So Yamamura

Acting·Feb 24, 1910·Tenri, Nara, Japan

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So Yamamura (山村聰, Yamamura So, 24 February 1910 – 26 May 2000) was a Japanese actor and film director. He appeared in more than 110 films between 1947 and 1991, and directed four films. He was also known by the name Satoshi Yamamura, while his actual birth name is Koga Hirosada. In the US, he is well known for his portrayals of Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto of the Combined Fleet, in Tora! Tora! Tora!, and of Mr. Sakamoto, the CEO of Assan Motors in Gung Ho.

Film	Credit
Going West: to the West1997 · Shogo Kawahara	Shogo Kawahara
Tokugawa Ieyasu: The Conqueror of Japan1992 · Actor	Actor
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah1991 · Prime Minister	Prime Minister
The Yagyu Code 2: Fifty Blades1990 · Yagyu Munenori	Yagyu Munenori
Tange Sazen1990 · Actor	Actor
Nemuri Kyōshirō1989 · Actor	Actor
Tokyo Bordello1987 · Isaburo Okura	Isaburo Okura
Gung Ho1986 · Mr. Sakamoto	Mr. Sakamoto
The Second Is a Christian1985 · Nakatsugawa	Nakatsugawa
Kanei Command Performance1983 · Actor	Actor
Antarctica1983 · Iwakiri Sencho	Iwakiri Sencho
The Mysterious Gemini • Y&S1982 · Actor	Actor
Yagyu Abaretabi1980 · Actor	Actor
Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo1980 · Masayuki Hoshina	Masayuki Hoshina
Shag1978 · Actor	Actor
Main Line to Terror1975 · Actor	Actor
Prophecies of Nostradamus1974 · Prime Minister Kuroki	Prime Minister Kuroki
Professional Killers – Assignment by Night1974 · Hanemon(Otowaya)	Hanemon(Otowaya)
Professional Killers – Assassin's Quarry1973 · Hanemon(Otowaya)	Hanemon(Otowaya)
Professional Killers1973 · Hanemon(Otowaya)	Hanemon(Otowaya)
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril1972 · Gômune Jindaiyu	Gômune Jindaiyu
The Militarists1970 · Mitsumasa Yonai	Mitsumasa Yonai
Tora! Tora! Tora!1970 · Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto	Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
Japan's Longest Day1967 · Navy Minister Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai	Navy Minister Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai
The Retreat from Kiska1965 · Kawashima	Kawashima
With Beauty and Sorrow1965 · Toshio Ôki	Toshio Ôki
The School of Flesh1965 · Actor	Actor
Ane to imôto1965 · Yoshirô Takaoka	Yoshirô Takaoka
A Public Benefactor1964 · Kappei Arima	Kappei Arima
Daybreak Chorus1963 · Shingo Koide	Shingo Koide
Gang Loyalty and Vengeance1963 · Tachibana	Tachibana
Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance1963 · Mitsuhide	Mitsuhide
The House Where Flowers Bloom1963 · Actor	Actor
Ano hito wa ima1963 · Actor	Actor
At the Side of the Bridge 31963 · Actor	Actor
Born in Sin1962 · Actor	Actor
Diary of a Mad Old Man1962 · Tokusuke Rôjin	Tokusuke Rôjin
A Flame at the Pier1962 · Actor	Actor
Records of loyal vassals1962 · Actor	Actor
Glory on the Summit1962 · Actor	Actor
Star of Hong Kong1962 · Gentaro Sugimoto	Gentaro Sugimoto
Akitsu Hot Springs1962 · Mikami	Mikami
Ano sora no hate ni hoshi wa matataku1962 · Kojiro Yamaguchi	Kojiro Yamaguchi
