So Yamamura
Acting
Born February 24, 1910 · 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 · 40 titles
ザ・ハングマン
Professional Killers
Yagyu's Secret Quest
Haru no Sakamichi
The Yagyu Conspiracy
Tokyo Story
Hijo no License
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Yagyu Jubei Secret Quest
Tasukenin Hashiru
Gung Ho
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
An Eagle Eyed Lord
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
As Long as I Live
Pearl
Their Legacy
Honoo no hada
A Woman in the Typhoon Area
The Harbor Lights
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 2
Burden of Love
Life of a Country Doctor
Ningen no Shōmei
Who Will Judge Me?
Drunkard's Paradise
The Black Current
Rumba of Passion
Nemuri Kyōshirō
When It Rains, It Pours
Epitaph to My Love
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril
Tokyo Twilight
The Barbarian and the Geisha
Tokyo Bordello
Japan's Longest Day
Modern People
Early Spring
Portrait of Madame Yuki
A Woman Who Convicts Men