So Yamamura
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Feb 24, 1910 (116 years old)
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
| 1997 | Going West: to the WestShogo Kawahara | |
| 1992 | Tokugawa Ieyasu: The Conqueror of Japan | |
| 1991 | Godzilla vs. King GhidorahPrime Minister | |
| 1990 | Tange Sazen | |
| 1990 | The Yagyu Code 2: Fifty BladesYagyu Munenori | |
| 1989 | Nemuri Kyōshirō | |
| 1987 | Tokyo BordelloIsaburo Okura | |
| 1986 | Gung HoMr. Sakamoto | |
| 1985 | The Second Is a ChristianNakatsugawa | |
| 1983 | AntarcticaIwakiri Sencho | |
| 1983 | Kanei Command Performance | |
| 1982 | The Mysterious Gemini • Y&S | |
| 1982 | Yagyu Jubei Secret QuestYagyu Munenori | |
| 1980 | Shadow Warriors: Hattori HanzoMasayuki Hoshina | |
| 1980 | Yagyu Abaretabi | |
| 1980 | ザ・ハングマン | |
| 1980 | Yagyu's Secret QuestYagyu Munenori | |
| 1978 | Shag | |
| 1978 | Ningen no Shōmei | |
| 1978 | PearlAdmiral Nagumo, commander of Japanese attack force (uncredited) | |
| 1978 | The Yagyu ConspiracyYagyu Munenori | |
| 1975 | Main Line to Terror | |
| 1974 | Professional Killers – Assignment by NightHanemon(Otowaya) | |
| 1974 | Prophecies of NostradamusPrime Minister Kuroki | |
| 1973 | Professional KillersHanemon(Otowaya) | |
| 1973 | Professional Killers – Assassin's QuarryHanemon(Otowaya) | |
| 1973 | Hijo no License矢部 | |
| 1972 | Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in PerilGômune Jindaiyu | |
| 1972 | Professional KillersHanemon Otowaya | |
| 1971 | Haru no SakamichiTokugawa Ieyasu | |
| 1970 | Tora! Tora! Tora!Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto | |
| 1970 | The MilitaristsMitsumasa Yonai | |
| 1967 | Japan's Longest DayNavy Minister Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai | |
| 1965 | With Beauty and SorrowToshio Ôki | |
| 1965 | The School of Flesh | |
| 1965 | The Retreat from KiskaKawashima | |
| 1964 | A Public BenefactorKappei Arima | |
| 1963 | Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance | |
| 1963 | Gang Loyalty and VengeanceTachibana | |
| 1963 | Ano hito wa ima | |
| 1963 | At the Side of the Bridge 3 | |
| 1963 | Daybreak ChorusShingo Koide | |
| 1962 | Yume de aritai | |
| 1962 | Musume to watashi | |
| 1962 | Star of Hong KongGentaro Sugimoto | |
| 1962 | あの空の果てに星はまたたく | |
| 1962 | The InheritanceSenzô | |
| 1962 | Records of loyal vassals | |
| 1962 | A Roaring Trade | |
| 1962 | A Flame at the Pier | |
| 1962 | Akitsu Hot SpringsMikami | |
| 1962 | The Pacific War and Himeyuri CorpsTaiwan Army Chief of Staff | |
| 1962 | Diary of a Mad Old ManTokusuke Rôjin | |
| 1962 | Drunkard's Paradise | |
| 1962 | Born in Sin | |
| 1962 | Glory on the Summit | |
| 1962 | Their Legacy | |
| 1961 | Gonin no totsugeki tai | |
| 1961 | The Estuary | |
| 1961 | The Last WarPrime Minister Masaki | |
| 1961 | Love's Family Tree | |
| 1961 | Women of TokyoShoichi Kagami | |
| 1961 | Samurai Hawk | |
| 1961 | The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-KokuCouncilor Matsudaira Izu | |
| 1961 | The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 4 | |
| 1961 | A Geisha's DiaryKiyomasa Tsutsui | |
| 1961 | Epitaph to My LoveKimura | |
| 1961 | The Orphan BrotherFujiwara No Morozane (voice) | |
| 1961 | The Harbor Lights | |
| 1961 | Hell's Juggler | |
| 1961 | An Eagle Eyed Lord | |
| 1961 | Haitoku no mesuNaoyuki Nishizawa | |
| 1961 | Netsuai shaMurai | |
| 1960 | Police Precinct Part 14Maruyama | |
| 1960 | Victory and DefeatKimpei Minegishi | |
| 1960 | The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 2 | |
| 1960 | The Sand City in ManchuriaIshigami | |
| 1960 | Deep River Melody | |
| 1960 | Life of a Country Doctor | |
