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So Yamamura

So Yamamura

ActorDirectorWriter Feb 24 (died age 90) Tenri, Nara, Japan 1946–1997 (51 year career)
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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.

Known For

Tokyo Story
Film

Tokyo Story

Koichi Hirayama
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Film

Tora! Tora! Tora!

Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
Film

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

Okishima
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
Film

Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah

Prime Minister
Tokyo Twilight
Film

Tokyo Twilight

Seki Sekiguchi
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril
Film

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril

Gômune Jindaiyu
Early Spring
Film

Early Spring

Yutaka Kawai
Gung Ho
Film

Gung Ho

Mr. Sakamoto

Filmography

Acting (189)

·

Movies (179)

Going West: to the West

Going West: to the West

1997

as Shogo Kawahara

Tokugawa Ieyasu: The Conqueror of Japan

Tokugawa Ieyasu: The Conqueror of Japan

1992
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah

Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah

1991

as Prime Minister

7.0
Tange Sazen

Tange Sazen

1990
The Yagyu Code 2: Fifty Blades

The Yagyu Code 2: Fifty Blades

1990

as Yagyu Munenori

Nemuri Kyōshirō

Nemuri Kyōshirō

1989
7.0
Tokyo Bordello

Tokyo Bordello

1987

as Isaburo Okura

5.6
Gung Ho

Gung Ho

1986

as Mr. Sakamoto

6.1
The Second Is a Christian

The Second Is a Christian

1985

as Nakatsugawa

5.0
Antarctica

Antarctica

1983

as Iwakiri Sencho

7.2
Kanei Command Performance

Kanei Command Performance

1983
The Mysterious Gemini • Y&S

The Mysterious Gemini • Y&S

1982
2.5
Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo

Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo

1980

as Masayuki Hoshina

8.0
Yagyu Abaretabi

Yagyu Abaretabi

1980
Shag

Shag

1978
7.5
Main Line to Terror

Main Line to Terror

1975
6.2
Professional Killers – Assignment by Night

Professional Killers – Assignment by Night

1974

as Hanemon(Otowaya)

10.0
Prophecies of Nostradamus

Prophecies of Nostradamus

1974

as Prime Minister Kuroki

5.9
Professional Killers

Professional Killers

1973

as Hanemon(Otowaya)

8.0
Professional Killers – Assassin's Quarry

Professional Killers – Assassin's Quarry

1973

as Hanemon(Otowaya)

9.3
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril

1972

as Gômune Jindaiyu

7.3
Tora! Tora! Tora!

Tora! Tora! Tora!

1970

as Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto

7.2
The Militarists

The Militarists

1970

as Mitsumasa Yonai

8.0
Japan's Longest Day

Japan's Longest Day

1967

as Navy Minister Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai

7.2
The Retreat from Kiska

The Retreat from Kiska

1965

as Kawashima

8.3
With Beauty and Sorrow

With Beauty and Sorrow

1965

as Toshio Ôki

5.7
The School of Flesh

The School of Flesh

1965
5.8
Ane to imôto

Ane to imôto

1965

as Yoshirô Takaoka

A Public Benefactor

A Public Benefactor

1964

as Kappei Arima

Ano hito wa ima

Ano hito wa ima

1963
At the Side of the Bridge 3

At the Side of the Bridge 3

1963
Gang Loyalty and Vengeance

Gang Loyalty and Vengeance

1963

as Tachibana

5.7
Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance

Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance

1963
6.9
Daybreak Chorus

Daybreak Chorus

1963

as Shingo Koide

The House Where Flowers Bloom

The House Where Flowers Bloom

1963
Drunkard's Paradise

Drunkard's Paradise

1962
Their Legacy

Their Legacy

1962
10.0
The Inheritance

The Inheritance

1962

as Senzô

7.1
Born in Sin

Born in Sin

1962
Musume to watashi

Musume to watashi

1962
Yume de aritai

Yume de aritai

1962
A Roaring Trade

A Roaring Trade

1962
Ano sora no hate ni hoshi wa matataku

Ano sora no hate ni hoshi wa matataku

1962
Akitsu Hot Springs

Akitsu Hot Springs

1962

as Mikami

6.6
A Flame at the Pier

A Flame at the Pier

1962
6.1
Diary of a Mad Old Man

Diary of a Mad Old Man

1962

as Tokusuke Rôjin

6.7
Star of Hong Kong

Star of Hong Kong

1962

as Gentaro Sugimoto

8.0
Glory on the Summit

Glory on the Summit

1962
9.0
The Pacific War and Himeyuri Corps

The Pacific War and Himeyuri Corps

1962

as Taiwan Army Chief of Staff

8.0
Records of loyal vassals

Records of loyal vassals

1962
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 4

The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 4

1961
Epitaph to My Love

Epitaph to My Love

1961

as Kimura

7.8
The Orphan Brother

The Orphan Brother

1961

as Fujiwara No Morozane (voice)

