Shigeru Amachi
Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
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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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Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records
Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records 2 - The Assassination of the Shogun
Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records 3
Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records 4
The Military Policeman and the Dismembered Beauty
Emperor Meiji and the Great Russo-Japanese War
Casebook of Detective Jiro Nango: Shadowless Murderer
The Pacific War and the International Military Tribunal
Emperor & Empress Meiji and the Sino-Japanese War
Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Six Famous Beauties
Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Dead Woman's Tattoo
