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…
Shigeru Amachi
Actor · Born 4 Mar 1931, Nagoya
Shigeru Amachi (天知 茂, Amachi Shigeru, 4 March 1931 – 27 July 1985) was a Japanese actor. He appeared in more than 120…
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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 Hishakaku in Jinsei gekijō.
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- Born4 March 1931
- Died27 July 1985 (aged 54)
- BirthplaceNagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
- Known forActing
- GenderMale
- Also known asJun Utsugi, Jun Uzuki, 宇寿木純
- Popularity0.8TMDB score
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The Psychological Test
The Beauty of the Black Pearl
Beauty with a Mysterious Scar
The Story of a Man Among Men
Beauty in the Flames
Midnight Demon
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Beauty of the Forbidden Fruit
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Samurai Secret Agent
The Beast and the Magic Sword
Kanei Command Performance
Empress
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Angel and Devil Beauty
Beauty at the Bottom of the Lake
The Edo Fortune-Teller
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The Tale of Zatoichi (1962)·Jigoku (1960)·Sword of the Beast (1965)·Ghost Story of Yotsuya (1959)·Zatoichi's Vengeance (1966)·The Beast and the Magic Sword (1983)