Shigeru Amachi

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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 Hishak…

  • Acting
  • Born 4 March 1931
  • Died 27 July 1985 (age 54)
  • Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
  • 155 credits

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Most-watched Shigeru Amachi films currently: Port Arthur (1980), Dead Angle (1979), The Tale of Zatoichi (1962), The Story of a Man Among Men (1984), Shinsengumi Chronicles (1963).

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Selected TV credits: Professional Killers (1972), Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu (1977), The 47 Ronins of Ako (1979), Yasei no Shōmei (1979), Hijo no License (1973).

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