| Shigeru Amachi | |
| Birth Date: | 4 March 1931 |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Years Active: | 1953–1984 |
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.[1] 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.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Revenge of the Pearl Queen | |||
| 1956 | Fearful Attack of the Flying Saucers | Assistant Osugi | ||
| 1957 | Kenpei to Barabara Shibijin | |||
| 1957 | ||||
| 1958 | Kenpei to Yurei | |||
| 1959 | Tokaido Yotsuya kaidan | Tamiya Iemon | ||
| 1959 | Onna kyuketsuki | |||
| 1960 | Jigoku | |||
| 1962 | The Tale of Zatoichi | Hirate Miki | ||
| 1966 | Zatoichi's Vengeance | |||
| 1968 | Blackmail Is My Life | |||
| 1980 | The Battle of Port Arthur | Kaneko Kentarō | ||
| 1983 | The Beast and the Magic Sword | Kian | Final film role |