Acting · Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan · Born March 4, 1931
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.
MovieThe Psychological Test
1985
as Akechi Kogorō
MovieThe Beauty of the Black Pearl
1985
as Kogoro Akechi
MovieBeauty with a Mysterious Scar
1985
as Kogoro Akechi
MovieThe Story of a Man Among Men
1984
MovieBeauty in the Flames
1984
as Kogoro Akechi
MovieMidnight Demon
1984
Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records 4
1984
MovieBeauty of the Forbidden Fruit
1984
as Kogoro Akechi
Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records 3
1983
MovieSamurai Secret Agent
1983
MovieThe Beast and the Magic Sword
1983
as Kian
MovieKanei Command Performance
1983
MovieEmpress
1983
MovieWhite skinned beauty
1983
as Kogoro Akechi
Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records 2 - The Assassination of the Shogun
1983
MovieAngel and Devil Beauty
1983
as Kogoro Akechi
MovieBeauty at the Bottom of the Lake
1982
as Kogoro Akechi
MovieThe Edo Fortune-Teller
1982
Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records
1982
MovieThe Beauty at the Dressing Table
1982
as Kogoro Akechi
MovieThe Beauty of Heaven and Hell
1982
as Kogoro Akechi
MovieBeauty with White Breasts
1981
as Kogoro Akechi
MovieBeauty in the Mirror Hell
1981
as Kogoro Akechi
MovieBeauty of the Five-Storied Pagoda
1981
MovieEnchanted Beauty
1980
as Kogoro Akechi
MovieEmmanuel's Beauty
1980
MoviePort Arthur
1980
as Kentaro Kaneko
MovieBeauty of the Land of Cherry Blossoms
1980
as Kogoro Akechi
MovieThe Beauty of the Big Clock
1979
as Kogoro Akechi
江戸の牙
1979
MovieRed Scorpion Beauty
1979
as Kogoro Akechi
MovieDead Angle
1979
The 47 Ronins of Ako
1979
as Wakizaka Awaji-no-Kami
MovieDevilish Beauty
1979
as Kogoro Akechi
TVYasei no Shōmei
1979
MovieThe Jeweled Beauty
1979
as Kogoro Akechi
MovieFairy Beauty
1978
as Kogoro Akechi
MovieThe Beauty of the Black Narcissus
1978
as Kogoro Akechi
MovieHeadless Island
1978
MovieWhite Mermaid Beauty
1978
as Kogoro Akechi
MovieBeauty on Death Row
1978
MovieThe Beauty in the Bathroom
1978
as Kogoro Akechi
MovieThe Faceless Man
1977
as Kogoro Akechi
TVEdogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu
1977
as Kogoro Akechi
TVHijo no License
1973
as 会田健
MovieEight Men to Kill
1972
as Azami Yajuro
TVProfessional Killers
1972
MovieModern Lady Gambler
1972
MovieThe Viper Brothers: Prison Gang 13
1972
MovieA Scarred Life 2: Blood Will Tell
1972
as Ryukichi
MovieGirl Boss Blues: Queen Bee's Counterattack
1971
as Hitman
MovieMy Life As Music
1971
Movie君は海を見たか
1971
MovieEasy Money
1970
MovieThe Woman Gambler's Trump Card
1969
MovieYakuza Wanderer: Villainous Livelihood
1969
Movie25 O'Clock in Shinjuku
1969
as Amachi
TVStar of the Night
1968
MovieBlackmail Is My Life
1968
MovieThe Silent Gun
1967
as Junta Kimura
MovieClassmates
1967
as Chief Navel Surgeon Mamiya
MovieQuick-Draw Dog
1967
MovieThe Gambler's Law
1967
MovieShowdown of Men 2
1967
MovieTokyo Gambler
1967
MovieShroud of Snow
1967
as Guntaro
MovieSleepy Eyes of Death 8: Sword of Villainy
1966
as Aizen
MovieThe Pretty Jade
1966
MovieShowdown of Men
1966
MovieYakuza Hooligans
1966
as Sugiyama
MovieZatoichi's Vengeance
1966
as Genpachiro Kurobe
MovieReturn of Gun Dog
1966
MovieBlack Curtain
1966
