So Yamamura
Profile info
Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday24 February 1910
Died26 May 2000 (age 90)
Place of birthTenri, Nara, Japan
Known credits191
Biography
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.
Going West: to the West
1997 · Shogo Kawahara
Tokugawa Ieyasu: The Conqueror of Japan
1992
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
1991 · Prime Minister
The Yagyu Code 2: Fifty Blades
1990 · Yagyu Munenori
Tange Sazen
1990
Nemuri Kyōshirō
1989
Tokyo Bordello
1987 · Isaburo Okura
Gung Ho
1986 · Mr. Sakamoto
The Second Is a Christian
1985 · Nakatsugawa
Kanei Command Performance
1983
Antarctica
1983 · Iwakiri Sencho
The Mysterious Gemini • Y&S
1982
Yagyu Jubei Secret Quest
1982 · Yagyu Munenori
ザ・ハングマン
1980
Yagyu Abaretabi
1980
Yagyu's Secret Quest
1980 · Yagyu Munenori
Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo
1980 · Masayuki Hoshina
Pearl
1978 · Admiral Nagumo, commander of Japanese attack force (uncredited)
The Yagyu Conspiracy
1978 · Yagyu Munenori
Shag
1978
Ningen no Shōmei
1978
Main Line to Terror
1975
Prophecies of Nostradamus
1974 · Prime Minister Kuroki
Professional Killers – Assignment by Night
1974 · Hanemon(Otowaya)
Tasukenin Hashiru
1973
Professional Killers – Assassin's Quarry
1973 · Hanemon(Otowaya)
Professional Killers
1973 · Hanemon(Otowaya)
Hijo no License
1973 · 矢部
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril
1972 · Gômune Jindaiyu
Professional Killers
1972 · Hanemon Otowaya
Haru no Sakamichi
1971 · Tokugawa Ieyasu
The Militarists
1970 · Mitsumasa Yonai
Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970 · Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
Japan's Longest Day
1967 · Navy Minister Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai
The Retreat from Kiska
1965 · Kawashima
With Beauty and Sorrow
1965 · Toshio Ôki
The School of Flesh
1965
Ane to imôto
1965 · Yoshirô Takaoka
A Public Benefactor
1964 · Kappei Arima
Daybreak Chorus
1963 · Shingo Koide
Gang Loyalty and Vengeance
1963 · Tachibana
Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance
1963 · Mitsuhide
The House Where Flowers Bloom
1963
Ano hito wa ima
1963
At the Side of the Bridge 3
1963
Born in Sin
1962
Diary of a Mad Old Man
1962 · Tokusuke Rôjin
A Flame at the Pier
1962
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