ACTOR
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…
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- Born
- Feb 24, 1910
- Died
- May 26, 2000
- Birthplace
- Tenri, Nara, Japan
- Known For
- 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.
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Filmography
Movies
As Long as I Live
1946
The Love of the Actress SumakoHôgetsu Shimamura
1947
A Second Life
1948
A Woman in the Typhoon AreaKijima
1948AW
A Woman Who Convicts Men
1948
Yūkyō no mure
1948
A Woman's Fight
1949
Maboroshi fujin
1949
Scarface Senta
1949CT
Crossing the Flames of War
1950
Duel in the SunAttorney
1950
Haha tsubaki
1950
Homecoming
1950
Kagebōshi小山田鉄心
1950
Portrait of Madame YukiTateoka
1950
Rumba of Passion
1950SO
Song of Love
1950
Tenpo Suikoden - Otone's Night FogHirate (Sake brewer)
1950
The Munekata SistersRyosuke Mimura
1950
White Beast
1950
Zoku kagebōshi ryūkoaiutsutsu
1950
Dancing GirlYagi
1951
Freedom School
1951
Hibari no komoriuta
1951HN
Honoo no hada
1951
Miki, the SwordmanHirate Miki
1951
Repast
1951
The Lady of MusashinoEiji Ono
1951
The White Orchid
1951WT
Wagtail Tune
1951
Who Will Judge Me?
1951
A Meeting of YouthsHaruki Eda
1952
Gunrō no machi
1952
Kin no tamago: Golden Girl
1952
Kon'na watashi ja nakatta ni
1952
Modern People
1952
Oka wa hanazakari
1952
Okuni and GoheiTomonojo
1952
Passion Fire奥田金馬太郎
1952
Riverside Fish Market Empire
1952
The Ataka Family
1952
The Wind Blows TwiceTakayoshi Michihara
1952
The Woman Who Touched the LegsYasukichi Sakaza
1952
An Inlet of Muddy Water
1953
Ganpeki
1953
MiniatureWakabayashi
1953
Murahachibu
1953
My Wonderful Yellow CarThe husband
1953
The Cannery BoatMatsuki
1953The Cannery BoatScreenplay
1953The Cannery BoatDirector
1953
Tokyo StoryKoichi Hirayama
1953
Autumn InterludeSotaro Fushimi, Setsuko's father
1954
Ditch
1954
Karatachi no hana
1954
Love and Duty
1954
Mama's Diary
1954
Sound of the MountainOgata Shingo
1954
The Black Current
1954The Black CurrentDirector
1954
お月様には悪いけどヤーさん
1954
日本敗れず
1954
A Young Samurai
1955
Burden of LoveJozaburo Araki
1955
Frame of SnowAmagiri (Yūko’s grandfather)
1955
Ghost Story of YouthTetsuya, father of Chiharu
1955
If Indeed One LovesGorô (segment 3)
1955
Princess Yang Kwei-feiAn Lushan
1955
Seven Masks of Revenge
1955
Striving to Live
1955
The Doctor
1955The DoctorDirector
1955The DoctorScreenplay
1955
Till We Meet AgainDaisuke Kaji
1955
美男お小姓 人斬り彦齋
1955
Darkness at NoonYuji
1956
Early SpringYutaka Kawai
1956
Ma no kisetsu: Haru no mizuumi
1956
Summer in EclipseKozo Mishima
1956
Tsukigata HanpeitaKatsura Kogoro
1956
Yonjū-hassai no teikō
1956
恐怖の空中殺人劉元章
1956
Blooms of Hell
1957
First Love StoryShohei Ganmaru
1957
Hakuji no hitoZensuke, Kanako's father
1957
Hole in OneKeikichi Shirasu
1957
Night ButterfliesIchiro Shirasawa
1957
Roar and Earth
1957
The Chieko StoryKotaro Takamura
1957
Tokyo TwilightSeki Sekiguchi
1957
Typhoon Over Nagasaki
1957
When It Rains, It Pours
1957
Detective Duel
1958
Gendai MushukuNonomiya Shin
1958
His Pistol is Hell
1958
Little PeachHeishiro Hirayama, the father
1958
Oban kanketsu hen
1958
Sister with SisterMichisuke Nishikata
1958
The Barbarian and the GeishaGovernor Tamura
1958
The Purple Hood
1958
With Songs in My Heart
1958
Across the DarknessTakazawa
1959
HahakogusaMr. Fujiki
1959HahakogusaDirector
1959
Hell's Companion
1959
Kashima-nada no onnaDirector
1959
Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 1 and 2
1959