The Pacific War and Himeyuri Corps1962 · Taiwan Army Chief of Staff	Taiwan Army Chief of Staff
Musume to watashi1962 · Actor	Actor
The Inheritance1962 · Senzô	Senzô
Drunkard's Paradise1962 · Actor	Actor
Yume de aritai1962 · Actor	Actor
A Roaring Trade1962 · Actor	Actor
Their Legacy1962 · Actor	Actor
Love's Family Tree1961 · Actor	Actor
The Last War1961 · Prime Minister Masaki	Prime Minister Masaki
The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku1961 · Councilor Matsudaira Izu	Councilor Matsudaira Izu
Netsuai sha1961 · Murai	Murai
Haitoku no mesu1961 · Naoyuki Nishizawa	Naoyuki Nishizawa
A Geisha's Diary1961 · Kiyomasa Tsutsui	Kiyomasa Tsutsui
The Estuary1961 · Actor	Actor
The Orphan Brother1961 · Fujiwara No Morozane (voice)	Fujiwara No Morozane (voice)
An Eagle Eyed Lord1961 · Actor	Actor
Epitaph to My Love1961 · Kimura	Kimura
Last-Ditch Glory1961 · Actor	Actor
SSamurai Hawk1961 · Actor	Actor
Women of Tokyo1961 · Shoichi Kagami	Shoichi Kagami
The Harbor Lights1961 · Actor	Actor
I Am The Magician From Hell1961 · Actor	Actor
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 41961 · Actor	Actor
Deep River Melody1960 · Actor, Director	Actor, Director
The Sand City in Manchuria1960 · Ishigami	Ishigami
Life of a Country Doctor1960 · Actor	Actor
Ninja Assassins1960 · Actor	Actor
Police Precinct Part 141960 · Maruyama	Maruyama
Victory and Defeat1960 · Kimpei Minegishi	Kimpei Minegishi
Ryuji, the Gun Slinger1960 · Actor	Actor
TThe Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 21960 · Actor	Actor
続べらんめぇ芸者1960 · Actor	Actor
Across the Darkness1959 · Takazawa	Takazawa
The Silent Murder1959 · Actor	Actor
Sudden Attack of the Christian Lord1959 · Actor	Actor
Hell's Companion1959 · Actor	Actor
Hahakogusa1959 · Mr. Fujiki, Director	Mr. Fujiki, Director
Whirlwind Magistrate1959 · Actor	Actor
The Bastards of Lawless Town1959 · Actor	Actor
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love1959 · Okishima	Okishima
The 47 Masterless Samurai1959 · Actor	Actor
Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 1 and 21959 · Actor	Actor
Sister with Sister1958 · Michisuke Nishikata	Michisuke Nishikata
The Purple Hood1958 · Actor	Actor
The Barbarian and the Geisha1958 · Governor Tamura	Governor Tamura
With Songs in My Heart1958 · Actor	Actor
Detective Duel1958 · Actor	Actor
Oban kanketsu hen1958 · Actor	Actor
His Pistol is Hell1958 · Actor	Actor
Gendai Mushuku1958 · Nonomiya Shin	Nonomiya Shin
Little Peach1958 · Heishiro Hirayama, the father	Heishiro Hirayama, the father
Roar and Earth1957 · Actor	Actor
Hole in One1957 · Keikichi Shirasu	Keikichi Shirasu
First Love Story1957 · Shohei Ganmaru	Shohei Ganmaru
The Chieko Story1957 · Kotaro Takamura	Kotaro Takamura
Blooms of Hell1957 · Actor	Actor
When It Rains, It Pours1957 · Actor	Actor
Tokyo Twilight1957 · Seki Sekiguchi	Seki Sekiguchi
Night Butterflies1957 · Ichiro Shirasawa	Ichiro Shirasawa
Typhoon Over Nagasaki1957 · Actor	Actor
Hakuji no hito1957 · Zensuke, Kanako's father	Zensuke, Kanako's father
恐怖の空中殺人1956 · 劉元章	劉元章
Yonjū-hassai no teikō1956 · Actor	Actor
Tsukigata Hanpeita1956 · Katsura Kogoro	Katsura Kogoro
Summer in Eclipse1956 · Kozo Mishima	Kozo Mishima
