showdown of Men
Showdown of Men
Yakuza Hooligans
as Sugiyama
Yakuza Hooligans
as Sugiyama
Zatoichi's Vengeance
as Genpachiro Kurobe
Zatoichi's Vengeance
as Genpachiro Kurobe
Return of Gun Dog
Return of Gun Dog
Black Curtain
Black Curtain
Trigger Happy Romeo
as Junta Kimura
Trigger Happy Romeo
as Junta Kimura
Sword of the Beast
as Vice-Counselor
Sword of the Beast
as Vice-Counselor
Underworld Code
Underworld Code
A Lonely Gamble
as Teijiro Chigusa
A Lonely Gamble
as Teijiro Chigusa
The Third Contest
as Genba
The Third Contest
as Genba
The Dedicated Gunman
as Junta Kimura
The Dedicated Gunman
as Junta Kimura
The Boss
The Boss
Two Lives, Two Yakuza
as Seiji Nawate
Two Lives, Two Yakuza
as Seiji Nawate
Imo samurai: Kani uemon
Imo samurai: Kani uemon
Suruga Yūkyōden: Gambling Hall Robbery
Suruga Yūkyōden: Gambling Hall Robbery
Homeless Dog
Homeless Dog
Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance
as Nobutada
Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance
as Nobutada
The Third Shadow Warrior
as Sadamitsu Miki
The Third Shadow Warrior
as Sadamitsu Miki
Assassins for sale
Assassins for sale
Shinsengumi Chronicles
as Toshizo Hijikata
Shinsengumi Chronicles
as Toshizo Hijikata
Yôki na tono-sama
Yôki na tono-sama
The Lightning Sword
as Higashinosuke Yamagata
The Lightning Sword
as Higashinosuke Yamagata
Ken ni kakeru
Ken ni kakeru
The Demon of Sendai's Castle
The Demon of Sendai's Castle
Long Swords of the Loyal Forty-Seven
Long Swords of the Loyal Forty-Seven
The Tragedy of a Young Warrior
The Tragedy of a Young Warrior
Destiny's Son
as Sôshi Tada
Destiny's Son
as Sôshi Tada
The Tale of Zatoichi
as Miki Hirate
The Tale of Zatoichi
as Miki Hirate
I am the Judge
I am the Judge
Black and Red Flower Petals
Black and Red Flower Petals
Fire Line
as Kuroiwa
Fire Line
as Kuroiwa
Casebook of Detective Jiro Nango: Shadowless Murderer
Casebook of Detective Jiro Nango: Shadowless Murderer
The Horizon Glitters
The Horizon Glitters
Straight Talk on Romance: The Definitive Guide
Straight Talk on Romance: The Definitive Guide
Counterattack of a Queen Bee
as Muteppô no Masa
Counterattack of a Queen Bee
as Muteppô no Masa
Roar of the Bullets
Roar of the Bullets
弥次喜多珍道中 中仙道の巻
弥次喜多珍道中 中仙道の巻
The Rambler Rides Again
The Rambler Rides Again
Girl Wife: The Terrified Sixteen-Year-Old
Girl Wife: The Terrified Sixteen-Year-Old
トップ屋を殺せ
トップ屋を殺せ
Queen Bee and College Boy Ryu
Queen Bee and College Boy Ryu
Jigoku
as Shirô Shimizu
Jigoku
as Shirô Shimizu
Kôshitsu to sensô to waga minzoku
as Lieutenant Colonel Shiizaki
Kôshitsu to sensô to waga minzoku
as Lieutenant Colonel Shiizaki
Yellow Line
as Kazuhiro Moroki
Yellow Line
as Kazuhiro Moroki
Enigmatic Explosion of the Battleship Mutsu
as Lt. Commander Fushimi
Enigmatic Explosion of the Battleship Mutsu
as Lt. Commander Fushimi
Women of Whirlpool Island
Women of Whirlpool Island
Black Line
as Koji Machida
Black Line
as Koji Machida
Quiet Dawn in the Front
Quiet Dawn in the Front
Ghost Story of Yotsuya
as Iemon Tamiya
Ghost Story of Yotsuya
as Iemon Tamiya
Queen of the China Sea
as First Lieutenant Yokoyama
Queen of the China Sea
as First Lieutenant Yokoyama
No Police
No Police
The Lady Vampire
as Nobutaka Takenaka
The Lady Vampire
as Nobutaka Takenaka
The Challenge of the Female Spy Akatsuki
The Challenge of the Female Spy Akatsuki
The Pacific War and the International Military Tribunal
as First Officer of the Yamato
The Pacific War and the International Military Tribunal
as First Officer of the Yamato
Queen Bee's Anger
as Noboru Gôda
Queen Bee's Anger
as Noboru Gôda
Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Dead Woman's Tattoo
Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Dead Woman's Tattoo
Poison Fang Oran
Poison Fang Oran
Secret White Line Zone
Secret White Line Zone
黄金奉行
黄金奉行
Holiday in Japan
Holiday in Japan
Star Poisoning Case
Star Poisoning Case
Emperor & Empress Meiji and the Sino-Japanese War
Emperor & Empress Meiji and the Sino-Japanese War
Rusty Knife
Rusty Knife
Queen Bee
as Mazaki
Queen Bee
as Mazaki
稲妻奉行
稲妻奉行
Nude Actress Murder Case: Five Criminals
Nude Actress Murder Case: Five Criminals
Cordon at Dawn
Cordon at Dawn
The Military Policeman and the Dismembered Beauty
as Staff Sergeant Tsuneyoshi
The Military Policeman and the Dismembered Beauty
as Staff Sergeant Tsuneyoshi
Ghost Stories of Wanderer at Honjo
Ghost Stories of Wanderer at Honjo
剣聖 暁の三十六番斬り
剣聖 暁の三十六番斬り
Emperor Meiji and the Great Russo-Japanese War
Emperor Meiji and the Great Russo-Japanese War
Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Six Famous Beauties
as Asaka Keinosuke
Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Six Famous Beauties
as Asaka Keinosuke
Fearful Attack of the Flying Saucers
as Assistant Osugi
Fearful Attack of the Flying Saucers
as Assistant Osugi
Admiral Yamamoto and the Allied Fleets
Admiral Yamamoto and the Allied Fleets
Revenge of the Pearl Queen
as Yûzô Yamauchi
Revenge of the Pearl Queen
as Yûzô Yamauchi
The Prosecutor and His Sister
The Prosecutor and His Sister
Morishige is a Fake Gentleman
Morishige is a Fake Gentleman
Hanamazu
Hanamazu
Twilight Saloon
Twilight Saloon
Nonki saiban
Nonki saiban
Mysterious Dwarf
Mysterious Dwarf
Carbine of Fear
Carbine of Fear
Mole Alley
Mole Alley