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.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring So Yamamura
Tokyo Story
1953
Gung Ho
1986
Filmography
Acting (180)
1997
Going West: to the Westas Shogo Kawahara
1991
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorahas Prime Minister
6.9
1990
The Yagyu Code 2: Fifty Bladesas Yagyu Munenori
1990
1989
7.0
1987
Tokyo Bordelloas Isaburo Okura
5.6
1986
Gung Hoas Mr. Sakamoto
6.1
1985
The Second Is a Christianas Nakatsugawa
6.0
1983
Antarcticaas Iwakiri Sencho
7.2
2.5
1980
1980
Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzoas Masayuki Hoshina
6.0
1978
7.5
6.2
1974
Prophecies of Nostradamusas Prime Minister Kuroki
5.7
1974
Professional Killers – Assignment by Nightas Hanemon(Otowaya)
10.0
1973
Professional Killers – Assassin's Quarryas Hanemon(Otowaya)
9.3
1973
Professional Killersas Hanemon(Otowaya)
8.0
1972
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Perilas Gômune Jindaiyu
7.3
1970
The Militaristsas Mitsumasa Yonai
7.5
1970
Tora! Tora! Tora!as Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
7.2
1967
Japan's Longest Dayas Navy Minister Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai
7.3
1965
The Retreat from Kiskaas Kawashima
8.4
1965
With Beauty and Sorrowas Toshio Ôki
5.7
5.8
1965
Ane to imôtoas Yoshirô Takaoka
1964
A Public Benefactoras Kappei Arima
7.0
1963
Daybreak Chorusas Shingo Koide
1963
Gang Loyalty and Vengeanceas Tachibana
5.7
1963
Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeanceas Mitsuhide
6.9
1963
1962
9.0
1962
Diary of a Mad Old Manas Tokusuke Rôjin
6.7
6.1
9.0
1962
Star of Hong Kongas Gentaro Sugimoto
8.0
1962
Akitsu Hot Springsas Mikami
6.5
1962
Ano sora no hate ni hoshi wa matatakuas Kojiro Yamaguchi
1962
The Pacific War and Himeyuri Corpsas Taiwan Army Chief of Staff
8.0
10.0
1962
The Inheritanceas Senzô
7.3
1962
1962
1962
10.0
1961
The Last Waras Prime Minister Masaki
6.8
1961
The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Kokuas Councilor Matsudaira Izu
1961
Netsuai shaas Murai
9.0
1961
Haitoku no mesuas Naoyuki Nishizawa
7.0
1961
A Geisha's Diaryas Kiyomasa Tsutsui
7.5
1961
1961
The Orphan Brotheras Fujiwara No Morozane (voice)
6.3
8.0
1961
Epitaph to My Loveas Kimura
7.8
1961
10.0
1961
6.2
1961
Women of Tokyoas Shoichi Kagami
6.3
7.0
6.0
1960
The Sand City in Manchuriaas Ishigami
6.5
8.5
1960
6.0
1960
Police Precinct Part 14as Maruyama
1960
Victory and Defeatas Kimpei Minegishi
8.0
1960
1959
Across the Darknessas Takazawa
9.0
1959
1959
Hahakogusaas Mr. Fujiki
6.0
1959
The Human Condition I: No Greater Loveas Okishima
8.1
7.4
1958
Sister with Sisteras Michisuke Nishikata
1958
5.4
1958
The Barbarian and the Geishaas Governor Tamura
6.1
1958
6.0
1958
Gendai Mushukuas Nonomiya Shin
1958
Little Peachas Heishiro Hirayama, the father
6.1
1957
8.0
1957
Hole in Oneas Keikichi Shirasu
8.0
1957
First Love Storyas Shohei Ganmaru
1957
The Chieko Storyas Kotaro Takamura
1957
9.0
6.0
1957
Tokyo Twilightas Seki Sekiguchi
7.7
1957
Night Butterfliesas Ichiro Shirasawa
6.5
6.2
1957
Hakuji no hitoas Zensuke, Kanako's father
1956
恐怖の空中殺人as 劉元章
1956
Tsukigata Hanpeitaas Katsura Kogoro
7.0
1956
Summer in Eclipseas Kozo Mishima
1956
Darkness at Noonas Yuji
6.9
1956
Early Springas Yutaka Kawai
7.5
1955
10.0
1955
If Indeed One Lovesas Gorô (segment 3)
10.0
1955
Till We Meet Againas Daisuke Kaji
7.0
1955
Princess Yang Kwei-feias An Lushan
6.7
1955
Ghost Story of Youthas Tetsuya, father of Chiharu
10.0
1955
Frame of Snowas Amagiri (Yūko’s grandfather)
10.0
1955
1955
Burden of Loveas Jozaburo Araki
6.8
1955
1955
1954
お月様には悪いけどas ヤーさん
8.0
10.0
1954
7.0
10.0
1954
7.5
1954
1954
Autumn Interludeas Sotaro Fushimi, Setsuko's father
1954
1954
Sound of the Mountainas Ogata Shingo
7.4
6.3
1953
Tokyo Storyas Koichi Hirayama
8.1
1953
The Cannery Boatas Matsuki
8.5
1953
1953
Miniatureas Wakabayashi
7.8
1953
1953
My Wonderful Yellow Caras The husband
7.0
1952
Passion Fireas 奥田金馬太郎
9.0
1952
The Woman Who Touched the Legsas Yasukichi Sakaza
8.0
1952
4.0
1952
5.5
9.0
1952
Okuni and Goheias Tomonojo
6.3
1952
The Wind Blows Twiceas Takayoshi Michihara
1952
A Meeting of Youthsas Haruki Eda
1952
1951
7.6
1951
Miki, the Swordmanas Hirate Miki
5.0
1951
6.0
1951
The Lady of Musashinoas Eiji Ono
6.3
1951
Dancing Girlas Yagi
6.4
1951
8.0
1951
1951
1950
1950
8.0
1950
Tenpo Suikoden - Otone's Night Fogas Hirate (Sake brewer)
1950
Portrait of Madame Yukias Tateoka
6.8
8.0
1950
The Munekata Sistersas Ryosuke Mimura
7.1
1950
5.6
1950
1950
Duel in the Sunas Attorney
1950
1950
Kagebōshias 小山田鉄心
1949
10.0
1949
1948
1948
A Woman in the Typhoon Areaas Kijima
7.5
1948
7.0
1947
The Love of the Actress Sumakoas Hôgetsu Shimamura
7.0
Production & Directing (8)
1960
Deep River MelodyDirector
6.0
1959
Kashima-nada no onnaDirector
1959
HahakogusaDirector
1955
The DoctorDirector
10.0
1955
The DoctorScreenplay
10.0
1954
The Black CurrentDirector
10.0
1953
The Cannery BoatDirector
8.5
1953
The Cannery BoatScreenplay
8.5