8.2
Movie
Acting
So Yamamura
- Born
- Died
- (aged 90)
- Birthplace
- Tenri, Nara, Japan
- Credits
- 192 titles
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.
Signature work
Known For
8.2
Movie
7.2
Movie
Tora! Tora! Tora!
8.2
Movie
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
7.0
Movie
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
6.1
Movie
Gung Ho
7.7
Movie
Tokyo Twilight
7.3
Movie
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril
7.5
Movie
Early Spring
7.4
Movie
Sound of the Mountain
7.2
Movie
Antarctica
6.7
Movie
Princess Yang Kwei-fei
7.6
Movie
Repast
6.1
Movie
The Barbarian and the Geisha
7.1
Movie
The Munekata Sisters
7.3
Movie
Japan's Longest Day
7.3
Movie
The Inheritance
6.8
Movie
Portrait of Madame Yuki
6.5
Movie
Akitsu Hot Springs
Acting credits 191
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Going West: to the West Film | Shogo Kawahara |
| 1992 | Tokugawa Ieyasu: The Conqueror of Japan Film | |
| 1991 | Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah Film | Prime Minister |
| 1990 | The Yagyu Code 2: Fifty Blades Film | Yagyu Munenori |
| 1990 | Tange Sazen Film | |
| 1989 | Nemuri Kyōshirō Film | |
| 1987 | Tokyo Bordello Film | Isaburo Okura |
| 1986 | Gung Ho Film | Mr. Sakamoto |
| 1985 | The Second Is a Christian Film | Nakatsugawa |
| 1983 | Kanei Command Performance Film | |
| 1983 | Antarctica Film | Iwakiri Sencho |
| 1982 | The Mysterious Gemini • Y&S Film | |
| 1982 | Yagyu Jubei Secret Quest TV | Yagyu Munenori (26 ep) |
| 1980 | ザ・ハングマン TV | (23 ep) |
| 1980 | Yagyu Abaretabi Film | |
| 1980 | Yagyu's Secret Quest TV | Yagyu Munenori (51 ep) |
| 1980 | Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo Film | Masayuki Hoshina |
| 1978 | Pearl TV | Admiral Nagumo, commander of Japanese attack force (uncredited) (2 ep) |
| 1978 | The Yagyu Conspiracy TV | Yagyu Munenori (39 ep) |
| 1978 | Shag Film | |
| 1978 | Ningen no Shōmei TV | (13 ep) |
| 1975 | Main Line to Terror Film | |
| 1974 | Prophecies of Nostradamus Film | Prime Minister Kuroki |
| 1974 | Professional Killers – Assignment by Night Film | Hanemon(Otowaya) |
| 1973 | Tasukenin Hashiru TV | (36 ep) |
| 1973 | Professional Killers – Assassin's Quarry Film | Hanemon(Otowaya) |
| 1973 | Professional Killers Film | Hanemon(Otowaya) |
| 1973 | Hijo no License TV | 矢部 (64 ep) |
| 1972 | Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril Film | Gômune Jindaiyu |
| 1972 | Professional Killers TV | Hanemon Otowaya (33 ep) |
| 1971 | Haru no Sakamichi TV | Tokugawa Ieyasu (52 ep) |
| 1970 | The Militarists Film | Mitsumasa Yonai |
| 1970 | Tora! Tora! Tora! Film | Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto |
| 1967 | Japan's Longest Day Film | Navy Minister Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai |
| 1965 | The Retreat from Kiska Film | Kawashima |
| 1965 | With Beauty and Sorrow Film | Toshio Ôki |
| 1965 | The School of Flesh Film | |
| 1965 | Ane to imôto Film | Yoshirô Takaoka |
| 1964 | A Public Benefactor Film | Kappei Arima |
| 1963 | Daybreak Chorus Film | Shingo Koide |
| 1963 | Gang Loyalty and Vengeance Film | Tachibana |
| 1963 | Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance Film | Mitsuhide |
| 1963 | The House Where Flowers Bloom Film | |
| 1963 | Ano hito wa ima Film | |
| 1963 | At the Side of the Bridge 3 Film | |
| 1962 | Born in Sin Film | |
| 1962 | Diary of a Mad Old Man Film | Tokusuke Rôjin |
| 1962 | A Flame at the Pier Film | |
| 1962 | Records of loyal vassals Film | |
| 1962 | Glory on the Summit Film | |
| 1962 | Star of Hong Kong Film | Gentaro Sugimoto |
| 1962 | Akitsu Hot Springs Film | Mikami |
| 1962 | Ano sora no hate ni hoshi wa matataku Film | Kojiro Yamaguchi |
| 1962 | The Pacific War and Himeyuri Corps Film | Taiwan Army Chief of Staff |
| 1962 | Musume to watashi Film | |
| 1962 | The Inheritance Film | Senzô |
| 1962 | Drunkard's Paradise Film | |
| 1962 | Yume de aritai Film | |
| 1962 | A Roaring Trade Film | |
| 1962 | Their Legacy Film |
Crew credits 6
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Deep River Melody Film | Director |
| 1959 | Kashima-nada no onna Film | Director |
| 1959 | Hahakogusa Film | Director |
| 1955 | The Doctor Film | Screenplay, Director |
| 1954 | The Black Current Film | Director |
| 1953 | The Cannery Boat Film | Director, Screenplay |