6.3
The Last War

The Last War

1961

as Prime Minister Masaki

6.3
The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku

The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku

1961

as Councilor Matsudaira Izu

A Geisha's Diary

A Geisha's Diary

1961

as Kiyomasa Tsutsui

7.4
Samurai Hawk

Samurai Hawk

1961
5.2
Netsuai sha

Netsuai sha

1961

as Murai

An Eagle Eyed Lord

An Eagle Eyed Lord

1961
8.0
Hell's Juggler

Hell's Juggler

1961
7.0
The Estuary

The Estuary

1961
Women of Tokyo

Women of Tokyo

1961

as Shoichi Kagami

Last-Ditch Glory

Last-Ditch Glory

1961
10.0
Love's Family Tree

Love's Family Tree

1961
Haitoku no mesu

Haitoku no mesu

1961

as Naoyuki Nishizawa

The Harbor Lights

The Harbor Lights

1961
5.0
The Human Condition

The Human Condition

1961

as Okishima

10.0
続べらんめぇ芸者

続べらんめぇ芸者

1960
Victory and Defeat

Victory and Defeat

1960

as Kimpei Minegishi

The Sand City in Manchuria

The Sand City in Manchuria

1960

as Ishigami

6.5
Deep River Melody

Deep River Melody

1960
6.0
Life of a Country Doctor

Life of a Country Doctor

1960
8.5
Ninja Assassins

Ninja Assassins

1960
6.0
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 2

The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 2

1960
9.0
Ryuji, the Gun Slinger

Ryuji, the Gun Slinger

1960
Police Precinct Part 14

Police Precinct Part 14

1960

as Maruyama

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

1959

as Okishima

8.1
Sudden Attack of the Christian Lord

Sudden Attack of the Christian Lord

1959
6.0
Hahakogusa

Hahakogusa

1959

as Mr. Fujiki

The Bastards of Lawless Town

The Bastards of Lawless Town

1959
Hell's Companion

Hell's Companion

1959
Whirlwind Magistrate

Whirlwind Magistrate

1959
5.5
Across the Darkness

Across the Darkness

1959

as Takazawa

Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 1 and 2

Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 1 and 2

1959
8.0
The 47 Masterless Samurai

The 47 Masterless Samurai

1959
7.4
The Silent Murder

The Silent Murder

1959
With Songs in My Heart

With Songs in My Heart

1958
The Barbarian and the Geisha

The Barbarian and the Geisha

1958

as Governor Tamura

6.0
His Pistol is Hell

His Pistol is Hell

1958
Little Peach

Little Peach

1958

as Heishiro Hirayama, the father

6.1
Oban kanketsu hen

Oban kanketsu hen

1958
Sister with Sister

Sister with Sister

1958

as Michisuke Nishikata

Detective Duel

Detective Duel

1958
6.0
The Purple Hood

The Purple Hood

1958
5.0
Gendai Mushuku

Gendai Mushuku

1958

as Nonomiya Shin

Roar and Earth

Roar and Earth

1957
6.0
Hole in One

Hole in One

1957

as Keikichi Shirasu

6.0
When It Rains, It Pours

When It Rains, It Pours

1957
6.0
Hakuji no hito

Hakuji no hito

1957

as Zensuke, Kanako's father

Blooms of Hell

Blooms of Hell

1957
9.0
Tokyo Twilight

Tokyo Twilight

1957

as Seki Sekiguchi

7.7
Typhoon Over Nagasaki

Typhoon Over Nagasaki

1957
6.2
Night Butterflies

Night Butterflies

1957

as Ichiro Shirasawa

6.5
First Love Story

First Love Story

1957

as Shohei Ganmaru

Summer in Eclipse

Summer in Eclipse

1956

as Kozo Mishima

Early Spring

Early Spring

1956

as Yutaka Kawai

7.5
Yonjū-hassai no teikō

Yonjū-hassai no teikō

1956
Darkness at Noon

Darkness at Noon

1956

as Yuji

6.9
Ma no kisetsu: Haru no mizuumi

Ma no kisetsu: Haru no mizuumi

1956
恐怖の空中殺人

恐怖の空中殺人

1956

as 劉元章

Tsukigata Hanpeita

Tsukigata Hanpeita

1956

as Katsura Kogoro

7.0
美男お小姓　人斬り彦齋

美男お小姓　人斬り彦齋

1955
The Doctor

The Doctor

1955
Burden of Love

Burden of Love

1955

as Jozaburo Araki

6.8
Striving to Live

Striving to Live

1955
Till We Meet Again

Till We Meet Again

1955

as Daisuke Kaji

6.2
A Young Samurai

A Young Samurai

1955
Princess Yang Kwei-fei

Princess Yang Kwei-fei

1955

as An Lushan

6.7
Frame of Snow

Frame of Snow

1955

as Amagiri (Yūko’s grandfather)

