
Acting, 1910
So Yamamura
Born Feb 24, 1910, Tenri, Nara, Japan, Died May 26, 2000 (90)
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.
Filmography
40 titles- 1991
Godzilla vs. King GhidorahPrime MinisterIMDb 6.9Movie - 1987
Tokyo BordelloIsaburo OkuraIMDb 5.6Movie - 1986
Gung HoMr. SakamotoIMDb 6.1Movie - 1985
The Second Is a ChristianNakatsugawaIMDb 6.0Movie - 1983
AntarcticaIwakiri SenchoIMDb 7.2Movie - 1983
Kanei Command PerformanceMovie - 1982
Yagyu Jubei Secret QuestYagyu MunenoriIMDb 10.0Show - 1980
ザ・ハングマンIMDb 10.0Show - 1980
Yagyu's Secret QuestYagyu MunenoriShow - 1978
The Yagyu ConspiracyYagyu MunenoriIMDb 7.7Show - 1978
PearlAdmiral Nagumo, commander of Japanese attack force (uncredited)IMDb 6.0Show - 1978
Ningen no ShōmeiShow - 1974
Prophecies of NostradamusPrime Minister KurokiIMDb 5.7Movie - 1973
Tasukenin HashiruShow - 1973
Hijo no License矢部Show - 1972
Professional KillersHanemon OtowayaIMDb 8.0Show - 1972
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in PerilGômune JindaiyuIMDb 7.2Movie - 1971
Haru no SakamichiTokugawa IeyasuShow - 1970
Tora! Tora! Tora!Admiral Isoroku YamamotoIMDb 7.2Movie - 1967
Japan's Longest DayNavy Minister Admiral Mitsumasa YonaiIMDb 7.3Movie - 1963
Shinobi no Mono 2: VengeanceMitsuhideIMDb 6.9Movie - 1962
The InheritanceSenzôIMDb 7.3Movie - 1962
Diary of a Mad Old ManTokusuke RôjinIMDb 6.7Movie - 1962
Akitsu Hot SpringsMikamiIMDb 6.5Movie - 1962
Their LegacyIMDb 10.0Movie - 1961
The Last WarPrime Minister MasakiIMDb 6.8Movie - 1961
The Orphan BrotherFujiwara No Morozane (voice)IMDb 6.3Movie - 1961
Epitaph to My LoveKimuraIMDb 7.8Movie - 1960
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 2Movie - 1959
The Human Condition I: No Greater LoveOkishimaIMDb 8.2Movie - 1959
The 47 Masterless SamuraiIMDb 7.4Movie - 1958
The Barbarian and the GeishaGovernor TamuraIMDb 6.1Movie - 1957
Tokyo TwilightSeki SekiguchiIMDb 7.7Movie - 1957
Night ButterfliesIchiro ShirasawaIMDb 6.5Movie - 1956
Early SpringYutaka KawaiIMDb 7.5Movie - 1955
Princess Yang Kwei-feiAn LushanIMDb 6.7Movie - 1953
Tokyo StoryKoichi HirayamaIMDb 8.1Movie - 1953
An Inlet of Muddy WaterIMDb 6.2Movie - 1951
RepastIMDb 7.6Movie - 1950
The Munekata SistersRyosuke MimuraIMDb 7.1Movie
