So Yamamura
Acting·February 24, 1910·† May 26, 2000 — 90 years old·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.
Known For
Tokyo Story
1953·8.2
Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970·7.2
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
1959·8.1
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
1991·7.0
Gung Ho
1986·6.1
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril
1972·7.3
Tokyo Twilight
1957·7.7
Early Spring
1956·7.5
Antarctica
1983·7.2
Princess Yang Kwei-fei
1955·6.7
Sound of the Mountain
1954·7.4
Repast
1951·7.6
Filmography · 185
1997Going West: to the WestShogo Kawahara1992Tokugawa Ieyasu: The Conqueror of Japan1991Godzilla vs. King GhidorahPrime Minister1990The Yagyu Code 2: Fifty BladesYagyu Munenori1990Tange Sazen1989Nemuri Kyōshirō1987Tokyo BordelloIsaburo Okura1986Gung HoMr. Sakamoto1985The Second Is a ChristianNakatsugawa1983Kanei Command Performance1983AntarcticaIwakiri Sencho1982The Mysterious Gemini • Y&S1982Yagyu Jubei Secret QuestTVYagyu Munenori1980ザ・ハングマンTV1980Yagyu Abaretabi1980Yagyu's Secret QuestTVYagyu Munenori1980Shadow Warriors: Hattori HanzoMasayuki Hoshina1978PearlTVAdmiral Nagumo, commander of Japanese attack force (uncredited)1978The Yagyu ConspiracyTVYagyu Munenori1978Shag1978Ningen no ShōmeiTV1975Main Line to Terror1974Prophecies of NostradamusPrime Minister Kuroki1974Professional Killers – Assignment by NightHanemon(Otowaya)1973Tasukenin HashiruTV1973Professional Killers – Assassin's QuarryHanemon(Otowaya)1973Professional KillersHanemon(Otowaya)1973Hijo no LicenseTV矢部1972Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in PerilGômune Jindaiyu1972Professional KillersTVHanemon Otowaya1971Haru no SakamichiTVTokugawa Ieyasu1970The MilitaristsMitsumasa Yonai1970Tora! Tora! Tora!Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto1967Japan's Longest DayNavy Minister Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai1965The Retreat from KiskaKawashima1965With Beauty and SorrowToshio Ôki1965The School of Flesh1964A Public BenefactorKappei Arima1963Daybreak ChorusShingo Koide1963Gang Loyalty and VengeanceTachibana1963Shinobi no Mono 2: VengeanceMitsuhide1963The House Where Flowers Bloom1963Ano hito wa ima1963At the Side of the Bridge 31962Born in Sin1962Diary of a Mad Old ManTokusuke Rôjin1962A Flame at the Pier1962Records of loyal vassals1962Glory on the Summit1962Star of Hong KongGentaro Sugimoto1962Akitsu Hot SpringsMikami1962あの空の果てに星はまたたく1962The Pacific War and Himeyuri CorpsTaiwan Army Chief of Staff1962Musume to watashi1962The InheritanceSenzô1962Drunkard's Paradise1962Yume de aritai1962A Roaring Trade1962Their Legacy1961Love's Family Tree1961The Last WarPrime Minister Masaki1961The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-KokuCouncilor Matsudaira Izu1961Netsuai shaMurai1961Haitoku no mesuNaoyuki Nishizawa1961A Geisha's DiaryKiyomasa Tsutsui1961The Estuary1961The Orphan BrotherFujiwara No Morozane (voice)1961An Eagle Eyed Lord1961Epitaph to My LoveKimura1961Gonin no totsugeki tai1961Samurai Hawk1961Women of TokyoShoichi Kagami1961The Harbor Lights1961Hell's Juggler1961The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 41960Deep River MelodyDirector1960The Sand City in ManchuriaIshigami1960Life of a Country Doctor1960Ninja Assassins1960Police Precinct Part 14Maruyama1960Victory and DefeatKimpei Minegishi1960Ryuji, the Gun Slinger1960The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 21960続べらんめぇ芸者1959Across the DarknessTakazawa1959Kashima-nada no onnaDirector1959The Silent Murder1959Sudden Attack of the Christian Lord1959Hell's Companion1959HahakogusaMr. Fujiki · Director1959Whirlwind Magistrate1959The Bastards of Lawless Town1959The Human Condition I: No Greater LoveOkishima1959The 47 Masterless Samurai1959Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 1 and 21958Sister with SisterMichisuke Nishikata1958The Purple Hood1958The Barbarian and the GeishaGovernor Tamura1958With Songs in My Heart1958Detective Duel1958Oban kanketsu hen1958His Pistol is Hell1958Gendai MushukuNonomiya Shin1958Little PeachHeishiro Hirayama, the father1957Roar and Earth1957Hole in OneKeikichi Shirasu1957First Love StoryShohei Ganmaru1957The Chieko StoryKotaro Takamura1957Jigoku bana1957When It Rains, It Pours1957Tokyo TwilightSeki Sekiguchi1957Night ButterfliesIchiro Shirasawa1957Typhoon Over Nagasaki1957白磁の人1956恐怖の空中殺人劉元章1956Tsukigata HanpeitaKatsura Kogoro1956Summer in EclipseKozo Mishima1956Darkness at NoonYuji1956Ma no kisetsu: Haru no mizuumi1956Early SpringYutaka Kawai1955The DoctorScreenplay · Director1955Seven Masks of Revenge1955If Indeed One LovesGorô (segment 3)1955Till We Meet AgainDaisuke Kaji1955Princess Yang Kwei-feiAn Lushan1955Ghost Story of YouthTetsuya, father of Chiharu1955Frame of SnowAmagiri (Yūko’s grandfather)1955A Young Samurai1955Burden of LoveJozaburo Araki1955Striving to Live1955美男お小姓 人斬り彦齋1954お月様には悪いけどヤーさん1954Karatachi no hana1954日本敗れず1954The Black CurrentDirector1954Ditch1954Love and Duty1954Autumn InterludeSotaro Fushimi, Setsuko's father1954Mama's Diary1954Sound of the MountainOgata Shingo1953An Inlet of Muddy Water1953Tokyo StoryKoichi Hirayama1953The Cannery BoatMatsuki · Director · Screenplay1953Ganpeki1953MiniatureWakabayashi1953Murahachibu1953My Wonderful Yellow CarThe husband1952Passion Fire奥田金馬太郎1952Oka wa hanazakari1952The Woman Who Touched the LegsYasukichi Sakaza1952Modern People1952The Ataka Family1952Kin no tamago: Golden Girl1952Okuni and GoheiTomonojo1952Riverside Fish Market Empire1952The Wind Blows Twice1952A Meeting of YouthsHaruki Eda1952Gunrō no machi1951Repast1951Miki, the SwordmanHirate Miki1951Honoo no hada1951Hibari no komoriuta1951The Lady of MusashinoEiji Ono1951Dancing GirlYagi1951Wagtail Tune1951Who Will Judge Me?1951The White Orchid1950Rumba of Passion1950Homecoming1950Tenpo Suikoden - Otone's Night FogHirate (Sake brewer)1950Portrait of Madame YukiTateoka1950Senka o koete1950The Munekata SistersRyosuke Mimura1950White Beast1950Song of Love1950Duel in the SunAttorney1950Zoku kagebōshi ryūkoaiutsutsu1950Kagebōshi小山田鉄心1949Kirare no Senta1949A Woman's Fight1948Yūkyō no mure1948A Woman in the Typhoon AreaKijima1948A Second Life1947The Love of the Actress SumakoHôgetsu Shimamura1946As Long as I Live