SO YAMAMURA
So Yamamura
Gender: Male
Known for: Acting
Birthday: February 24, 1910
Deathday: May 26, 2000
Place of Birth: Tenri, Nara, Japan
Biography
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
Starring
Shogo Kawahara
Prime Minister
1990·
Tange Sazen1989·
Nemuri Kyōshirō1987·
Tokyo BordelloIsaburo Okura
1986·
Gung HoMr. Sakamoto
Nakatsugawa
1983·
AntarcticaIwakiri Sencho
Yagyu Munenori
1980·
Yagyu's Secret QuestYagyu Munenori
1980·
ザ・ハングマンMasayuki Hoshina
1978·
The Yagyu ConspiracyYagyu Munenori
1978·
PearlAdmiral Nagumo, commander of Japanese attack force (uncredited)
1978·
Ningen no Shōmei1978·
Shag1975·
Main Line to TerrorPrime Minister Kuroki
Hanemon(Otowaya)
1973·
Hijo no License矢部
Hanemon(Otowaya)
1973·
Professional KillersHanemon(Otowaya)
1972·
Professional KillersHanemon Otowaya
Gômune Jindaiyu
1971·
Haru no SakamichiTokugawa Ieyasu
1970·
The MilitaristsMitsumasa Yonai
1970·
Tora! Tora! Tora!Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
1967·
Japan's Longest DayNavy Minister Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai
Kawashima
1965·
The School of FleshToshio Ôki
1964·
A Public BenefactorKappei Arima
1963·
Daybreak ChorusShingo Koide
1963·
Ano hito wa imaTachibana
1962·
Their Legacy1962·
Glory on the Summit1962·
Born in Sin1962·
Drunkard's ParadiseTokusuke Rôjin
Taiwan Army Chief of Staff
1962·
Akitsu Hot SpringsMikami
1962·
A Flame at the Pier1962·
A Roaring Trade1962·
The InheritanceSenzô
1962·
あの空の果てに星はまたたく1962·
Star of Hong KongGentaro Sugimoto
1962·
Musume to watashi1962·
Yume de aritai1961·
Netsuai shaMurai
1961·
Haitoku no mesuNaoyuki Nishizawa
1961·
An Eagle Eyed Lord1961·
Hell's Juggler1961·
The Harbor Lights1961·
The Orphan BrotherFujiwara No Morozane (voice)
1961·
Epitaph to My LoveKimura
1961·
A Geisha's DiaryKiyomasa Tsutsui
Councilor Matsudaira Izu
1961·
Samurai Hawk1961·
Women of TokyoShoichi Kagami
1961·
Love's Family Tree1961·
The Last WarPrime Minister Masaki
1961·
The Estuary1960·
続べらんめぇ芸者1960·
Ninja Assassins1960·
Deep River MelodyIshigami
1960·
Victory and DefeatKimpei Minegishi
Maruyama
1959·
Across the DarknessTakazawa
1959·
Whirlwind Magistrate1959·
HahakogusaMr. Fujiki
1959·
Hell's CompanionOkishima
1958·
His Pistol is Hell1958·
The Purple Hood1958·
Detective Duel1958·
Sister with SisterMichisuke Nishikata
1958·
Little PeachHeishiro Hirayama, the father
1958·
Oban kanketsu henGovernor Tamura
1957·
Roar and Earth1957·
Jigoku bana1957·
Night ButterfliesIchiro Shirasawa
1957·
白磁の人1957·
Hole in OneKeikichi Shirasu
1957·
Tokyo TwilightSeki Sekiguchi
1956·
恐怖の空中殺人劉元章
1956·
Summer in EclipseKozo Mishima
1956·
Tsukigata HanpeitaKatsura Kogoro
1956·
Darkness at NoonYuji
1956·
春のみづうみ1956·
Early SpringYutaka Kawai
1955·
Frame of SnowAmagiri (Yūko’s grandfather)
1955·
美男お小姓 人斬り彦齋1955·
A Young Samurai1955·
Ai Sureba KosoGorô (segment 3)
1955·
Ghost Story of YouthTetsuya, father of Chiharu
1955·
Till We Meet AgainDaisuke Kaji
1955·
Burden of LoveJozaburo Araki
1955·
The DoctorAn Lushan
1955·
Striving to Live1954·
日本敗れず1954·
Karatachi no hana1954·
Love and Duty1954·
The Black Current1954·
DitchOgata Shingo
1953·
GanpekiThe husband
1953·
The Cannery BoatMatsuki
1953·
MiniatureWakabayashi
1953·
Murahachibu1953·
Tokyo StoryKoichi Hirayama
Yasukichi Sakaza
1952·
Okuni and GoheiTomonojo
1952·
The Ataka Family1952·
The Wind Blows Twice1952·
Modern People1952·
Passion Fire奥田金馬太郎
1951·
The White Orchid1951·
Hibari no komoriuta1951·
Honoo no hada1951·
Miki, the SwordmanHirate Miki
Eiji Ono
1951·
Dancing GirlYagi
1951·
Repast1951·
Who Will Judge Me?1950·
Homecoming1950·
Rumba of Passion1950·
Senka o koeteTateoka
1950·
Kagebōshi小山田鉄心
1950·
White Beast1950·
The Munekata SistersRyosuke Mimura
1950·
Song of LoveHirate (Sake brewer)
1950·
Duel in the SunAttorney
1949·
A Woman's Fight1949·
Kirare no Senta1948·
A Second LifeKijima
1948·
Yūkyō no mureHôgetsu Shimamura
1946·
As Long as I LiveProduction
1960·
Deep River MelodyDirector
1959·
Kashima-nada no onnaDirector
1959·
HahakogusaDirector
1955·
The DoctorDirector, Screenplay
1954·
The Black CurrentDirector
1953·
The Cannery BoatScreenplay, Director