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