person

Shigeru Amachi

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1931-03-04

Place of Birth

Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan

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.

Also Known For

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Zatoichi's Vengeance

May 03, 1966

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A Lonely Gamble

Mar 10, 1965

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Beauty with a mysterious scar

Mar 09, 1985

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NA

The Beauty of the Black Narcissus

Oct 14, 1978

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NA

Two Lives, Two Yakuza

Sep 23, 1964

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NA

Devilish Beauty

Apr 14, 1979

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NA

I am the Judge

Feb 11, 1962

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NA

The Beauty in the Bathroom

Jan 07, 1978

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51

The Beast and the Magic Sword

Nov 25, 1983

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NA

Red Scorpion Beauty

Aug 02, 1979

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72

The Tale of Zatoichi

Apr 18, 1962

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40

Girl Boss Blues: Queen Bee's Counterattack

Oct 27, 1971

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Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance

Aug 06, 1963

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NA

The Tragedy of a Young Warrior

Jul 15, 1962

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63

Jigoku

Jul 30, 1960

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70

Shroud of Snow

Jan 14, 1967

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56

Rusty Knife

Mar 11, 1958

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67

Destiny's Son

Jul 01, 1962

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The Ghost of Yotsuya

Jul 11, 1959

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20

Empress

Apr 29, 1983

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NA

Easy Money

Apr 18, 1970

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Shinsengumi Chronicles

Jan 03, 1963

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NA

君は海を見たか

May 05, 1971

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NA

Beauty of the Forbidden Fruit

Jan 07, 1984

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63

Blackmail Is My Life

Feb 28, 1968

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The Edo Fortune-Teller

Jul 13, 1982

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NA

Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records

Jul 10, 1982

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NA

Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records 3

Dec 10, 1983

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NA

Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records 4

Mar 15, 1984

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80

Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records 2 - The Assassination of the Shogun

Jan 21, 1983

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58

Sleepy Eyes of Death 8: Sword of Villainy

Nov 09, 1966

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NA

Kanei Command Performance

Aug 05, 1983

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NA

Beauty of the Land of Cherry Blossoms

Apr 12, 1980

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NA

Ankoku gai jingi

Jun 13, 1965

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71

The Third Shadow Warrior

Apr 21, 1963

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60

Revenge of the Pearl Queen

Jul 05, 1956

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NA

White Mermaid Beauty

Jul 08, 1978

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NA

The Jeweled Beauty

Jan 02, 1979

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NA

The Beauty of the Big Clock

Dec 04, 1979

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NA

The Beauty at the Dressing Table

Jun 03, 1982

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NA

Angel and Devil Beauty

Jan 01, 1983

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NA

Beauty in the Flames

Nov 10, 1984

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NA

White skinned beauty

Apr 16, 1983

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The Beauty of Heaven and Hell