Sudden Attack of the Christian Lord
1959
The 47 Masterless Samurai
1959
The Bastards of Lawless Town
1959
The Human Condition I: No Greater LoveOkishima
1959
The Silent Murder
1959
Whirlwind Magistrate
1959
Deep River Melody
1960Deep River MelodyDirector
1960
Life of a Country Doctor
1960
Ninja Assassins
1960
Police Precinct Part 14Maruyama
1960
Ryuji, the Gun Slinger
1960
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 2
1960
The Sand City in ManchuriaIshigami
1960
Victory and DefeatKimpei Minegishi
1960
続べらんめぇ芸者
1960
A Geisha's DiaryKiyomasa Tsutsui
1961
An Eagle Eyed Lord
1961
Epitaph to My LoveKimura
1961
Haitoku no mesuNaoyuki Nishizawa
1961
I Am The Magician From Hell
1961
Last-Ditch Glory
1961
Love's Family Tree
1961
Netsuai shaMurai
1961SH
Samurai Hawk
1961
The Estuary
1961
The Harbor Lights
1961
The Last WarPrime Minister Masaki
1961
The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-KokuCouncilor Matsudaira Izu
1961
The Orphan BrotherFujiwara No Morozane (voice)
1961
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 4
1961
Women of TokyoShoichi Kagami
1961
A Flame at the Pier
1962
A Roaring Trade
1962
Akitsu Hot SpringsMikami
1962
Ano sora no hate ni hoshi wa matatakuKojiro Yamaguchi
1962
Born in Sin
1962
Diary of a Mad Old ManTokusuke Rôjin
1962
Drunkard's Paradise
1962
Glory on the Summit
1962
Musume to watashi
1962
Records of loyal vassals
1962
Star of Hong KongGentaro Sugimoto
1962
The InheritanceSenzô
1962
The Pacific War and Himeyuri CorpsTaiwan Army Chief of Staff
1962
Their Legacy
1962
Yume de aritai
1962
Ano hito wa ima
1963
At the Side of the Bridge 3
1963
Daybreak ChorusShingo Koide
1963
Gang Loyalty and VengeanceTachibana
1963
Shinobi no Mono 2: VengeanceMitsuhide
1963
The House Where Flowers Bloom
1963
A Public BenefactorKappei Arima
1964
Ane to imôtoYoshirô Takaoka
1965
The Retreat from KiskaKawashima
1965
The School of Flesh
1965
With Beauty and SorrowToshio Ôki
1965
Japan's Longest DayNavy Minister Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai
1967
The MilitaristsMitsumasa Yonai
1970
Tora! Tora! Tora!Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
1970
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in PerilGômune Jindaiyu
1972
Professional KillersHanemon(Otowaya)
1973
Professional Killers – Assassin's QuarryHanemon(Otowaya)
1973
Professional Killers – Assignment by NightHanemon(Otowaya)
1974
Prophecies of NostradamusPrime Minister Kuroki
1974
Main Line to Terror
1975
Shag
1978
Shadow Warriors: Hattori HanzoMasayuki Hoshina
1980
Yagyu Abaretabi
1980
The Mysterious Gemini • Y&S
1982
AntarcticaIwakiri Sencho
1983
Kanei Command Performance
1983
The Second Is a ChristianNakatsugawa
1985
Gung HoMr. Sakamoto
1986
Tokyo BordelloIsaburo Okura
1987
Nemuri Kyōshirō
1989
Tange Sazen
1990
The Yagyu Code 2: Fifty BladesYagyu Munenori
1990
Godzilla vs. King GhidorahPrime Minister
1991
Tokugawa Ieyasu: The Conqueror of Japan
1992
Going West: to the WestShogo Kawahara
1997Television
Haru no SakamichiTokugawa Ieyasu · 52 eps
1971
Professional KillersHanemon Otowaya · 33 eps
1972
Hijo no License矢部 · 64 eps
1973
Tasukenin Hashiru36 eps
1973
Ningen no Shōmei13 eps
1978
PearlAdmiral Nagumo, commander of Japanese attack force (uncredited) · 2 eps
1978
The Yagyu ConspiracyYagyu Munenori · 39 eps
1978
Yagyu's Secret QuestYagyu Munenori · 51 eps
1980
ザ・ハングマン23 eps
1980
Yagyu Jubei Secret QuestYagyu Munenori · 26 eps
1982Photos
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