MovieTrigger Happy Romeo
1965
as Junta Kimura
MovieSword of the Beast
1965
as Vice-Counselor
MovieUnderworld Code
1965
MovieA Lonely Gamble
1965
as Teijiro Chigusa
MovieThe Third Contest
1965
as Genba
MovieThe Dedicated Gunman
1965
as Junta Kimura
MovieThe Boss
1965
MovieTwo Lives, Two Yakuza
1964
as Seiji Nawate
MovieSuruga Yūkyōden: Gambling Hall Robbery
1964
MovieHomeless Dog
1964
MovieShinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance
1963
as Nobutada
MovieThe Third Shadow Warrior
1963
as Sadamitsu Miki
MovieAssassins for sale
1963
MovieShinsengumi Chronicles
1963
as Toshizo Hijikata
MovieYôki na tono-sama
1962
MovieThe Lightning Sword
1962
as Higashinosuke Yamagata
MovieKen ni kakeru
1962
MovieThe Demon of Sendai's Castle
1962
MovieLong Swords of the Loyal Forty-Seven
1962
MovieThe Tragedy of a Young Warrior
1962
MovieDestiny's Son
1962
as Sôshi Tada
MovieThe Tale of Zatoichi
1962
as Miki Hirate
MovieI am the Judge
1962
Black and Red Flower Petals
1962
MovieFire Line
1961
as Kuroiwa
Casebook of Detective Jiro Nango: Shadowless Murderer
1961
MovieThe Horizon Glitters
1961
MovieStraight Talk on Romance: The Definitive Guide
1961
MovieCounterattack of a Queen Bee
1961
as Muteppô no Masa
MovieRoar of the Bullets
1960
弥次喜多珍道中 中仙道の巻
1960
MovieThe Rambler Rides Again
1960
MovieGirl Wife: The Terrified Sixteen-Year-Old
1960
トップ屋を殺せ
1960
MovieQueen Bee and College Boy Ryu
1960
MovieJigoku
1960
as Shirô Shimizu
Kôshitsu to sensô to waga minzoku
1960
as Lieutenant Colonel Shiizaki
MovieYellow Line
1960
as Kazuhiro Moroki
MovieEnigmatic Explosion of the Battleship Mutsu
1960
as Lt. Commander Fushimi
Women of Whirlpool Island
1960
MovieBeyond the Hills
1960
MovieBlack Line
1960
as Koji Machida
Elegy of a Geisha
1959
as Hayase Chikara
Quiet Dawn in the Front
1959
MovieGhost Story of Yotsuya
1959
as Iemon Tamiya
MovieQueen of the China Sea
1959
as First Lieutenant Yokoyama
No Police
1959
MovieThe Lady Vampire
1959
as Nobutaka Takenaka
MovieThe Challenge of the Female Spy Akatsuki
1959
MovieThe Pacific War and the International Military Tribunal
1959
as First Officer of the Yamato
MovieQueen Bee's Anger
1958
as Noboru Gôda
MovieCasebook of Dandy Sashichi: Dead Woman's Tattoo
1958
Poison Fang Oran
1958
MovieSecret White Line Zone
1958
MovieGhost in the Regiment
1958
as Lieutenant Namishima
黄金奉行
1958
Holiday in Japan
1958
MovieStar Poisoning Case
1958
MovieEmperor & Empress Meiji and the Sino-Japanese War
1958
MovieRusty Knife
1958
MovieQueen Bee
1958
as Mazaki
稲妻奉行
1958
MovieNude Actress Murder Case: Five Criminals
1957
MovieCordon at Dawn
1957
MovieThe Military Policeman and the Dismembered Beauty
1957
as Staff Sergeant Tsuneyoshi
MovieGhost Stories of Wanderer at Honjo
1957
Movie剣聖 暁の三十六番斬り
1957
MovieEmperor Meiji and the Great Russo-Japanese War
1957
MovieCasebook of Dandy Sashichi: Six Famous Beauties
1956
as Asaka Keinosuke
MovieFearful Attack of the Flying Saucers
1956
as Assistant Osugi
MovieAdmiral Yamamoto and the Allied Fleets
1956
Revenge of the Pearl Queen
1956
as Yûzô Yamauchi
MovieThe Prosecutor and His Sister
1956
MovieMorishige is a Fake Gentleman
1955
MovieHanamazu
1955
MovieTwilight Saloon
1955
MovieNonki saiban
1955
MovieMysterious Dwarf
1955
Carbine of Fear
1954
MovieMole Alley
1953
白昼の死角(TV)
