So Yamamura
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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.
Known for
Credits
Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
as Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
Tokyo Story (1953)
as Koichi Hirayama
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959)
as Okishima
Gung Ho (1986)
as Mr. Sakamoto
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991)
as Prime Minister
Repast (1951)
Actor
Japan's Longest Day (1967)
as Navy Minister Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai
Tokyo Twilight (1957)
as Seki Sekiguchi
Diary of a Mad Old Man (1962)
as Tokusuke Rôjin
The Barbarian and the Geisha (1958)
as Governor Tamura
Princess Yang Kwei-fei (1955)
as An Lushan
Antarctica (1983)
as Iwakiri Sencho
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril (1972)
as Gômune Jindaiyu
Tokyo Bordello (1987)
as Isaburo Okura
Early Spring (1956)
as Yutaka Kawai
Yonjū-hassai no teikō (1956)
Actor
Prophecies of Nostradamus (1974)
as Prime Minister Kuroki
Freedom School (1951)
Actor
Portrait of Madame Yuki (1950)
as Tateoka
Miniature (1953)
as Wakabayashi
Kanei Command Performance (1983)
Actor
The Munekata Sisters (1950)
as Ryosuke Mimura
The Militarists (1970)
as Mitsumasa Yonai
The Last War (1961)
as Prime Minister Masaki
Frame of Snow (1955)
as Amagiri (Yūko’s grandfather)
The Inheritance (1962)
as Senzô
Typhoon Over Nagasaki (1957)
Actor
The 47 Masterless Samurai (1959)
Actor
Akitsu Hot Springs (1962)
as Mikami
Star of Hong Kong (1962)
as Gentaro Sugimoto
Love and Duty (1954)
Actor
お月様には悪いけど (1954)
as ヤーさん
The Orphan Brother (1961)
as Fujiwara No Morozane (voice)
Sound of the Mountain (1954)
as Ogata Shingo
Ane to imôto (1965)
as Yoshirô Takaoka
Records of loyal vassals (1962)
Actor
Little Peach (1958)
as Heishiro Hirayama, the father
The Retreat from Kiska (1965)
as Kawashima
Oka wa hanazakari (1952)
Actor
The Second Is a Christian (1985)
as Nakatsugawa
Kon'na watashi ja nakatta ni (1952)
Actor
An Inlet of Muddy Water (1953)
Actor
Till We Meet Again (1955)
as Daisuke Kaji
Main Line to Terror (1975)
Actor
Darkness at Noon (1956)
as Yuji
Life of a Country Doctor (1960)
Actor
A Woman Who Convicts Men (1948)
Actor
When It Rains, It Pours (1957)
Actor
Drunkard's Paradise (1962)
Actor
I Am The Magician From Hell (1961)
Actor
A Woman in the Typhoon Area (1948)
as Kijima
Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance (1963)
as Mitsuhide
Night Butterflies (1957)
as Ichiro Shirasawa
Epitaph to My Love (1961)
as Kimura
A Flame at the Pier (1962)
Actor
The Lady of Musashino (1951)
as Eiji Ono
If Indeed One Loves (1955)
as Gorô (segment 3)
Haha tsubaki (1950)
Actor
An Eagle Eyed Lord (1961)
Actor
The Harbor Lights (1961)
Actor
The White Orchid (1951)
Actor
Autumn Interlude (1954)
as Sotaro Fushimi, Setsuko's father
Kin no tamago: Golden Girl (1952)
Actor
The Black Current (1954)
Actor
Shag (1978)
Actor
With Beauty and Sorrow (1965)
as Toshio Ôki
The School of Flesh (1965)
Actor
Burden of Love (1955)
as Jozaburo Araki
Dancing Girl (1951)
as Yagi
Women of Tokyo (1961)
as Shoichi Kagami
At the Side of the Bridge 3 (1963)
Actor
Going West: to the West (1997)
as Shogo Kawahara
A Geisha's Diary (1961)
as Kiyomasa Tsutsui
Modern People (1952)
Actor
Yagyu Abaretabi (1980)
Actor
Gunrō no machi (1952)
Actor
The Love of the Actress Sumako (1947)
as Hôgetsu Shimamura
The Pacific War and Himeyuri Corps (1962)
as Taiwan Army Chief of Staff
Nemuri Kyōshirō (1989)
Actor
Rumba of Passion (1950)
Actor
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 2 (1960)
Actor
The Sand City in Manchuria (1960)
as Ishigami
Hell's Companion (1959)
Actor