| 1960 | Ninja Assassins | |
| 1960 | Ryuji, the Gun Slinger | |
| 1960 | 続べらんめぇ芸者 | |
| 1959 | The Human Condition I: No Greater LoveOkishima | |
| 1959 | Hell's Companion | |
| 1959 | HahakogusaMr. Fujiki | |
| 1959 | The 47 Masterless Samurai | |
| 1959 | Whirlwind Magistrate | |
| 1959 | Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 1 and 2 | |
| 1959 | The Bastards of Lawless Town | |
| 1959 | Across the DarknessTakazawa | |
| 1959 | Sudden Attack of the Christian Lord | |
| 1958 | The Barbarian and the GeishaGovernor Tamura | |
| 1958 | Oban kanketsu hen | |
| 1958 | Little PeachHeishiro Hirayama, the father | |
| 1958 | With Songs in My Heart | |
| 1958 | Sister with SisterMichisuke Nishikata | |
| 1958 | Detective Duel | |
| 1958 | The Purple Hood | |
| 1958 | His Pistol is Hell | |
| 1957 | Tokyo TwilightSeki Sekiguchi | |
| 1957 | Hole in OneKeikichi Shirasu | |
| 1957 | 白磁の人 | |
| 1957 | Night ButterfliesIchiro Shirasawa | |
| 1957 | Typhoon Over Nagasaki | |
| 1957 | When It Rains, It Pours | |
| 1957 | Jigoku bana | |
| 1957 | Roar and Earth | |
| 1956 | Early SpringYutaka Kawai | |
| 1956 | 春のみづうみ | |
| 1956 | Darkness at NoonYuji | |
| 1956 | Tsukigata HanpeitaKatsura Kogoro | |
| 1956 | Summer in EclipseKozo Mishima | |
| 1956 | 恐怖の空中殺人劉元章 | |
| 1955 | Striving to Live | |
| 1955 | Princess Yang Kwei-feiAn Lushan | |
| 1955 | The Doctor | |
| 1955 | Burden of LoveJozaburo Araki | |
| 1955 | Seven Masks of Revenge | |
| 1955 | Till We Meet AgainDaisuke Kaji | |
| 1955 | Ghost Story of YouthTetsuya, father of Chiharu | |
| 1955 | If Indeed One LovesGorô (segment 3) | |
| 1955 | A Young Samurai | |
| 1955 | 美男お小姓 人斬り彦齋 | |
| 1955 | Frame of SnowAmagiri (Yūko’s grandfather) | |
| 1954 | Sound of the MountainOgata Shingo | |
| 1954 | Ditch | |
| 1954 | The Black Current | |
| 1954 | Love and Duty | |
| 1954 | Karatachi no hana | |
| 1954 | 日本敗れず | |
| 1954 | お月様には悪いけどヤーさん | |
| 1953 | Tokyo StoryKoichi Hirayama | |
| 1953 | An Inlet of Muddy Water | |
| 1953 | Murahachibu | |
| 1953 | MiniatureWakabayashi | |
| 1953 | The Cannery BoatMatsuki | |
| 1953 | My Wonderful Yellow CarThe husband | |
| 1953 | Ganpeki | |
| 1952 | Kin no tamago: Golden Girl | |
| 1952 | Riverside Fish Market Empire | |
| 1952 | Passion Fire奥田金馬太郎 | |
| 1952 | Modern People | |
| 1952 | The Wind Blows Twice | |
| 1952 | The Ataka Family | |
| 1952 | Okuni and GoheiTomonojo | |
| 1952 | The Woman Who Touched the LegsYasukichi Sakaza | |
| 1952 | Oka wa hanazakari | |
| 1951 | Who Will Judge Me? | |
| 1951 | Repast | |
| 1951 | Dancing GirlYagi | |
| 1951 | The Lady of MusashinoEiji Ono | |
| 1951 | Miki, the SwordmanHirate Miki | |
| 1951 | Honoo no hada | |
| 1951 | Hibari no komoriuta | |
| 1951 | The White Orchid | |
| 1950 | Duel in the SunAttorney | |
| 1950 | Tenpo Suikoden - Otone's Night FogHirate (Sake brewer) | |
| 1950 | Song of Love | |
| 1950 | The Munekata SistersRyosuke Mimura | |
| 1950 | White Beast | |
| 1950 | Kagebōshi小山田鉄心 | |
| 1950 | Portrait of Madame YukiTateoka | |
| 1950 | Senka o koete | |
| 1950 | Rumba of Passion | |
| 1950 | Homecoming | |
| 1950 | Zoku kagebōshi ryūkoaiutsutsu | |
| 1949 | Kirare no Senta | |
| 1949 | A Woman's Fight | |
| 1948 | Yūkyō no mure | |
| 1948 | A Woman in the Typhoon AreaKijima | |
| 1948 | A Second Life | |
| 1947 | The Love of the Actress SumakoHôgetsu Shimamura | |
| 1946 | As Long as I Live |
| 1960 | Deep River MelodyDirector | |
| 1959 | HahakogusaDirector | |
| 1959 | Kashima-nada no onnaDirector | |
| 1955 | The DoctorDirector | |
| 1954 | The Black CurrentDirector | |
| 1953 | The Cannery BoatDirector |
| 1955 | The DoctorScreenplay | |
| 1953 | The Cannery BoatScreenplay |