So Yamamura
Acting
- Born:
- 1910-02-24
- Died:
- 2000-05-26
- Place of birth:
- Tenri, Nara, Japan
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
Filmography
Going West: to the West
Tokugawa Ieyasu: The Conqueror of Japan
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
The Yagyu Code 2: Fifty Blades
Tange Sazen
Nemuri Kyōshirō
Tokyo Bordello
Gung Ho
The Second Is a Christian
Kanei Command Performance
Antarctica
The Mysterious Gemini • Y&S
Yagyu Jubei Secret Quest
ザ・ハングマン
Yagyu Abaretabi
Yagyu's Secret Quest
Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo
Pearl
The Yagyu Conspiracy
Shag
Ningen no Shōmei
Main Line to Terror
Prophecies of Nostradamus
Professional Killers – Assignment by Night
Tasukenin Hashiru
Professional Killers – Assassin's Quarry
Professional Killers
Hijo no License
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril
Professional Killers
Haru no Sakamichi
The Militarists
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Japan's Longest Day
The Retreat from Kiska
With Beauty and Sorrow
The School of Flesh
Ane to imôto
A Public Benefactor
Daybreak Chorus
Gang Loyalty and Vengeance
Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance
The House Where Flowers Bloom
Ano hito wa ima
At the Side of the Bridge 3
Born in Sin
Diary of a Mad Old Man
A Flame at the Pier
Records of loyal vassals
Glory on the Summit
Star of Hong Kong
Akitsu Hot Springs
Ano sora no hate ni hoshi wa matataku
The Pacific War and Himeyuri Corps
Musume to watashi
The Inheritance
Drunkard's Paradise
Yume de aritai
A Roaring Trade
Their Legacy