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Shigeru Amachi

Shigeru Amachi

Acting • 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.

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Jigoku6.3

Jigoku

1960

Ghost Story of Yotsuya6.5

Ghost Story of Yotsuya

1959

The Tale of Zatoichi7.3

The Tale of Zatoichi

1962

Zatoichi's Vengeance6.9

Zatoichi's Vengeance

1966

The Beast and the Magic Sword5.3

The Beast and the Magic Sword

1983

Destiny's Son6.8

Destiny's Son

1962

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