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