Shigeru Amachi

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

March 4, 1931

died

July 27, 1985

place of birth

Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan

also known as

Jun Utsugi · Jun Uzuki · 宇寿木純

total credits

50 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

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The Tale of Zatoichi
7.3

The Tale of Zatoichi

1962as Miki Hirate
Port Arthur
7.4

Port Arthur

1980as Kentaro Kaneko
Dead Angle
8.0

Dead Angle

1979
Sword of the Beast
7.5

Sword of the Beast

1965as Vice-Counselor
Destiny's Son
6.6

Destiny's Son

1962as Sôshi Tada
Emperor Meiji and the Great Russo-Japanese War
8.0

Emperor Meiji and the Great Russo-Japanese War

1957
Zatoichi's Vengeance
6.9

Zatoichi's Vengeance

1966as Genpachiro Kurobe
The Story of a Man Among Men
6.0

The Story of a Man Among Men

1984
Jigoku
6.4

Jigoku

1960as Shirô Shimizu
The Viper Brothers: Prison Gang 13
7.0

The Viper Brothers: Prison Gang 13

1972
Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance
6.9

Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance

1963as Nobutada
Emperor & Empress Meiji and the Sino-Japanese War

Emperor & Empress Meiji and the Sino-Japanese War

1958
Nonki saiban

Nonki saiban

1955
Shinsengumi Chronicles
6.7

Shinsengumi Chronicles

1963as Toshizo Hijikata
Long Swords of the Loyal Forty-Seven

Long Swords of the Loyal Forty-Seven

1962
Mole Alley
8.0

Mole Alley

1953
Classmates
6.5

Classmates

1967as Chief Navel Surgeon Mamiya
Rusty Knife
5.9

Rusty Knife

1958
Yôki na tono-sama

Yôki na tono-sama

1962
Ren'ai Zubari Kōza

Ren'ai Zubari Kōza

1961
Twilight Saloon
8.0

Twilight Saloon

1955
Blackmail Is My Life
6.6

Blackmail Is My Life

1968
Admiral Yamamoto and the Allied Fleets
5.0

Admiral Yamamoto and the Allied Fleets

1956
The Pacific War and the International Military Tribunal
8.0

The Pacific War and the International Military Tribunal

1959as First Officer of the Yamato
The Boss
7.0

The Boss

1965
The Beauty in the Bathroom

The Beauty in the Bathroom

1978as Kogoro Akechi
The Demon of Sendai's Castle

The Demon of Sendai's Castle

1962
Devilish Beauty

Devilish Beauty

1979as Kogoro Akechi
Tokaido Yotsuya Kaidan
6.5

Tokaido Yotsuya Kaidan

1959as Iemon Tamiya
Yellow Line
7.8

Yellow Line

1960as Kazuhiro Moroki
Ghost in the Regiment
8.0

Ghost in the Regiment

1958as Lieutenant Namishima
The Beauty of Heaven and Hell
6.0

The Beauty of Heaven and Hell

1982as Kogoro Akechi
Modern Lady Gambler
7.0

Modern Lady Gambler

1972
Mysterious Dwarf
10.0

Mysterious Dwarf

1955
The Lightning Sword
8.0

The Lightning Sword

1962as Higashinosuke Yamagata
The Beauty of the Black Pearl

The Beauty of the Black Pearl

1985as Kogoro Akechi
The Pretty Jade

The Pretty Jade

1966
Star Poisoning Case

Star Poisoning Case

1958
Fairy Beauty

Fairy Beauty

1978as Kogoro Akechi
Eight Men to Kill
6.7

Eight Men to Kill

1972as Azami Yajuro
Beauty in the Flames

Beauty in the Flames

1984as Kogoro Akechi
The Lady Vampire
5.4

The Lady Vampire

1959as Nobutaka Takenaka
Fire Line
3.6

Fire Line

1961as Kuroiwa
Black Line
5.0

Black Line

1960as Koji Machida
Beyond the Hills

Beyond the Hills

1960
Showdown of Men
7.0

Showdown of Men

1966
Two Lives, Two Yakuza

Two Lives, Two Yakuza

1964as Seiji Nawate
Yakuza Hooligans
7.0

Yakuza Hooligans

1966as Sugiyama
Empress
4.3

Empress

1983
The Gambler's Law

The Gambler's Law

1967