Jan 02, 1982

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NA

The Beauty of the Black Pearl

Aug 01, 1985

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NA

Beauty at the Bottom of the Lake

Oct 23, 1982

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73

Assassins for sale

Mar 08, 1963

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55

Enchanted Beauty

Nov 01, 1980

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NA

Suruga Yūkyōden: Gambling Hall Robbery

Jun 06, 1964

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67

Eight Men to Kill

Dec 16, 1972

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NA

The Demon of Sendai's Castle

Sep 01, 1962

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70

Homeless Dog

May 02, 1964

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60

Quick-Draw Dog

May 27, 1967

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Return of Gun Dog

Apr 09, 1966

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49

The Lady Vampire

Mar 07, 1959

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NA

Cordon at Dawn

Oct 01, 1957

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NA

Beauty with White Breasts

Oct 03, 1981

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NA

Black Curtain

Feb 19, 1966

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NA

Counterattack of a Queen Bee

Jan 15, 1961

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Sword of the Beast

Sep 18, 1965

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NA

The Rambler Rides Again

Oct 12, 1960

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NA

Queen Bee

Feb 15, 1958

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NA

Fairy Beauty

Dec 12, 1978

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NA

Beauty on Death Row

Apr 08, 1978

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10

Secret White Line Zone

Sep 21, 1958

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NA

Ghost in the Regiment

Aug 09, 1958

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80

The Military Policeman and the Dismembered Beauty

Aug 06, 1957

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50

Queen Bee's Anger

Dec 28, 1958

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NA

Kuro to aka no hanabira

Jan 14, 1962

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30

Fire Line

May 24, 1961

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NA

Queen Bee and College Boy Ryu

Sep 01, 1960

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70

Dead Angle

Jul 04, 1979

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NA

剣聖 暁の三十六番斬り

Apr 30, 1957

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NA

Emperor Meiji and the Great Russo-Japanese War

Apr 29, 1957

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65

Classmates

Jun 03, 1967

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70

Yellow Line

Apr 29, 1960

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77

Ghost Stories of Wanderer at Honjo

Jul 10, 1957

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NA

Carbine of Fear

Aug 03, 1954

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NA

Beyond the Hills

Jan 30, 1960

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NA

Enigmatic Explosion of the Battleship Mutsu

Apr 01, 1960

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NA

Holiday in Japan

Jun 15, 1958

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NA

弥次喜多珍道中 中仙道の巻

Oct 29, 1960

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NA

Star Poisoning Case

May 03, 1958

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NA

Mukeisatsu

Apr 17, 1959

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NA

トップ屋を殺せ

Sep 08, 1960

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70

Yakuza Hooligans

May 15, 1966

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NA

Casebook of Detective Jiro Nango: Shadowless Murderer

Apr 19, 1961

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NA

Quiet Dawn in the Front

Sep 04, 1959

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NA

稲妻奉行

Jan 15, 1958

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NA

Elegy of a Geisha

Oct 01, 1959

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NA

Nude Actress Murder Case: Five Criminals

Nov 10, 1957

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NA

The Horizon Glitters

Mar 01, 1961

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NA

黄金奉行

Jun 29, 1958

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NA

Kôshitsu to sensô to waga minzoku

Jun 11, 1960

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NA

The Pacific War and the International Military Tribunal

Jan 03, 1959

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80

Twilight Saloon

Jun 19, 1955

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46

Black Line

Jan 13, 1960

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NA

Poison Fang Oran

Oct 19, 1958

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NA

Midnight Demon

Aug 16, 1984

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NA

Onna kanchō akatsuki no chōsen

Feb 03, 1959

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NA

Nonki saiban

Apr 24, 1955

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70

A Scarred Life 2: Blood Will Tell

Jan 22, 1972

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NA

Mysterious Dwarf

Feb 12, 1955

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61

Women of Whirlpool Island

Feb 27, 1960

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NA

The Gambler's Law

May 03, 1967

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NA

Mole Alley

May 07, 1953

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70

Modern Lady Gambler

May 26, 1972

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70

The Silent Gun

Oct 14, 1967

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NA

The Faceless Man

Aug 20, 1977

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60

The Story of a Man Among Men

Nov 17, 1984

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NA

Showdown of Men 2

Mar 10, 1967

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70

The Third Contest

Mar 07, 1965

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NA

The Boss

Jan 03, 1965

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NA

Queen of the China Sea

May 15, 1959

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70

The Dedicated Gunman

Jan 13, 1965

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60

Trigger Happy Romeo

Dec 24, 1965

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73

Port Arthur

Aug 02, 1980

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NA

Fearful Attack of the Flying Saucers

Nov 07, 1956

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NA

Emperor & Empress Meiji and the Sino-Japanese War

Mar 14, 1958

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NA

Samurai Secret Agent

Dec 01, 1983

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80

The Lightning Sword

Dec 08, 1962

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NA

Showdown of Men

Jul 01, 1966

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NA

Long Swords of the Loyal Forty-Seven

Aug 12, 1962

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NA

Ken ni kakeru

Sep 16, 1962

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NA

Yôki na tono-sama

Dec 15, 1962

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NA

The Viper Brothers: Prison Gang 13

Feb 03, 1972

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NA

花眞珠

Aug 22, 1955

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NA

The Prosecutor and His Sister

May 18, 1956

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NA

Ren'ai Zubari Kōza

Jan 21, 1961

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NA

怒号する巨弾

Nov 12, 1960

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NA

Morishige no demakase shinshi

Sep 06, 1955

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50

Admiral Yamamoto and the Allied Fleets

Jul 21, 1956

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NA

The Woman Gambler's Trump Card

Nov 15, 1969

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NA

Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Six Famous Beauties

Dec 11, 1956

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NA

The Pretty Jade

Sep 17, 1966

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NA

Tokyo Gambler

Feb 25, 1967

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NA

Headless Island

Aug 20, 1978

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NA

25 O'Clock in Shinjuku

Apr 12, 1969

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NA

My Life As Music

Jul 10, 1971

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NA

The Psychological Test

Aug 03, 1985

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NA

Beauty in the Mirror Hell

Apr 04, 1981

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NA

Emmanuel's Beauty

Oct 04, 1980

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NA

Beauty of the Five-Storied Pagoda

Jan 10, 1981

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NA

Yakuza Wanderer: Villainous Livelihood

Apr 16, 1969

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NA

Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Dead Woman's Tattoo

Dec 05, 1958

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80

Professional Killers

Sep 02, 1972

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NA

Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu

Aug 20, 1977

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NA

The 47 Ronins of Ako

Apr 16, 1979

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NA

Yasei no Shōmei

Jan 06, 1979

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NA

非情のライセンス

Apr 05, 1973

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NA

白昼の死角(TV)

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NA

Star of the Night

Jul 30, 1968