If Indeed One Loves

If Indeed One Loves

1955

as Gorô (segment 3)

Seven Masks of Revenge

Seven Masks of Revenge

1955
Ghost Story of Youth

Ghost Story of Youth

1955

as Tetsuya, father of Chiharu

10.0
Mama's Diary

Mama's Diary

1954
日本敗れず

日本敗れず

1954
The Black Current

The Black Current

1954
Sound of the Mountain

Sound of the Mountain

1954

as Ogata Shingo

7.4
Ditch

Ditch

1954
7.5
Karatachi no hana

Karatachi no hana

1954
Love and Duty

Love and Duty

1954
お月様には悪いけど

お月様には悪いけど

1954

as ヤーさん

8.0
Autumn Interlude

Autumn Interlude

1954

as Sotaro Fushimi, Setsuko's father

Tokyo Story

Tokyo Story

1953

as Koichi Hirayama

8.2
The Cannery Boat

The Cannery Boat

1953

as Matsuki

8.5
Miniature

Miniature

1953

as Wakabayashi

7.8
Ganpeki

Ganpeki

1953
Murahachibu

Murahachibu

1953
An Inlet of Muddy Water

An Inlet of Muddy Water

1953
6.1
My Wonderful Yellow Car

My Wonderful Yellow Car

1953

as The husband

6.0
The Wind Blows Twice

The Wind Blows Twice

1952
Gunrō no machi

Gunrō no machi

1952
Riverside Fish Market Empire

Riverside Fish Market Empire

1952
Kin no tamago: Golden Girl

Kin no tamago: Golden Girl

1952
9.0
The Woman Who Touched the Legs

The Woman Who Touched the Legs

1952

as Yasukichi Sakaza

8.0
Okuni and Gohei

Okuni and Gohei

1952

as Tomonojo

6.3
Modern People

Modern People

1952
3.3
Passion Fire

Passion Fire

1952

as 奥田金馬太郎

The Ataka Family

The Ataka Family

1952
5.5
A Meeting of Youths

A Meeting of Youths

1952

as Haruki Eda

Kon'na watashi ja nakatta ni

Kon'na watashi ja nakatta ni

1952
Who Will Judge Me?

Who Will Judge Me?

1951
Honoo no hada

Honoo no hada

1951
Hibari no komoriuta

Hibari no komoriuta

1951
6.0
Miki, the Swordman

Miki, the Swordman

1951

as Hirate Miki

5.0
Dancing Girl

Dancing Girl

1951

as Yagi

6.3
Repast

Repast

1951
7.5
The Lady of Musashino

The Lady of Musashino

1951

as Eiji Ono

6.2
The White Orchid

The White Orchid

1951
Wagtail Tune

Wagtail Tune

1951
Freedom School

Freedom School

1951
White Beast

White Beast

1950
5.5
Zoku kagebōshi ryūkoaiutsutsu

Zoku kagebōshi ryūkoaiutsutsu

1950
Tenpo Suikoden - Otone's Night Fog

Tenpo Suikoden - Otone's Night Fog

1950

as Hirate (Sake brewer)

Song of Love

Song of Love

1950
Kagebōshi

Kagebōshi

1950

as 小山田鉄心

Portrait of Madame Yuki

Portrait of Madame Yuki

1950

as Tateoka

6.7
The Munekata Sisters

The Munekata Sisters

1950

as Ryosuke Mimura

7.1
Crossing the Flames of War

Crossing the Flames of War

1950
8.0
Duel in the Sun

Duel in the Sun

1950

as Attorney

Homecoming

Homecoming

1950
Rumba of Passion

Rumba of Passion

1950
Haha tsubaki

Haha tsubaki

1950
Scarface Senta

Scarface Senta

1949
10.0
A Woman's Fight

A Woman's Fight

1949
A Woman in the Typhoon Area

A Woman in the Typhoon Area

1948

as Kijima

5.0
A Second Life

A Second Life

1948
Yūkyō no mure

Yūkyō no mure

1948
A Woman Who Convicts Men

A Woman Who Convicts Men

1948
The Love of the Actress Sumako

The Love of the Actress Sumako

1947

as Hôgetsu Shimamura

7.0
As Long as I Live

As Long as I Live

1946