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So Yamamura

Acting · 1910-02-24 · † 2000-05-26 · Tenri, Nara, Japan

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 (160)

YearFilmAs
1991Godzilla vs. King GhidorahPrime Minister
1986Gung HoMr. Sakamoto
1983AntarcticaIwakiri Sencho
1983Ulin Monogatari - Jemin Y To SBunsaemon
1980Shadow WarriorsOsamu Masayuki
1974Prophecies of NostradamusPrime Minister Kuroki
1970The MilitaristsMitsumasa Yonai
1970Tora! Tora! Tora!Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
1967Japan's Longest DayNavy Minister Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai
1965With Beauty and SorrowToshio Ôki
1965The School of FleshToshinobu Hira
1965The Retreat from KiskaKawashima
1964Kizudarake no sangaKappei Arima
1963Akatsuki no gasshôActor
1963Oni kenjiActor
1963Gyangu ChûshinguraActor
1963Shinobi No Mono 2: VengeanceMitsuhide
1963Hana no saku ieActor
1963Ano hashi no hotori de: Dai 3-buActor
1963Ano hito wa imaActor
1962Diary of a Mad Old ManUtsugi
1962Katei no jijôHeitaro Misawa
1962Star of Hong KongGentarô Sugimoto
1962Musume to watashiShiro Iwatani
1962Born in SinShinzô Tagaya
1962Yume de aritaiTakahiko
1962Gishi shimatsu-kiActor
1962Akitsu SpringsMikami
1962Glory on the SummitActor
1962The InheritanceSenzô
1962Drunkard's ParadiseShigeo Yamashina
1961Arega minato no hi daActor
1961Women Are Born TwiceKiyomasa Tsutsui
1961Gonin no totsugeki taiGen. Mayor Soje
1961EstuaryActor
1961The Last WarPrime Minister
1961Epitaph to My LoveKimura
1961The Littlest WarriorFujiwara No Morozane
1961Women of TokyoShoichi Kagami
1961Haitoku no mesuNaoyuki Nishizawa
1961Love's Family TreeShuzo Sugi
1960Shôri to haibokuKimpei Minegishi
1960The Sand City in ManchuriaSeizan Ishigami
1960Deep River Melodydirector
1960Ore kara ikuzoActor
1960Fundoshi ishaDr. Meikai Ikeda
1960Bored Hatamoto - Riddle of the Assassin's GroupActor
1960Zoku beranmê geishaActor
1959Muhô gai no yarô domoActor
1959Maidens of Kashima Seadirector
1959The Human Condition I: No Greater LoveOkishima
1959Across DarknessWataru Takazawa
1959The 47 Masterless SamuraiActor
1959Sudden Attack of the Christian LordSaburobei Obata
1959Magistrate Toyama 3: The Whirlwind MagistrateActor
1959Yoru no haiyakuNagasawa
1959Hahakogusadirector
1958Oban kanketsu henActor
1958Do no hâjiki wa jigokû dazêActor
1958Jigokû no sokô made tsuki auzêActor
1958Little PeachHeishiro Hirayama - the father
1958The Barbarian and the GeishaGovernor Tamura
1958Yatsu no kenjû wa jigoku da zeActor
1958Gendai MushukuNonomiya Shin
1957Night ButterfliesIchiro Shirosawa
1957Chieko-shoKotaro Takamura
1957The HoleKeikichi Shirasu
1957Bakuon to daichiKentaro Ukishima
1957Bloom of HellUmasuke
1957Tokyo TwilightSeki Sekiguchi
1957Hatsukoi monogatariShôhei Ganmaru
1957When It Rains, It PoursOkubo, Father of Tanes children
1957'Fukei nisshi' yori fujinkai no kokuhakuActor
1957Hakuji no hitoActor
1956Tsuruhachi TsurujirôActor
1956Michite kurushioActor
1956Shu to midori: Zenpen shu no maki: Kôhen midori no makiActor
1956Yonjû-hassai no teikôKotaro Nishimura
1956Ma no kisetsu: Haru no mizuumiActor
1956Kyôfu no kûchû satsujinActor
1956Typhoon Over NagasakiHori
1956Hana futatabiActor
1956Early SpringYutaka Kawai
1955Mori ranmaruActor
1955Sengoku hibunActor
1955Till We Meet AgainDaisuke Kaji
1955Burden of LoveJozaburo Araki
1955Yuki no honôActor
1955Sara no hana no togedirector
1955Princess Yang Kwei-feiAn Lushan
1955Ikitoshi ikeru monoActor
1955Botchan kishaGôsuke Kanamaru
1954Mama no shinkon ryokôActor
1954Otsukisama ni wa warui kedoYâ-san
1954Kuroi ushioActor
1954Sound of the MountainShingo Ogata
1954The DitchBusinessman
1954Kaze tachinuSotaro Fushimi, Setsuko's father
1954Nihon yaburezuActor
1954Kuroi ushiodirector
1954Moeru ShanghaiShôfû Muramatsu
1954Ragyô kazokuActor
1954Kakute yume ariTakashi Shôkôchi
1953The Cannery Boatwriter
1953My Wonderful Yellow CarThe husband
1953The Cannery BoatMatsuki
1953The Cannery Boatdirector
1953Tokyo StoryKoichi Hirayama
1953Mura hachibuActor
1953EpitomeWakabayashi
1953GanpekiActor
1952Okuni and GoheiTomonojo
1952Gendai-jinActor
1952JôkaActor
1952The Woman Who Touched the LegsYasukichi Sakaza
1952The Wind Blows TwiceTakayoshi Michihara
1952Oka wa hanazakariRyôzô Noro
1952Choito neesan omoide yanagiKoshimura
1952Shinrin dorobôActor
1952Gunrô no machiActor
1952Onna no inochiActor
1952People of AkataYujiro Tamaki
1951RepastActor
1951The White OrchidActor
1951The Lady of MusashinoEiji Ono
1951Dancing GirlMotoo Yagi
1951Jiyû gakkôTaku Henmi
1951Dare ga watashi o sabaku no kaActor
1951Sekirei no kyokuActor
1951Sono hito no na wa ienaiActor
1951Hirate MikiMiki Hirate
1951Hibari no komoriutaActor
1951Eriko to tomoni - Dai ichi-buSôtarô
1950Senka o koeteActor
1950Koishi karu ranActor
1950Nankai no jôkaActor
1950DokugaActor
1950Josei tai danseiActor
1950Tôkyô mushukuActor
1950Haha tsubakiActor
1950Tenpô suiko-den: Ôtone no yogiriMiki Hirate
1950Hakuchû no kettôAttorney
1950HomecomingOngi
1950Rumba of PassionActor
1950Portrait of Madame YukiTateoka
1950White BeastRyosuke Izumi
1950The Munekata SistersRyosuke Mimura, Setsuko's husband
1950Shojo takaraYoshitaro Hanawa
1949A Face in the Big CityAbe
1949Onna no tatakaiOba
1949RyûseiAbe
1949Umi no yaju; Daitokai no kaoAbe
1949Kirare no SentaActor
1948Taifuken no onnaKijima gangster boss
1948Midori nakî shima Yukyo no murêOsone
1948Otoko o sabaku onnaSasaki
1948Daini no jinseiSekigawa
1947Inochi aru kagiriKusada
1947Chikagai nijuyojikanMizoguchi
1947The Love of Sumako the ActressHôgetsu Shimamura