Acting
Shigeru Amachi
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.
Titles
Professional Killers
1972
Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu
1977
The 47 Ronins of Ako
1979
Yasei no Shōmei
1979
Hijo no License
1973
The Tale of Zatoichi
1962
Star of the Night
1968
Port Arthur
1980
Jigoku
1960
Zatoichi's Vengeance
1966
Ghost Story of Yotsuya
1959
Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance
1963
Sword of the Beast
1965
The Beast and the Magic Sword
1983
Blackmail Is My Life
1968
Destiny's Son
1962
Kanei Command Performance
1983
Black Line
1960
The Boss
1965
The Beauty of the Black Narcissus
1978
Nonki saiban
1955
Classmates
1967
Showdown of Men
1966
Shroud of Snow
1967
Beauty in the Flames
1984
The Story of a Man Among Men
1984
Straight Talk on Romance: The Definitive Guide
1961
Rusty Knife
1958
White Mermaid Beauty
1978
The Rambler Rides Again
1960
The Military Policeman and the Dismembered Beauty
1957
Twilight Saloon
1955
Admiral Yamamoto and the Allied Fleets
1956
The Faceless Man
1977
The Beauty of Heaven and Hell
1982
A Scarred Life 2: Blood Will Tell
1972