So Yamamura
Known for Acting · 183 credits
- Born
- 1910-02-24
- Died
- 2000-05-26
- Place of birth
- Tenri, Nara, Japan
- Also known as
- Hirosada Koga · 山村聡 · 山村聰 · Со Ямамура · 山村聪 · Soh Yamamura
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
TV Shows (10)
Professional Killers
1972
as Hanemon Otowaya
Haru no Sakamichi
1971
as Tokugawa Ieyasu
Pearl
1978
as Admiral Nagumo, commander of Japanese attack force (uncredited)
ザ・ハングマン
1980
The Yagyu Conspiracy
1978
as Yagyu Munenori
Yagyu Jubei Secret Quest
1982
as Yagyu Munenori
Ningen no Shōmei
1978
Yagyu's Secret Quest
1980
as Yagyu Munenori
Hijo no License
1973
as 矢部
Tasukenin Hashiru
1973
Movies (173)
Tokyo Story
1953
as Koichi Hirayama
Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970
as Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
Princess Yang Kwei-fei
1955
as An Lushan
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
1959
as Okishima
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
1991
as Prime Minister
Gung Ho
1986
as Mr. Sakamoto
Prophecies of Nostradamus
1974
as Prime Minister Kuroki
Japan's Longest Day
1967
as Navy Minister Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai
Tokyo Twilight
1957
as Seki Sekiguchi
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril
1972
as Gômune Jindaiyu
The Bastards of Lawless Town
1959
The Orphan Brother
1961
as Fujiwara No Morozane (voice)
Portrait of Madame Yuki
1950
as Tateoka
Tokyo Bordello
1987
as Isaburo Okura
Antarctica
1983
as Iwakiri Sencho
An Inlet of Muddy Water
1953
Sound of the Mountain
1954
as Ogata Shingo
Till We Meet Again
1955
as Daisuke Kaji
Main Line to Terror
1975
The Barbarian and the Geisha
1958
as Governor Tamura
The Militarists
1970
as Mitsumasa Yonai
Okuni and Gohei
1952
as Tomonojo
Hole in One
1957
as Keikichi Shirasu
Early Spring
1956
as Yutaka Kawai
Oban kanketsu hen
1958
The Retreat from Kiska
1965
as Kawashima
The Inheritance
1962
as Senzô
Little Peach
1958
as Heishiro Hirayama, the father
My Wonderful Yellow Car
1953
as The husband
A Flame at the Pier
1962
Miniature
1953
as Wakabayashi
The Munekata Sisters
1950
as Ryosuke Mimura
Shag
1978
Life of a Country Doctor
1960
Darkness at Noon
1956
as Yuji
The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku
1961
as Councilor Matsudaira Izu
The School of Flesh
1965
Drunkard's Paradise
1962
Ditch
1954
Typhoon Over Nagasaki
1957
Detective Duel
1958
Striving to Live
1955
Star of Hong Kong
1962
as Gentaro Sugimoto
Zoku kagebōshi ryūkoaiutsutsu
1950
Ghost Story of Youth
1955
as Tetsuya, father of Chiharu
Nemuri Kyōshirō
1989
Miki, the Swordman
1951
as Hirate Miki
Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo
1980
as Masayuki Hoshina
Repast
1951
Musume to watashi
1962
Gang Loyalty and Vengeance
1963
as Tachibana
With Beauty and Sorrow
1965
as Toshio Ôki
The Second Is a Christian
1985
as Nakatsugawa
Dancing Girl
1951
as Yagi
The Sand City in Manchuria
1960
as Ishigami
A Second Life
1948
At the Side of the Bridge 3
1963
The Mysterious Gemini • Y&S
1982
Akitsu Hot Springs
1962
as Mikami
Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance
1963
as Mitsuhide
Professional Killers – Assignment by Night
1974
as Hanemon(Otowaya)
White Beast
1950
Night Butterflies
1957
as Ichiro Shirasawa
With Songs in My Heart
1958
Love and Duty
1954
Diary of a Mad Old Man
1962
as Tokusuke Rôjin
Tokugawa Ieyasu: The Conqueror of Japan
1992
The Black Current
1954
Epitaph to My Love
1961
as Kimura
If Indeed One Loves
1955
as Gorô (segment 3)
A Woman in the Typhoon Area
1948
as Kijima
Sister with Sister
1958
as Michisuke Nishikata
The Lady of Musashino
1951
as Eiji Ono
The Love of the Actress Sumako
1947
as Hôgetsu Shimamura
Across the Darkness
1959
as Takazawa
A Geisha's Diary
1961
as Kiyomasa Tsutsui
The Ataka Family
1952
The Harbor Lights
1961
Duel in the Sun
1950
as Attorney
Glory on the Summit
1962
Hell's Juggler
1961
Whirlwind Magistrate
1959
Burden of Love
1955
as Jozaburo Araki
Jigoku bana
1957
The Last War
1961
as Prime Minister Masaki
The Woman Who Touched the Legs
1952
as Yasukichi Sakaza
An Eagle Eyed Lord
1961
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 4
1961
Seven Masks of Revenge
1955
The White Orchid
1951
Kagebōshi
1950
as 小山田鉄心
Tsukigata Hanpeita
1956
as Katsura Kogoro
Their Legacy
1962
Ganpeki
1953
Who Will Judge Me?
1951
Murahachibu
1953
Born in Sin
1962
Kin no tamago: Golden Girl
1952
Going West: to the West
1997
as Shogo Kawahara
Hell's Companion
1959
Homecoming
1950
Women of Tokyo
1961
as Shoichi Kagami
Song of Love
1950
あの空の果てに星はまたたく
1962
Samurai Hawk
1961
Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 1 and 2
1959
A Roaring Trade
1962
Victory and Defeat
1960
as Kimpei Minegishi
Riverside Fish Market Empire
1952
Professional Killers
1973
as Hanemon(Otowaya)
When It Rains, It Pours
1957
続べらんめぇ芸者
1960
Tenpo Suikoden - Otone's Night Fog
1950
as Hirate (Sake brewer)
The Cannery Boat
1953
as Matsuki
Love's Family Tree
1961
The Purple Hood
1958
Ninja Assassins
1960
Haitoku no mesu
1961
as Naoyuki Nishizawa
Records of loyal vassals
1962
A Public Benefactor
1964
as Kappei Arima
About So Yamamura
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. With 183 credits spanning from 1946 to 1997, So Yamamura has appeared in 173 films and 10 TV shows.
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Most Popular So Yamamura Movies
- Tokyo Story (1953) — as Koichi Hirayama
- Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) — as Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
- Princess Yang Kwei-fei (1955) — as An Lushan
- The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959) — as Okishima
- Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991) — as Prime Minister
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