Portrait of Shigeru Amachi

Acting

Shigeru Amachi

Career

Active from 1956 to 1985, busiest in 1979 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
56
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Tale of Zatoichi
The Tale of Zatoichi
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 9 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 6.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Shigeru Amachi Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.4, average 5.4
  • Romance
    2.2, average 3.8
  • Wholesome
    1.8, average 3.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.2, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 4
  • Japanese Cinema 4
  • Japanese Horror 3
  • Sword Fighting 2
  • Revenge 2
  • Period Piece 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Intrigue 2
  • Melodrama 2
  • Moral Decay 2
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Social Commentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

75
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
白昼の死角(TV)
白昼の死角(TV)

TV show

1980s

17 titles · average score 62
Beauty with a Mysterious Scar
Beauty with a Mysterious Scar (1985)

as Kogoro Akechi

The Psychological Test
The Psychological Test (1985)

as Akechi Kogorō

Hizoban Higasa no onna
Hizoban Higasa no onna (1984)

Screenplay, Director

Beauty of the Forbidden Fruit
Beauty of the Forbidden Fruit (1984)

as Kogoro Akechi

Beauty in the Flames
Beauty in the Flames (1984)

as Kogoro Akechi

The Beast and the Magic Sword
The Beast and the Magic Sword (1983)
GoodWatch score 55

as Kian

Angel and Devil Beauty
Angel and Devil Beauty (1983)

as Kogoro Akechi

The Beauty of Heaven and Hell
The Beauty of Heaven and Hell (1982)

as Kogoro Akechi

The Beauty at the Dressing Table
The Beauty at the Dressing Table (1982)

as Kogoro Akechi

Port Arthur
Port Arthur (1980)
GoodWatch score 70

as Kentaro Kaneko

Enchanted Beauty
Enchanted Beauty (1980)

as Kogoro Akechi

Beauty of the Land of Cherry Blossoms
Beauty of the Land of Cherry Blossoms (1980)

as Kogoro Akechi

1970s

18 titles · average score 52
The 47 Ronins of Ako
The 47 Ronins of Ako (1979)

TV show · as Wakizaka Awaji-no-Kami

Red Scorpion Beauty
Red Scorpion Beauty (1979)

as Kogoro Akechi

Yasei no Shōmei
Yasei no Shōmei (1979)

TV show

The Beauty of the Big Clock
The Beauty of the Big Clock (1979)

as Kogoro Akechi

江戸の牙
江戸の牙 (1979)

TV show

The Beauty of the Black Narcissus
The Beauty of the Black Narcissus (1978)

as Kogoro Akechi

The Faceless Man
The Faceless Man (1977)

as Kogoro Akechi

Hijo no License
Hijo no License (1973)

TV show · as 会田健

Eight Men to Kill
Eight Men to Kill (1972)

as Azami Yajuro

Professional Killers
Professional Killers (1972)

TV show

A Scarred Life 2: Blood Will Tell
A Scarred Life 2: Blood Will Tell (1972)

as Ryukichi

Girl Boss Blues: Queen Bee's Counterattack
Girl Boss Blues: Queen Bee's Counterattack (1971)
GoodWatch score 52

as Hitman

1960s

27 titles · average score 72
Shroud of Snow
Shroud of Snow (1967)

as Guntaro

Zatoichi's Vengeance
Zatoichi's Vengeance (1966)
GoodWatch score 66

as Genpachiro Kurobe

Sleepy Eyes of Death 8: Sword of Villainy
Sleepy Eyes of Death 8: Sword of Villainy (1966)

as Aizen

Trigger Happy Romeo
Trigger Happy Romeo (1965)

as Junta Kimura

Shinsengumi Chronicles
Shinsengumi Chronicles (1963)
GoodWatch score 67

as Toshizo Hijikata

Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance
Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance (1963)
GoodWatch score 70

as Nobutada

The Tale of Zatoichi
The Tale of Zatoichi (1962)
GoodWatch score 89

as Miki Hirate

Destiny's Son
Destiny's Son (1962)
GoodWatch score 69

as Sôshi Tada

Fire Line
Fire Line (1961)

as Kuroiwa

Jigoku
Jigoku (1960)
GoodWatch score 65

as Shirô Shimizu

Yellow Line
Yellow Line (1960)

as Kazuhiro Moroki

Black Line
Black Line (1960)

as Koji Machida

1950s

12 titles · average score 62
Ghost Story of Yotsuya
Ghost Story of Yotsuya (1959)
GoodWatch score 69

as Iemon Tamiya

The Lady Vampire
The Lady Vampire (1959)
GoodWatch score 56

as Nobutaka Takenaka

The Pacific War and the International Military Tribunal
The Pacific War and the International Military Tribunal (1959)

as First Officer of the Yamato

Elegy of a Geisha
Elegy of a Geisha (1959)

as Hayase Chikara

Queen of the China Sea
Queen of the China Sea (1959)

as First Lieutenant Yokoyama

Ghost in the Regiment
Ghost in the Regiment (1958)

as Lieutenant Namishima

Queen Bee's Anger
Queen Bee's Anger (1958)

as Noboru Gôda

Queen Bee
Queen Bee (1958)

as Mazaki

The Military Policeman and the Dismembered Beauty
The Military Policeman and the Dismembered Beauty (1957)

as Staff Sergeant Tsuneyoshi

Revenge of the Pearl Queen
Revenge of the Pearl Queen (1956)

as Yûzô Yamauchi

Fearful Attack of the Flying Saucers
Fearful Attack of the Flying Saucers (1956)

as Assistant Osugi

Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Six Famous Beauties
Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Six Famous Beauties (1956)

as Asaka Keinosuke