Darkness at Noon1956 · Yuji	Yuji
Ma no kisetsu: Haru no mizuumi1956 · Actor	Actor
Early Spring1956 · Yutaka Kawai	Yutaka Kawai
The Doctor1955 · Actor, Director, Screenplay	Actor, Director, Screenplay
Seven Masks of Revenge1955 · Actor	Actor
If Indeed One Loves1955 · Gorô (segment 3)	Gorô (segment 3)
Till We Meet Again1955 · Daisuke Kaji	Daisuke Kaji
Princess Yang Kwei-fei1955 · An Lushan	An Lushan
Ghost Story of Youth1955 · Tetsuya, father of Chiharu	Tetsuya, father of Chiharu
Frame of Snow1955 · Amagiri (Yūko’s grandfather)	Amagiri (Yūko’s grandfather)
A Young Samurai1955 · Actor	Actor
Burden of Love1955 · Jozaburo Araki	Jozaburo Araki
Striving to Live1955 · Actor	Actor
美男お小姓　人斬り彦齋1955 · Actor	Actor
お月様には悪いけど1954 · ヤーさん	ヤーさん
Karatachi no hana1954 · Actor	Actor
日本敗れず1954 · Actor	Actor
The Black Current1954 · Actor, Director	Actor, Director
Ditch1954 · Actor	Actor
Love and Duty1954 · Actor	Actor
Autumn Interlude1954 · Sotaro Fushimi, Setsuko's father	Sotaro Fushimi, Setsuko's father
Mama's Diary1954 · Actor	Actor
Sound of the Mountain1954 · Ogata Shingo	Ogata Shingo
An Inlet of Muddy Water1953 · Actor	Actor
Tokyo Story1953 · Koichi Hirayama	Koichi Hirayama
The Cannery Boat1953 · Matsuki, Screenplay, Director	Matsuki, Screenplay, Director
Ganpeki1953 · Actor	Actor
Miniature1953 · Wakabayashi	Wakabayashi
Murahachibu1953 · Actor	Actor
My Wonderful Yellow Car1953 · The husband	The husband
Passion Fire1952 · 奥田金馬太郎	奥田金馬太郎
Oka wa hanazakari1952 · Actor	Actor
The Woman Who Touched the Legs1952 · Yasukichi Sakaza	Yasukichi Sakaza
Modern People1952 · Actor	Actor
Kon'na watashi ja nakatta ni1952 · Actor	Actor
The Ataka Family1952 · Actor	Actor
Kin no tamago: Golden Girl1952 · Actor	Actor
Okuni and Gohei1952 · Tomonojo	Tomonojo
Riverside Fish Market Empire1952 · Actor	Actor
The Wind Blows Twice1952 · Actor	Actor
A Meeting of Youths1952 · Haruki Eda	Haruki Eda
Gunrō no machi1952 · Actor	Actor
Repast1951 · Actor	Actor
Miki, the Swordman1951 · Hirate Miki	Hirate Miki
HHonoo no hada1951 · Actor	Actor
Hibari no komoriuta1951 · Actor	Actor
The Lady of Musashino1951 · Eiji Ono	Eiji Ono
Dancing Girl1951 · Yagi	Yagi
WWagtail Tune1951 · Actor	Actor
Who Will Judge Me?1951 · Actor	Actor
Freedom School1951 · Actor	Actor
The White Orchid1951 · Actor	Actor
Rumba of Passion1950 · Actor	Actor
Homecoming1950 · Actor	Actor
Tenpo Suikoden - Otone's Night Fog1950 · Hirate (Sake brewer)	Hirate (Sake brewer)
Portrait of Madame Yuki1950 · Tateoka	Tateoka
CCrossing the Flames of War1950 · Actor	Actor
The Munekata Sisters1950 · Ryosuke Mimura	Ryosuke Mimura
White Beast1950 · Actor	Actor
SSong of Love1950 · Actor	Actor
Duel in the Sun1950 · Attorney	Attorney
Haha tsubaki1950 · Actor	Actor
Zoku kagebōshi ryūkoaiutsutsu1950 · Actor	Actor
Kagebōshi1950 · 小山田鉄心	小山田鉄心
Scarface Senta1949 · Actor	Actor
A Woman's Fight1949 · Actor	Actor
Yūkyō no mure1948 · Actor	Actor
A Woman in the Typhoon Area1948 · Kijima	Kijima
AA Woman Who Convicts Men1948 · Actor	Actor
A Second Life1948 · Actor	Actor
The Love of the Actress Sumako1947 · Hôgetsu Shimamura	Hôgetsu Shimamura
As Long as I Live1946 · Actor	Actor