Their Legacy (1962)
Actor
White Beast (1950)
Actor
Gang Loyalty and Vengeance (1963)
as Tachibana
The Bastards of Lawless Town (1959)
Actor
Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 1 and 2 (1959)
Actor
Haitoku no mesu (1961)
as Naoyuki Nishizawa
The Cannery Boat (1953)
as Matsuki
Summer in Eclipse (1956)
as Kozo Mishima
Striving to Live (1955)
Actor
A Public Benefactor (1964)
as Kappei Arima
Ganpeki (1953)
Actor
Kagebōshi (1950)
as 小山田鉄心
Who Will Judge Me? (1951)
Actor
Musume to watashi (1962)
Actor
Roar and Earth (1957)
Actor
恐怖の空中殺人 (1956)
as 劉元章
Ma no kisetsu: Haru no mizuumi (1956)
Actor
My Wonderful Yellow Car (1953)
as The husband
Born in Sin (1962)
Actor
Wagtail Tune (1951)
Actor
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 4 (1961)
Actor
Ditch (1954)
Actor
Okuni and Gohei (1952)
as Tomonojo
The Wind Blows Twice (1952)
as Takayoshi Michihara
The Mysterious Gemini • Y&S (1982)
Actor
Ano sora no hate ni hoshi wa matataku (1962)
as Kojiro Yamaguchi
Sister with Sister (1958)
as Michisuke Nishikata
The Woman Who Touched the Legs (1952)
as Yasukichi Sakaza
Gendai Mushuku (1958)
as Nonomiya Shin
Professional Killers – Assassin's Quarry (1973)
as Hanemon(Otowaya)
The Chieko Story (1957)
as Kotaro Takamura
Ninja Assassins (1960)
Actor
Honoo no hada (1951)
Actor
Professional Killers (1973)
as Hanemon(Otowaya)
Seven Masks of Revenge (1955)
Actor
Murahachibu (1953)
Actor
Ghost Story of Youth (1955)
as Tetsuya, father of Chiharu
Yume de aritai (1962)
Actor
First Love Story (1957)
as Shohei Ganmaru
The Purple Hood (1958)
Actor
美男お小姓 人斬り彦齋 (1955)
Actor
Detective Duel (1958)
Actor
Victory and Defeat (1960)
as Kimpei Minegishi
Miki, the Swordman (1951)
as Hirate Miki
The Doctor (1955)
Actor
The Yagyu Code 2: Fifty Blades (1990)
as Yagyu Munenori
With Songs in My Heart (1958)
Actor
Glory on the Summit (1962)
Actor
The House Where Flowers Bloom (1963)
Actor
The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku (1961)
as Councilor Matsudaira Izu
Hole in One (1957)
as Keikichi Shirasu
As Long as I Live (1946)
Actor
Sudden Attack of the Christian Lord (1959)
Actor
Tokugawa Ieyasu: The Conqueror of Japan (1992)
Actor
Tenpo Suikoden - Otone's Night Fog (1950)
as Hirate (Sake brewer)
Oban kanketsu hen (1958)
Actor
日本敗れず (1954)
Actor
Mama's Diary (1954)
Actor
Whirlwind Magistrate (1959)
Actor
A Roaring Trade (1962)
Actor
Duel in the Sun (1950)
as Attorney
The Estuary (1961)
Actor
Hahakogusa (1959)
as Mr. Fujiki
Passion Fire (1952)
as 奥田金馬太郎
Professional Killers – Assignment by Night (1974)
as Hanemon(Otowaya)
Deep River Melody (1960)
Actor
Karatachi no hana (1954)
Actor
Last-Ditch Glory (1961)
Actor
Hakuji no hito (1957)
as Zensuke, Kanako's father
Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo (1980)
as Masayuki Hoshina
The Silent Murder (1959)
Actor
Police Precinct Part 14 (1960)
as Maruyama
Love's Family Tree (1961)
Actor
Song of Love (1950)
Actor
Samurai Hawk (1961)
Actor
Hibari no komoriuta (1951)
Actor
A Young Samurai (1955)
Actor
Homecoming (1950)
Actor
Ano hito wa ima (1963)
Actor
Blooms of Hell (1957)
Actor
Tange Sazen (1990)
Actor
Tsukigata Hanpeita (1956)
as Katsura Kogoro
A Meeting of Youths (1952)
as Haruki Eda
続べらんめぇ芸者 (1960)
Actor
A Woman's Fight (1949)
Actor
Zoku kagebōshi ryūkoaiutsutsu (1950)
Actor
Ryuji, the Gun Slinger (1960)
Actor
Scarface Senta (1949)
Actor
Daybreak Chorus (1963)
as Shingo Koide
Across the Darkness (1959)
as Takazawa
His Pistol is Hell (1958)
Actor
A Second Life (1948)
Actor
Riverside Fish Market Empire (1952)
Actor
Yūkyō no mure (1948)
Actor
Netsuai sha (1961)
as Murai
The Ataka Family (1952)
Actor
Crossing the Flames of War (1950)
Actor
Maboroshi fujin (1949)
Actor