Shigeru Amachi

Shigeru Amachi

March 4, 1931 · 95 years old

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 nihi…

Known For

9 titles
1
The Sinners of Hell

The Sinners of Hell

1960 · 1h 41m · Movie

A group of sinners involved in interconnected tales of murder, revenge, deceit and adultery all meet at the Gates of Hell.

6.8
2
Sword of the Beast

Sword of the Beast

1965 · 1h 25m · Movie

After killing a counselor of his clan, a fugitive samurai befriends a couple poaching the shogun's gold in the mountains.

7.5
3
The Ghost of Yotsuya

The Ghost of Yotsuya

1959 · 1h 16m · Movie

The ghost of a samurai's wife takes revenge on her husband.

7.0
4
Zatoichi's Vengeance

Zatoichi's Vengeance

1966 · 1h 23m · Movie

Promising to make a delivery for a dying man, the blind swordsman Zatoichi comes across the usual crime gangs but also meets a blind monk who brings into question his use of violence.

7.2
5
Destiny's Son

Destiny's Son

1962 · 1h 11m · Movie

A samurai seeks revenge and redemption after his family is executed by a rival clan.

7.1
6
Rusty Knife

Rusty Knife

1958 · 1h 30m · Movie

Two friends who witnessed an organized crime murder are threatened by the local mob into keeping quiet.

6.7
7
The Beast and the Magic Sword

The Beast and the Magic Sword

1983 · 2h 0m · Movie

In the 16th century, lycanthrope Waldemar Daninsky travels from his native Europe to Japan, seeking a way to cure himself of being a werewolf. Only a Japanese sorcerer named Kian and a magic silver sword can save him.

5.8
8
Shinsengumi shimatsuki

Shinsengumi shimatsuki

1963 · 1h 33m · Movie

As change sweep Japan, an honest man joins the Shinsengumi out of respect for their leader and because he wants to live and die as a samurai. However, as his involvement goes, reality and idealism come into deadly conflict.

6.7
9
Kasen chitai

Kasen chitai

1961 · 1h 19m · Movie

Two young crooks who scam betters in the race track are employed by a yakuza gang called the Shigemori Syndicate to steal a shipment of handguns from a rival gang.

6.4