Where to watch Shigeru Amachi in the UK
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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 Hishak…
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- Professional Killers (1972) Cast
- Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu (1977) as Kogoro Akechi
- The 47 Ronins of Ako (1979) as Wakizaka Awaji-no-Kami
- Yasei no Shōmei (1979) Cast
- Port Arthur (1980) as Kentaro Kaneko
- Dead Angle (1979) Cast
- The Tale of Zatoichi (1962) as Miki Hirate
- The Story of a Man Among Men (1984) Cast
- Shinsengumi Chronicles (1963) as Toshizo Hijikata
- Classmates (1967) as Chief Navel Surgeon Mamiya
- Blackmail Is My Life (1968) Cast
- Hijo no License (1973) as 会田健
- Twilight Saloon (1955) Cast
- Mole Alley (1953) Cast
- Nonki saiban (1955) Cast
- Zatoichi's Vengeance (1966) as Genpachiro Kurobe
- Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance (1963) Cast
- The Pacific War and the International Military Tribunal (1959) as First Officer of the Yamato
- The Boss (1965) Cast
- The Viper Brothers: Prison Gang 13 (1972) Cast
- Sword of the Beast (1965) as Vice-Counselor
- Emperor & Empress Meiji and the Sino-Japanese War (1958) Cast
- Admiral Yamamoto and the Allied Fleets (1956) Cast
- The Demon of Sendai's Castle (1962) Cast
- Yakuza Hooligans (1966) as Sugiyama
- 白昼の死角(TV) Cast
- The Ghost of Yotsuya (1959) as Iemon Tamiya
- Rusty Knife (1958) Cast
- Long Swords of the Loyal Forty-Seven (1962) Cast
- Jigoku (1960) as Shirô Shimizu
- Destiny's Son (1962) as Sôshi Tada
- The Dedicated Gunman (1965) as Junta Kimura
- Yôki na tono-sama (1962) Cast
- Ren'ai Zubari Kōza (1961) Cast
- Homeless Dog (1964) Cast
- The Beauty of Heaven and Hell (1982) as Kogoro Akechi
- Modern Lady Gambler (1972) Cast
- 花眞珠 (1955) Cast
- Secret White Line Zone (1958) Cast
- Emperor Meiji and the Great Russo-Japanese War (1957) Cast
- Enigmatic Explosion of the Battleship Mutsu (1960) as Lt. Commander Fushimi
- Fairy Beauty (1978) as Kogoro Akechi
- The Third Shadow Warrior (1963) as Sadamitsu Miki
- Showdown of Men (1966) Cast
- Ghost in the Regiment (1958) as Lieutenant Namishima
- Ken ni kakeru (1962) Cast
- The Beast and the Magic Sword (1983) as Kian
- Fire Line (1961) as Kuroiwa
- The Woman Gambler's Trump Card (1969) Cast
- Easy Money (1970) Cast
- Showdown of Men 2 (1967) Cast
- Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records 2 - The Assassination of the Shogun (1983) Cast
- Two Lives, Two Yakuza (1964) as Seiji Nawate
- Holiday in Japan (1958) Cast
- Roar of the Bullets (1960) Cast
- Queen Bee's Anger (1958) as Noboru Gôda
- Shroud of Snow (1967) as Guntaro
- A Lonely Gamble (1965) as Teijiro Chigusa
- The Beauty in the Bathroom (1978) as Kogoro Akechi
- Devilish Beauty (1979) as Kogoro Akechi
- Kanei Command Performance (1983) Cast
- Quick-Draw Dog (1967) Cast
- The Lady Vampire (1959) as Nobutaka Takenaka
- The Rambler Rides Again (1960) Cast
- The Beauty of the Black Narcissus (1978) as Kogoro Akechi
- Women of Whirlpool Island (1960) Cast
- Fearful Attack of the Flying Saucers (1956) as Assistant Osugi
- Sleepy Eyes of Death 8: Sword of Villainy (1966) as Aizen
- 25 O'Clock in Shinjuku (1969) as Amachi
- Beauty at the Bottom of the Lake (1982) as Kogoro Akechi
- Beauty of the Forbidden Fruit (1984) as Kogoro Akechi
- Empress (1983) Cast
- Beauty in the Flames (1984) as Kogoro Akechi
- The Military Policeman and the Dismembered Beauty (1957) as Staff Sergeant Tsuneyoshi
- Kuro to aka no hanabira (1962) Cast
- Tokyo Gambler (1967) Cast
- Assassins for sale (1963) Cast
- Mysterious Dwarf (1955) Cast
- Yellow Line (1960) as Kazuhiro Moroki
- The Lightning Sword (1962) as Higashinosuke Yamagata
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Where can I watch Shigeru Amachi films in the UK?
Shigeru Amachi's films and TV shows are available across UK streaming services. Click any title in the filmography below to see exactly which UK service has it — Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV+, BBC iPlayer, ITVX, NOW, Sky, MUBI and more — updated daily.
What are Shigeru Amachi's most popular films?
Most-watched Shigeru Amachi films currently: Port Arthur (1980), Dead Angle (1979), The Tale of Zatoichi (1962), The Story of a Man Among Men (1984), Shinsengumi Chronicles (1963).
What TV shows has Shigeru Amachi appeared in?
Selected TV credits: Professional Killers (1972), Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu (1977), The 47 Ronins of Ako (1979), Yasei no Shōmei (1979), Hijo no License (1973).
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