So Yamamura
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
Acting
1952
as
1970
asAdmiral Isoroku Yamamoto
1956
asYutaka Kawai
1955
as
1959
asOkishima
1962
as
1960
asMaruyama
1986
asMr. Sakamoto
1991
asPrime Minister
1960
asKimpei Minegishi
1952
as
1950
asAttorney
1950
asHirate (Sake brewer)
1947
asHôgetsu Shimamura
1962
as
1951
as
1951
as
1954
asOgata Shingo
1967
asNavy Minister Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai
1983
asIwakiri Sencho
1958
asGovernor Tamura
1953
asKoichi Hirayama
1963
as
1950
as
1961
as
1961
as
1957
asSeki Sekiguchi
1950
asRyosuke Mimura
1959
as
1955
asAn Lushan
1950
as
1958
as
1961
asPrime Minister Masaki
1962
asGentaro Sugimoto
1962
as
1962
asSenzô
1983
as
1980
asMasayuki Hoshina
1957
asKeikichi Shirasu
1965
asToshio Ôki
1958
asHeishiro Hirayama, the father
1961
as
1950
as小山田鉄心
1952
as奥田金馬太郎
1952
as
1961
asShoichi Kagami
1951
asYagi
1953
as
1962
as
1953
as
1957
as
1965
as
1953
asWakabayashi
1955
as
1959
asMr. Fujiki
1956
as
1962
as
1964
asKappei Arima
1992
as
1962
as
1962
asMikami
1961
as
1951
asEiji Ono
1978
as
1957
asIchiro Shirasawa
1952
as
1948
as
1959
as
1985
asNakatsugawa
1960
as
1953
asMatsuki
1970
asMitsumasa Yonai
1958
as
1960
asIshigami
1962
asTaiwan Army Chief of Staff
1960
as
1958
asMichisuke Nishikata
1958
as
1952
as
1962
asTokusuke Rôjin
1952
asTomonojo
1961
asCouncilor Matsudaira Izu
1954
as
1959
as
1961
as
1989
as
1960
as
1965
asKawashima
1960
as
1948
asKijima
1954
as
1950
asTateoka
1961
asKiyomasa Tsutsui
1955
asJozaburo Araki
1975
as
1973
asHanemon(Otowaya)
1974
asHanemon(Otowaya)
1973
asHanemon(Otowaya)
1957
as
1961
asKimura
1957
as
1958
as
1962
as
1961
asFujiwara No Morozane (voice)
1955
as
1956
asYuji
1957
as
1961
as
1962
as
1982
as
1959
as
1951
asHirate Miki
1959
as
1963
asTachibana
1962
as
1955
asDaisuke Kaji
1952
asYasukichi Sakaza
1972
asGômune Jindaiyu
1955
asTetsuya, father of Chiharu
1951
as1950
as
1990
as
1951
as
1962
as
1974
asPrime Minister Kuroki
1949
as
1951
as
1946
as
1954
as
1953
asThe husband
1948
as
1955
asGorô (segment 3)
1956
asKatsura Kogoro
1950
as
1961
as
1961
as
1961
asNaoyuki Nishizawa
1957
as
1950
as
1959
asTakazawa
1959
as
1950
as
1953
as
1955
as
1960
as
1960
as
1961
asMurai
1963
as
1963
as
1954
as
1954
as
1956
asKozo Mishima
1958
as
1997
asShogo Kawahara
1949
as
1963
asShingo Koide
1955
as
1955
asAmagiri (Yūko’s grandfather)
1987
asIsaburo Okura
asTokugawa Ieyasu
as
as
asHanemon Otowaya
asAdmiral Nagumo, commander of Japanese attack force (uncredited)
asYagyu Munenori
asYagyu Munenori
asYagyu Munenori
as矢部
Production
Crew
Directing
1955
as
1959
as1959
as1953
as1960
as1954
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