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Actor
So Yamamura
- Born February 24, 1910 in Tenri, Nara, Japan
- Died May 26, 2000
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 Story1953
Tora! Tora! Tora!1970
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love1959
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah1991
Gung Ho1986
Tokyo Twilight1957
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril1972
Early Spring1956
Filmography
- 1997Going West: to the WestFilmShogo Kawahara
- 1992Tokugawa Ieyasu: The Conqueror of JapanFilm
- 1991Godzilla vs. King GhidorahFilmPrime Minister
- 1990Tange SazenFilm
- 1990The Yagyu Code 2: Fifty BladesFilmYagyu Munenori
- 1989Nemuri KyōshirōFilm
- 1987Tokyo BordelloFilmIsaburo Okura
- 1986Gung HoFilmMr. Sakamoto
- 1985The Second Is a ChristianFilmNakatsugawa
- 1983AntarcticaFilmIwakiri Sencho
- 1983Kanei Command PerformanceFilm
- 1982The Mysterious Gemini • Y&SFilm
- 1982Yagyu Jubei Secret QuestSeriesYagyu Munenori
- 1980Shadow Warriors: Hattori HanzoFilmMasayuki Hoshina
- 1980ザ・ハングマンSeries
- 1980Yagyu AbaretabiFilm
- 1980Yagyu's Secret QuestSeriesYagyu Munenori
- 1978PearlSeriesAdmiral Nagumo, commander of Japanese attack force (uncredited)
- 1978The Yagyu ConspiracySeriesYagyu Munenori
- 1978ShagFilm
- 1978Ningen no ShōmeiSeries
- 1975Main Line to TerrorFilm
- 1974Prophecies of NostradamusFilmPrime Minister Kuroki
- 1974Professional Killers – Assignment by NightFilmHanemon(Otowaya)
- 1973Professional KillersFilmHanemon(Otowaya)
- 1973Professional Killers – Assassin's QuarryFilmHanemon(Otowaya)
- 1973Hijo no LicenseSeries矢部
- 1973Tasukenin HashiruSeries
- 1972Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in PerilFilmGômune Jindaiyu
- 1972Professional KillersSeriesHanemon Otowaya
- 1971Haru no SakamichiSeriesTokugawa Ieyasu
- 1970Tora! Tora! Tora!FilmAdmiral Isoroku Yamamoto
- 1970The MilitaristsFilmMitsumasa Yonai
- 1967Japan's Longest DayFilmNavy Minister Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai
- 1965With Beauty and SorrowFilmToshio Ôki
- 1965The Retreat from KiskaFilmKawashima
- 1965The School of FleshFilm
- 1965Ane to imôtoFilmYoshirô Takaoka
- 1964A Public BenefactorFilmKappei Arima
- 1963Shinobi no Mono 2: VengeanceFilmMitsuhide
- 1963Gang Loyalty and VengeanceFilmTachibana
- 1963Ano hito wa imaFilm
- 1963At the Side of the Bridge 3Film
- 1963Daybreak ChorusFilmShingo Koide
- 1963The House Where Flowers BloomFilm
- 1962The InheritanceFilmSenzô
- 1962Akitsu Hot SpringsFilmMikami
- 1962A Flame at the PierFilm
- 1962Diary of a Mad Old ManFilmTokusuke Rôjin
- 1962Musume to watashiFilm
- 1962Star of Hong KongFilmGentaro Sugimoto
- 1962The Pacific War and Himeyuri CorpsFilmTaiwan Army Chief of Staff
- 1962Born in SinFilm
- 1962Glory on the SummitFilm
- 1962Their LegacyFilm
- 1962Yume de aritaiFilm
- 1962Ano sora no hate ni hoshi wa matatakuFilmKojiro Yamaguchi
- 1962Records of loyal vassalsFilm
- 1962A Roaring TradeFilm
- 1962Drunkard's ParadiseFilm
- 1961The Last WarFilmPrime Minister Masaki
- 1961A Geisha's DiaryFilmKiyomasa Tsutsui
- 1961The Orphan BrotherFilmFujiwara No Morozane (voice)
- 1961Samurai HawkFilm
- 1961Epitaph to My LoveFilmKimura
- 1961The Harbor LightsFilm
- 1961Last-Ditch GloryFilm
- 1961The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 4Film
- 1961An Eagle Eyed LordFilm
- 1961I Am The Magician From HellFilm
- 1961Haitoku no mesuFilmNaoyuki Nishizawa
- 1961Netsuai shaFilmMurai
- 1961The EstuaryFilm
- 1961Love's Family TreeFilm
- 1961Women of TokyoFilmShoichi Kagami
- 1961The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-KokuFilmCouncilor Matsudaira Izu
- 1960The Sand City in ManchuriaFilmIshigami
- 1960Life of a Country DoctorFilm
- 1960Victory and DefeatFilmKimpei Minegishi
- 1960Deep River MelodyFilmDirector