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Shigeru Amachi

Acting

Born: March 4, 1931

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.

Biography

Known For

Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Six Famous Beauties

as Asaka Keinosuke

No Image

Quiet Dawn in the Front

The Tale of Zatoichi

as Miki Hirate

Jigoku

as Shirô Shimizu

Sword of the Beast

as Vice-Counselor

Port Arthur

as Kentaro Kaneko

Blackmail Is My Life

Destiny's Son

as Sôshi Tada

Mole Alley

The Ghost of Yotsuya

as Iemon Tamiya

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

March 4, 1931 (Age: 54)

Died

July 27, 1985

Place of Birth

Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan

Gender

Male

Also Known As

Jun Utsugi
Jun Uzuki
宇寿木純

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.