So Yamamura

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

February 24, 1910

died

May 26, 2000

place of birth

Tenri, Nara, Japan

also known as

Hirosada Koga · 山村聡 · 山村聰 · Со Ямамура

total credits

50 movies

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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Known For

Filmography

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Tokyo Story
8.2

Tokyo Story

1953as Koichi Hirayama
Tora! Tora! Tora!
7.2

Tora! Tora! Tora!

1970as Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
7.0

Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah

1991as Prime Minister
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
8.1

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

1959as Okishima
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril
7.3

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril

1972as Gômune Jindaiyu
Gung Ho
6.1

Gung Ho

1986as Mr. Sakamoto
Japan's Longest Day
7.3

Japan's Longest Day

1967as Navy Minister Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai
Tokyo Twilight
7.7

Tokyo Twilight

1957as Seki Sekiguchi
Princess Yang Kwei-fei
6.7

Princess Yang Kwei-fei

1955as An Lushan
Tokyo Bordello
5.6

Tokyo Bordello

1987as Isaburo Okura
Antarctica
7.2

Antarctica

1983as Iwakiri Sencho
Prophecies of Nostradamus
5.9

Prophecies of Nostradamus

1974as Prime Minister Kuroki
Early Spring
7.5

Early Spring

1956as Yutaka Kawai
The Orphan Brother
6.3

The Orphan Brother

1961as Fujiwara No Morozane (voice)
The Militarists
7.5

The Militarists

1970as Mitsumasa Yonai
Repast
7.5

Repast

1951
Portrait of Madame Yuki
6.7

Portrait of Madame Yuki

1950as Tateoka
The Last War
6.6

The Last War

1961as Prime Minister Masaki
The Inheritance
7.3

The Inheritance

1962as Senzô
The Munekata Sisters
7.1

The Munekata Sisters

1950as Ryosuke Mimura
An Inlet of Muddy Water
6.3

An Inlet of Muddy Water

1953
The Retreat from Kiska
8.5

The Retreat from Kiska

1965as Kawashima
The Love of the Actress Sumako
7.0

The Love of the Actress Sumako

1947as Hôgetsu Shimamura
Women of Tokyo

Women of Tokyo

1961as Shoichi Kagami
Sound of the Mountain
7.4

Sound of the Mountain

1954as Ogata Shingo
Main Line to Terror
6.2

Main Line to Terror

1975
If Indeed One Loves
10.0

If Indeed One Loves

1955as Gorô (segment 3)
Kin no tamago: Golden Girl
9.0

Kin no tamago: Golden Girl

1952
Darkness at Noon
6.9

Darkness at Noon

1956as Yuji
The Second Is a Christian
6.0

The Second Is a Christian

1985as Nakatsugawa
White Beast
5.6

White Beast

1950
Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo
6.0

Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo

1980as Masayuki Hoshina
Ganpeki

Ganpeki

1953
Striving to Live

Striving to Live

1955
Till We Meet Again
7.0

Till We Meet Again

1955as Daisuke Kaji
The Lady of Musashino
6.2

The Lady of Musashino

1951as Eiji Ono
Whirlwind Magistrate
6.0

Whirlwind Magistrate

1959
The White Orchid

The White Orchid

1951
Akitsu Hot Springs
6.6

Akitsu Hot Springs

1962as Mikami
My Wonderful Yellow Car
7.0

My Wonderful Yellow Car

1953as The husband
Okuni and Gohei
6.3

Okuni and Gohei

1952as Tomonojo
The Woman Who Touched the Legs
8.0

The Woman Who Touched the Legs

1952as Yasukichi Sakaza
The Barbarian and the Geisha
6.0

The Barbarian and the Geisha

1958as Governor Tamura
Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance
6.9

Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance

1963as Mitsuhide
Detective Duel
6.0

Detective Duel

1958
With Songs in My Heart

With Songs in My Heart

1958
The Sand City in Manchuria
6.5

The Sand City in Manchuria

1960as Ishigami
Gang Loyalty and Vengeance
5.7

Gang Loyalty and Vengeance

1963as Tachibana
Glory on the Summit
9.0

Glory on the Summit

1962
Sister with Sister

Sister with Sister

1958as Michisuke Nishikata