So Yamamura
Acting
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.
Filmography 186
Movies (176)
Going West: to the West1997Shogo Kawahara
Tokugawa Ieyasu: The Conqueror of Japan1992
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah1991Prime Minister
The Yagyu Code 2: Fifty Blades1990Yagyu Munenori
Tange Sazen1990
Nemuri Kyōshirō1989
Tokyo Bordello1987Isaburo Okura
Gung Ho1986Mr. Sakamoto
The Second Is a Christian1985Nakatsugawa
Kanei Command Performance1983
Antarctica1983Iwakiri Sencho
The Mysterious Gemini • Y&S1982
Yagyu Abaretabi1980
Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo1980Masayuki Hoshina
Shag1978
Main Line to Terror1975
Prophecies of Nostradamus1974Prime Minister Kuroki
Professional Killers – Assignment by Night1974Hanemon(Otowaya)
Professional Killers – Assassin's Quarry1973Hanemon(Otowaya)
Professional Killers1973Hanemon(Otowaya)
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril1972Gômune Jindaiyu
The Militarists1970Mitsumasa Yonai
Tora! Tora! Tora!1970Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
Japan's Longest Day1967Navy Minister Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai
The Retreat from Kiska1965Kawashima
With Beauty and Sorrow1965Toshio Ôki
The School of Flesh1965
A Public Benefactor1964Kappei Arima
Daybreak Chorus1963Shingo Koide
Gang Loyalty and Vengeance1963Tachibana
Shows (10)
Yagyu Jubei Secret Quest1982Yagyu Munenori
ザ・ハングマン1980
Yagyu's Secret Quest1980Yagyu Munenori
Pearl1978Admiral Nagumo, commander of Japanese attack force (uncredited)
The Yagyu Conspiracy1978Yagyu Munenori
Ningen no Shōmei1978
Tasukenin Hashiru1973
Hijo no License1973矢部
Professional Killers1972Hanemon Otowaya
Haru no Sakamichi1971Tokugawa Ieyasu